The Best of Clash of the Champions DVD Review

The Best of Clash of the Champions DVD Review



Ah Clash of the Champions . The event that went up against Wrestlemania IV , and ended up being much better , even though it was shown for free ! Lets get to it shall we ?

Dusty Rhodes is very good as a host .



Disc 1 Matches :



Sting vs Ric Flair 
Here we have what is arguably the most memorable COTC match ever ( aside from the Flair/Steamboat classic ) . The match that many agree turned Sting into a star . Just an awesome , classic Flair style of match . Fantastic stuff . I even found myself cheering for Sting by the end of the match . Classic NWA . The match ends in a draw . ****3/4



Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs Lex Luger & Barry Windham
Four amazing athletes going at it for the Tag Team Championship . The crowd was absolutely hot for this one . The match didn't last very long , but it was great , non-stop action while it lasted and had a great finish with Luger and Windham winning the titles . ***1/2



Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs Dusty Rhodes & Sting
This was the main event of the second COTC and the Tag Titles were on the line . I've never been the biggest fan of Dusty , but I thought he performed very well here . The match ends in a DQ but it was very good until then . ***



Ivan Koloff vs Ricky Morton : Russian Chain Match
To win , you must touch all four corners of the ring . I dislike these kinds of matches , as it's usually the same type of formula . This one just wasn't very interesting , but it did have its moments . Ricky touches all the corners to win . *1/2




Ric Flair vs Terry Funk : I Quit Match
From Clash of the Champions IX . This match was made after the classic at Wrestlewar , when Terry attacked Flair and gave him a painful piledriver onto a table . This match was pretty stiff . This was a war . The intensity of this match was off the charts . Terry quits to the figure four leg lock . ****1/4



Mil Mascaras vs Cactus Jack Manson
A recent inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame against Mrs Foley's baby boy . Match really wasn't as good as I thought it may be , but Foley just took a bad fall onto the concrete . Mil hits the crossbody to win . *



Midnight Express vs Rock N Roll Express
These two teams had an awesome match at Wrestlewar in the same year . Hopefully this one'll be just as good . This was a great little match , it's just too bad that it had to end in a DQ because I was really enjoying it . ***1/2



Disc 2 Matches :



Lex Luger vs Ric Flair
These two guys have amazing chemistry and hopefully this'll be another one of their great matches together . The US Title was on the line . And yes this was another great match between the two . I loved the superplex by Luger . The match is ruined by a DQ thanks to Stan Hansen interfering . Great match though . ***3/4



The Young Pistols & Z-Man vs The Fabulous Freebirds
The Freebirds look a lot like Bret Hart here . Who the hell is Z-Man ? The match was very short , but fun while it lasted . The good guys win with a trio of sunset flips . **



15 Man Battle Royal
I don't think the winner actually gets anything here , so pretty pointless . But it is cool to see Kevin Nash as Oz . Gigante wins the match . *



Sting vs Rick Rude
Two great wrestlers going at it for the US Championship . Wow I guess Paul E. was always good with promos . Sting's leg is injured from earlier in the night . Rude wins by grabbing the tights with the pin . Could have been way longer . *3/4



Ric Flair & Arn Anderson vs Hollywood Blonds : 2 out of 3 Falls
The Hollywood Blonds are of course Steve Austin and Brian Pillman . A great tag team . Best of three falls matches usually end up being excellent . The crowd only seemed to cheer Flair here . Flair pins Brian for the first fall . Really good match so far . Barry Windham interferes to cause a DQ . ***1/2



Brian Pillman vs Steve Austin
The Hollywood Blonds fighting against each other . It's a shame they were broken up as a team , because I don't think they really gelled as opponents . Definitely better as a team . This , however , was a very good match . Austin pins Brian to win . ***1/4



Lord Steven Regal vs Dustin Rhodes
TV Title on the line and if this was WWE , it would be William Regal vs Goldust . Fans weren't really into this . This one was pretty slow for the first ten minutes . The match ends in a time limit draw . **



Sting & Ric Flair vs Rick Rude & Vader
Elimination rules apply in this match featuring four of WCW's finest wrestlers . Vader's top rope superplex was impressive . Flair and Vader are eliminated , but no one seems to know why . Sting hits a splash from the top rope to end the match . ***1/2



Disc 3 Matches :




Ric Flair vs Sting
From Clash of the Champions XXVII . These two have had a lot of great matches together including the very first Clash and the Great American Bash . This was another great match . Flair rolls up Sting as he tries to help Sherri and unifies the world titles . ***3/4



Ricky Steamboat vs Steve Austin 
This match was also included on Austin's first 3 disc set . These two have amazing chemistry together and it led to what was , in my opinion , a fantastic match . Just some great back and forth action in this one . Ricky wins with an inside cradle . ****


Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs Ric Flair & The Giant
This match took place in Caesar's Palace . Giant was quite green in there , so he must have just recently joined the company . Pretty entertaining match while it lasted as Flair hits Savage with a foreign object to win the bout . **1/2



Madusa vs Bull Nakano
Here we have the only women's match on the set . I'm really surprised they included a Madusa match after what she did with the WWE Women's belt . And I thought Vince held a grudge . Very short match as Madusa wins with a roll up . *



Diamond Dallas Page vs Eddie Guerrero
This is for the Battle Bowl Championship . Never seen these two fight before so I'm looking forward to it . Then again it's a different DDP to the one I know , as this one's a heel . To end the relatively short match , Eddie hits the frog splash to win . **



Harlem Heat vs Steiner Brothers vs Sting & Lex Luger
Pretty big tag match here . I always like these big types of matches . It's nice for this one to be at a reasonable length , considering that the last few matches have been short . The match ends in DQ when the Outsiders interfere . **3/4



Dean Malenko vs Ultimate Dragon
Two fantastic cruiserweights going at it . Finally we get some cruiserweight action on this set . The fans were actually very hot for Malenko . A lot of great action in this one . Malenko locks in the cloverleaf and Dragon submits . ***1/4



Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Jericho
Two best friends going at it here . These two also had an awesome match at the Fall Brawl PPV , so I'm hoping for some good stuff here . Another short match here but it was good until the unexpected finishing pin . ***



Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger vs Scott Hall & Randy Savage
The only match featuring the nWo on the entire set . I smell shenanigans . Tag Titles on the line . For some reason Savage replaced Nash . Not too bad a match here . DDP accidentally hits the diamond cutter on Luger and Hall takes advantage for the win . **1/4



DVD Exclusive Matches :

In Europe , these came with the Silvervision bought DVDs , and in America , they came from the Best Buy exclusives .



The Midnight Express vs The Fantastics
This is from the very first COTC event . US Tag Titles are on the line . This one turned into a brawl straight away . This was just fast paced , non-stop , back and forth action . Crowd was totally hot for it . This is amazing for its time . Almost had new champs , but instead it's a DQ . Damn . Still an awesome tag match though . ****



Hollywood Hogan vs Ric Flair
From COTC XXXIII . This was shortly after Hogan's shocking heel turn . These guys were a little too old to have another great match with each other . Yeah not too good of a match here . Hogan is DQ'd to save his championship . *1/2




7.5/10 . Great little set here , with a lot of matches that haven't been released before , and the matches that had been released were great ! Definitely try to get the DVD exclusive to get that amazing tag match . Hope WWE make more sets like this . Perhaps a Halloween Havoc set ?