Rock vs Cena : Once in a Lifetime Blu Ray Review

Rock vs Cena : Once in a Lifetime Blu Ray Review


It seems that this set is one for negative feedback . Well I'm here to give it a fair chance . The main feature only lasts for 45 minutes , but length doesn't matter , it's quality that matters . If these guys had been given the same amount of time as HBK and Bret Hart , the feature would have sucked . With the time it has , it's a very good watch . I've seen one review that said it was one of the best ever docs , but I really wouldn't go that far . It is very different from other WWE features , and it works . It could definitely be used for other rivalries like Austin/Rock or Kane/Taker . The backstage footage is tremendous , especially the footage from Wrestlemania XXVIII , with Rock and Cena embracing after the match . We even got to see HHH after his grueling match . Overall I'll give it  7.5/10 .


Disc 1 :

Some extra features listed as follows :


First Class

Tiger Pride

World's Most Famous Arena

A Funny Person

Comedy Translate

Flat On My Face

Singing

Tonight Show

Merry Christmas !

Getting Dad Involved

Giving Back

Unpredictable

Tickets

Clash

Secret Recipe

All of these are worth watching in my view .


14th February 2011 : The Rock Returns
This is probably my fifth time watching this segment , and it still gives me goosebumps to watch . Easily one of the most memorable Raw moments in history . Turn your volume all the way up for this as the pop is absolutely huge . Just awesome stuff all round .


21st February 2011 : Cena Retaliates 
People weren't sure how Cena would react to Rock's promo a week previously , but to retaliate with thuganomics was just fantastic . It indicated that this rivalry would be edgier than usual and the thuganomics brought me back some good memories of my childhood .


14th March 2011 : Rock Confronts 'Cena' at his Home
Rock talks to a little kid that's meant to be Cena . Definitely not the Rock's best work .


28th March 2011 : Cena Adjusts The Rock's Attitude
This was the final Raw before Wrestlemania XXVII . Rock gives his usual promo to start with , with a nice ' homeless power ranger comment . Cena came out and for the first time ever , these two were in the ring together . This was a pretty monumental confrontation . Cena gives Rock an AA to end it .


3rd April 2011 : Rock Welcomes WWE Universe to Wrestlemania
This is Rock's intro to the start of Mania 27 . Pretty standard stuff as he warms the crowd up and makes some jokes about Cena .


John Cena vs The Miz
Only the end of the match is shown here . I have the full match rated at  **1/2


4th April 2011 : Save the Date
Rock and Cena agree to have a match in a years time at Mania 28 . This was groundbreaking at the time since no one had ever set a Wrestlemania match a year in advance . I doubt it'll ever be done again . It even includes the ambush from the Corre .


11th November 2011 : John Cena , This is Your Life
This segment was pretty awful . Mick Foley even went on to say that he wanted to be part of one of the worst Raw segments ever . I think his wish may have came true .


11th November 2011 : Boots to Asses
Pretty sure this was the first time Rock mentioned 'Boots to Asses' . Nice promo work by Rock . Cena and Awesome Truth eventually come down . Awesome Truth are taken out by Cena and Rock



John Cena & The Rock vs R-Truth & The Miz
Never Before . Never Again . The video package was great . This is Rock's first match in almost 8 years . Needless to say , this was huge . Straight away there are ' Cena sucks ' chants. And here's Rocky . The Rock has still got it . Any doubts that Rock had ring rust were taken away on this night . A ' don't tag Cena ' chant starts . The Rock picks up the win . I'll give it  ***1/2 . After the match , Rock gives Cena a rock bottom to end the show .




Disc 2 :



20th February 2012 : John Cena Calls Out Dwayne Johnson
This has got to be one of Cena's greatest promos that he's ever given us . It felt more like a shoot and made the rivalry between Rock and Cena feel legitimate . Great stuff from Cena . Made Rock seem like a huge asshole .


