The Greatest Stars of the 90s DVD Review

The Greatest Stars of the 90s DVD Review


The 90s was the greatest time to be a wrestling fan . You had WWE and WCW trying to top each other in the TV ratings . Add that to the extreme nature of ECW and you have greatness . Great stars also emerged from this time such as The Rock , Stone Cold , The Undertaker , Sting , Shawn Michaels and many more .

This documentary starts well but after a while it starts to drag on . It's the same with every superstar on the list : showing highlights of their career and interviews from superstars and others . It is still a pretty good doc. and I also enjoyed the not-so greatest stars of the 90s from guys like the Goon and the infamous Shockmaster , who still gets a laugh out of me .


Obviously there are some names that seem missing , but that's to expected with a DVD like this .

Overall I'll give the documentary  6.5/10


Disc 1 Special Features :



The special features are vignettes of various superstars labelled as :


Razor Ramon - Restauraunt Vignette

Undertaker Builds a Coffin for Yokozuna

Bret Hart - New Generation Vignette

Owen Hart Inside a Steel Cage

Shawn Michaels Press Conference Before Wrestlemania XI

Hunter Hearst Helmsley - Riff Raff

Mankind - And God Created Mankind

Scott Hall and Kevin Nash NWO vignette

The Hart Foundation Reunites

DX Re-enacts the Montreal Incident

The Rock Reads Steve Austin's Eulogy

Steve Austin Remembers the Shockmaster




Disc 2 Matches :



Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair
This too place in MSG in 1991 and I believe it was after Flair screwed Hogan out of his championship. It's still hard to believe that WWE never got a PPV match out of this. But at least we have this match to show us what it would have been like. Good match while it lasted. ***



Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels
From Survivor Series 1992. This match really showed a changing of the guard in the WWE. These guys showed that they didn't have to be huge muscled up superstars to show that they could carry a show and also have the best match on the show. Four years before their Iron Man match and these guys were still having classics. Fantastic match. Probably their second best together. ****1/2



Hulk Hogan vs Yokozuna
Hogan decided that he'd rather drop the title to Yokozuna here, rather than drop it to Bret Hart at Summerslam. The match was obviously slow and dull. Went on a bit too long as well, but at least the title was off Hogan. Yokozuna hits his own leg drop to win. 1/2*



Bret Hart vs Owen Hart 
Without a doubt , the greatest opener for any PPV ever, and also one of the greatest matches of all time. No brother vs brother feud will ever beat these two. Many have tried and failed. Every move in this match is performed perfectly and every move is there for a reason. A classic Wrestlemania match and a classic match overall. Might even be the greatest match of all time. Owen gets the upset win with a victory roll. *****



Razor Ramon vs Diesel
Here we have the two guys that turned WCW into the most popular wrestling company for 3 years going one on one. I can't believe that Ramon was able to lift big Diesel onto his shoulders. The match was fast paced and enjoyable, but it was way too short. Could have been great if it was longer. Diesel hits the jacknife to win the IC Title. **3/4



Sting vs Vader
From Slamboree 1994. Two guys with amazing chemistry going at it. This one was a little slower than their other matches. This really isn't as good as their other bouts. Sting hits a splash to win the title. **1/4



Bret Hart vs Diesel
From Royal Rumble 1995. This is the first title match they would have together since the 1994 KOTR and this time the roles were reversed, since Diesel was the champ this time. They would have another great match at the 1995 Survivor Series. Just an awesome big man/small man match here. The crowd was split. For some reason the match still continues after HBK interferes. Bret uses a chair and still no DQ. This is like an attitude era match. Even with the overbooking this is great. Lots of superstars run in to end it. Fantastic stuff. ****1/4



Bull Nakano vs Alundra Blayze
Now this is how women's wrestling should be done. Two women that can actually wrestle. Great match as far as WWE women's matches go. Alundra bridges the german suplex to win the championship. ***1/4




Disc 3 :



Yokozuna & British Bulldog vs Shawn Michaels & Diesel
Well this match certainly meant fuck all didn't it? The Bulldog was taking Owen Hart's place here. All titles were meant to be on the line, but HBK and Diesel's victory was overturned because Owen Hart wasn't there. Completely pointless. The match was pretty fun though so for that I'll give it  ***.



Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart
The winner of this would go on to face the champ at Wrestlemania XII. I think it was obvious that HBK was heading to Mania, but that doesn't stop it from being an awesome match. Just a great back and forth technical match with some great offense like the powerslam on the outside of HBK's huge crossbody to the outside. HBK hits the superkick to win. ****



Shawn Michaels vs Vader
You really can't go wrong with an HBK match in 1996 as most of them tended to be fantastic. This was another one of those matches. Vader was such a great big guy. Apparently Vader was meant to win this match, but Shawn threw a tantrum backstage and so the finish was changed. HBK's huge dive to the outside was awesome. After a couple of restarts, HBK hits a moonsault to retain in an awesome contest. ****



Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Mankind : Steel Cage
From Summerslam 1997. I've seen this match with great reviews so I'm really looking forward to watching it for the first time. And yes this was a great match. Some great spots involved and some painful ones like the steel door on Mankind's skull . Mankind escapes to win. ***3/4



Lex Luger vs Hollywood Hogan
The World Heavyweight Championship is on the line in this bout. I think this was the 100th episode of Nitro and so they had this pretty big main event. The match itself wasn't too good though, but Luger winning the title was a cool moment. Luger puts Hogan in the torture rack to win. *1/4




Stone Cold vs The Undertaker
Billed as the Highway to Hell, here we have the two biggest stars of the time (or even maybe all time) going at it for the top prize. This one had a lot to follow after the ladder match, but I think they managed it fine. It seemed like Taker was carrying Austin here. Taker's leg drop through the announce table was awesome. Just a great match between these two megastars. Austin hits the stunner to retain. ***3/4



Bret Hart vs Sting
From Halloween Havoc 1998. The scorpion deathlock vs the sharpshooter. I've always preferred the sharpshooter myself. The US Title is on the line. The match was pretty solid, but not as good as I thought it might be. Not bad though. Bret wins with the sharpshooter. **3/4



Triple H vs The Rock : Strap Match
Give them another year and they'd be having the matches of their careers. This wasn't the usual kind of strap match, this one had pinfalls with falls counting anywhere. I prefer those rules to the usual ones. They really took advantage of the falls count anywhere rules. Pretty good match, but nowhere near as good as they would come to be. ***



8.5/10. The first disc leaves a lot to be desired, but boy do the matches on discs 2 and 3 make up for. Just some amazing matches from the 90s that should be viewed by all wrestling fans makes this a big recommendation.