Thanks goes out to WDN reader Ewan Muirhead for sharing!
You will notice in these photos that the Factions DVD has a clear plastic case. That’s the norm for most UK released WWE DVDs as of late.
The North American version will be in the usual cardboard “digipack” style with more artwork. That hits stores on Tuesday, May 27th. You can pre-order a copy by clicking here.
For decades they have stood united, sparking rebellions, protecting their own, and running roughshod over the competition. FACTIONS are as woven into the fabric of sports-entertainment as the rules they tend to ignore. Now, celebrate 20 of the coolest, baddest and most dominant stables in history as WWE Presents: Greatest Wrestling Factions.
The most illustrious groups from WWE, WCW, ECW and more are profiled, with all new Superstar commentary. Plus, witness your favorite groups in action with 20 classic matches, many of which have NEVER been released on DVD!
The “Amazon exclusive” WrestleMania 30 Blu-ray (with mini-book and trading card) has been removed from sale and flagged as “Item Under Review”, as you can see here
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Several WDN readers including “Geolink” and Brandon Bahner sent word that they received the item in a damaged condition. One reader informed us that they received it without the bonus trading card. Either of those issues could be why it was temporarily removed from sale.
The Australian distributor WWEDVD.com.au released this promotion artwork, hyping up the release of the new “Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name is Paul Heyman” DVD/Blu-ray.
As of now it looks like the Heyman DVD will be released to the UK and Europe first on July 28th, then to the United States on August 5th, and on to Australia one day later on August 6th.
Keep an eye on these 15 out-of-print WWF/WWE DVDs linked to below, which are all ending today and tomorrow in eBay auctions. Worth adding to your watch list!
It is a design problem, to be sure. The damage to the sleeve seems to come from the shrink-wrapping of the package, along with how it is stored. If you are lucky enough to find one in good condition, you will find that the WM30 Blu-Ray and mini-book fit perfectly in the larger half of the sleeve, and another Blu-Ray (WM31, perhaps?) fits snugly in the other half. That should help protect against further bending and crushing of the case. Hope that helps.
Mine as well. The way it’s designed, I don’t know how it could NOT become damaged in shipment. I’m not really sure what they were thinking on that one.
I live in Australia and looked for wm30 blu ray for 5 days nowhere had it or even DVD of it. Finally fou d it with a small crack in the top of cover. Thought that was really strange that every other release has been on the day or even sometimes before but the biggest of the year wasn’t!
I haven’t had a chance to pickup the WM30 Blu-ray yet. I’m just going to get the regular Blu-ray version of it without the exclusive stuff. I’m still wondering if the regular Blu-ray also has a slip cover for that as well. I guess I’ll find out soon enough.
Amazon is still selling the Blu-ray, they never took it off the market. My Blu-ray was fine but the outer case holding the Blu-ray/book were a little crushed. It’s annoying but I cant fault them for that. Some people have problems over the little items.
I don’t know if you are disputing the above article or not, but the Amazon exclusive version of the Blu-ray with the bonuses was removed from their site. Link here: http://amzn.to/1kiuEzv.
I have the exact same problem with my Wrestlemania 30 blu-ray. The outer case that holds the book and Blu-Ray was damaged, almost like someone put something heavy on top of the case. It really made me annoyed that Amazon could do such a thing.
It’s thin paper enclosing something that is nowhere near as big as the space it is in. You could exert a third of a pound of force on it and probably crush it. It certainly would take something “heavy”. This is a design problem, not an Amazon problem.
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It is a design problem, to be sure. The damage to the sleeve seems to come from the shrink-wrapping of the package, along with how it is stored. If you are lucky enough to find one in good condition, you will find that the WM30 Blu-Ray and mini-book fit perfectly in the larger half of the sleeve, and another Blu-Ray (WM31, perhaps?) fits snugly in the other half. That should help protect against further bending and crushing of the case. Hope that helps.
I bought the last copy at my FYE and the sleeve was pretty thrashed. I chalk it up to cheap design.
Ordered my WM30 blu ray from Best Buy, and had the same issue. Smashed sleeve.
Mine as well. The way it’s designed, I don’t know how it could NOT become damaged in shipment. I’m not really sure what they were thinking on that one.
I live in Australia and looked for wm30 blu ray for 5 days nowhere had it or even DVD of it. Finally fou d it with a small crack in the top of cover. Thought that was really strange that every other release has been on the day or even sometimes before but the biggest of the year wasn’t!
I haven’t had a chance to pickup the WM30 Blu-ray yet. I’m just going to get the regular Blu-ray version of it without the exclusive stuff. I’m still wondering if the regular Blu-ray also has a slip cover for that as well. I guess I’ll find out soon enough.
Mine does not have a slipcover. Shame.
Amazon is still selling the Blu-ray, they never took it off the market. My Blu-ray was fine but the outer case holding the Blu-ray/book were a little crushed. It’s annoying but I cant fault them for that. Some people have problems over the little items.
I don’t know if you are disputing the above article or not, but the Amazon exclusive version of the Blu-ray with the bonuses was removed from their site. Link here: http://amzn.to/1kiuEzv.
Removed and “under review” aren’t even close to the same thing.
Removed from sale is how I put it in the article, and it was (not able to be ordered), now it’s back. The things we argue over…
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Well don’t buy anymore dvds from Amazon if that is the way they are going to damage your dvds.
I have the exact same problem with my Wrestlemania 30 blu-ray. The outer case that holds the book and Blu-Ray was damaged, almost like someone put something heavy on top of the case. It really made me annoyed that Amazon could do such a thing.
It’s thin paper enclosing something that is nowhere near as big as the space it is in. You could exert a third of a pound of force on it and probably crush it. It certainly would take something “heavy”. This is a design problem, not an Amazon problem.
Wouldn’t, not would.
August 5th can’t get here soon enough
I suppose that is going to be the same plastic dvd case for the new Batista : The Animal Unleashed 3 dvd set for the UK as well.