27th February 2012 : John Cena & Rock Face-to-Face
Rock felt really off his game here . Maybe he doesn't do well with shoots . ' Kung Pow Bitch ' was pretty damn dumb too . He did make all wrestlers in the back look bad as well . Things did pick up when Cena came out . Who would have thought that ?  On a sidenote , this set has made me respect Cena a little more and Rock a little less .


5th March 2012 : Rock's History Lesson #1
With these history lessons , I think the Rock picked back up on his game . This one was hilarious with the Rock going through Cena's merchandise and throwing it into the Boston harbor .


5th March 2012 : John Cena Returns Home
Cena gives a promo in an empty arena . Another great one from Cena and felt very personal and intimate and showed that Cena had to win the match at Wrestlemania .


5th March 2012 : Rock's History Lesson #2
Another entertaining lesson from the Rock and just as good as the first one .


5th March 2012 : Rock's History Lesson #3
Another lesson from Rock , but this one wasn't as good as the last two .


5th March 2012 : Rock & Cena Live in Boston 
Another war of words . Crowd even starts a ' tooth fairy ' chant which made me laugh . Quite short and Rock just basically calls Cena his bitch . Cena was definitely better here .


12th March 2012 : The Return of Thuganomics
I have to admit , I marked out when this first aired on TV . Hearing Cena's old entrance music and coming out with his old attire , made me feel like a 9 year old kid in 2004 again . Great stuff from Cena . He should do this more often in his rivalries .


12th March 2012 : Rock Concert
I believe this is the third Rock Concert . The first two concerts were great , and this one was great as well . Hell I've even got it on my ipod . This really brought Rock's confidence back . I did notice that the edited out the verse about Eve Torres and Cena needing a divorce lawyer . No prizes for guessing why . Thankfully they also edited out the dreaded Rock's version of We Will Rock You with different lyrics that ruined the Concert on TV .


26th March 2012 : The Final Confrontation
Here we have the final Raw before Mania 28 and the final time these two would come face-to-face on TV before their match . Cena was good here , but it didn't feel like the epic confrontation that they needed .


28th March 2012 : Wrestlemania XXVIII Press Conference
Cena tells a lovely story about a young boy that was given 24 hours to live and Cena invited him to the Make-a-Wish party and because of that , he was going to make it there . Good job from Cena . Rock comes out and puts over Wrestlemania and the what he calls the biggest match ever . Both guys come face-to-face .

The awesome video package with ' We Are Young ' playing is still shown before the match , along with the musical performances of both MGK and Flo Rida .

John Cena vs The Rock : Once in a Lifetime 

I've seen many different opinions on this match . Some think its good , some disappointing , and some think its a classic . Really similar to the Rock/Hogan match ten years before . I was really surprised with The Rock winning the match . I was so sure that Cena was going to pick up the victory . Due to the atmosphere , the match itself , and how much of a big deal it was . I'll call it a classic . Arguably the biggest match in Wrestlemania history and also one of the best . And now also one of the most underrated . ****1/2



Blu Ray Exclusives :


Some extra stories are told here , just like on the first disc :


Typewriter

A Dozen Eggs

Hungry ?

Blaisdell Centre

Instant Gratification

Billboard

Electrifying Mexico City

Evicted

Tattoo

The Kidman Spot

Enjoying the Moment

Tribute to the Troops

" U Can't See Me"

Grilled Cheese

Bad Advice

Rise Above Hate


All of these are pretty enjoyable to watch . Especially the Kidman Spot .


Film Cut - Rock vs Cena
This is the match from Wrestlemania , but with a different camera perspective and it has been edited . It's cool to watch if you don't feel like watching the original showing of the match . Still gets ****1/2


Rock gives his comments on the match , the night after Wrestlemania .


Cena gives his comments from the same night . Unfortunately they don't show Lesnar's return which I kinda wanted to see .


7/10 . I actually enjoyed this set . The time watching it flew by . The concept was great and should definitely be used again for future rivalry sets that the WWE produces . Thumbs up from me , although obviously you shouldn't get it if you weren't a fan of the feud .