well i got this dvd and over all its good u know i think its still kinda empty in spots like skipping some of years like 02 03 04 which was a big time period for him and evolution hum i cant think why they skiped the foley fued unless they covered it pretty much in the foley dvd skipping the austin fued well ehh they had some matches but its not much to tell and there famous 2 out 3 falls is all ready on austin dvd and i think another one they covered the rock fued pretty good people wanted ironman THEY GOT THE IRONMAN!! which i think over all is the best ironman match and really tells a good story of the rock hhh fued humm i would of liked them talking about jericho fued which he had on and off in 00 01 02 04 in parts and 09 with DX and jerishow and to include the last man standing from fully loaded 2000 but u cant get everything skipping 02 to 05 maybe that was just a time he chose not to talk about 03 i would of replaced the rvd match with like vs kane title vs mask or armageddon 03 where he wins the belt same night all of evolution win gold hbk rumble that was really only match left not on a dvd they had cause there hell in a cell its good but HOLY CRAP to long flair match from 06 again really only left cause lms was on last hhh dvd and cage is on ic title dvd so bio is good not as in deep as like maybe austin or rock or foley but its good i mean its a long due for a bio about Triple H so u know u get wat u get i hope 1 day we get a another dvd un released set like they did bret and hogan on hhh with matches not been on other dvds same with guys like undertaker kane rock jericho so on so forth so over all if u wanna know about the game and how its played LOL get this dvd get it cheep 20 bucks might be alot maybe by christmas of 2013 it might be cheeper so yea this dvd is good its THAT DAMN GOOD!!! 😀
Just received the Blu Ray yesterday so thought I’d add in my views. Overall, it was an entertaining watch – unlike the reviewer, I thought it told a great story. In fact, it was too story focused. I generally prefer these types of docs to go through the guy’s career, but because he’s been around for 18 years, they had no chance of fitting it in to a 127 minute slot.
However, there were some key areas that went totally ignored – namely the Foley matches in early 2000 that made his career, and the fact that they didn’t mention TEN of his WrestleMania matches. His debut at WMXII should have been covered, as should his first main event at 2000 have been. The feud with Shawn Michaels, stretching from 2002-04, was barely mentioned in passing. To then compound this by featuring a chapter on his movie career was a real slap in the face. Again, it held together as a cohesive feature and told a great story about Paul Levesque, the man, but I could’ve done with more on Triple H, the wrestler.
People often say that documentaries should only be released once a wrestler has retired, but the problem with that is there’s too much ground to cover. In some ways, this DVD almost acknowledged that by not even attempting to provide a historic timeline, instead focusing on the man behind the wrestling persona. But, as somebody who likes the docs that are more timeline-oriented, it left me feeling a little unsatisfied. It was a good feature, just not the feature I was hoping it would be.
The extra stories are enjoyable, but in some ways, I wish they’d been edited back in to the main broadcast, bumping the running time up to 3 hours or so. The matches are excellent, and just what I’d hoped for in the run-up to the listing being released: mostly unreleased matches, and some rare gems from Raws. I also avoided buying WM29 this year too, so it’s good to have a slice of that on tap. Only match missing, for me, was the WM2000 main event. Why isn’t that ever released?
“The only thing I would have liked to see included was one of the WrestleMania matches with The Undertaker. Even though they’ve been released before, they are discussed a lot in the documentary, and for that reason alone deserved a place here.”
I agree and was surprised their WM matches were not here. WM’s a big part of Taker’s legacy so I can see every WM match being featured on his set. Maybe that’s why they left it off here even though it should have been included.
” In terms of interviews, the real highlight was finally getting to hear from The Undertaker on a WWE DVD release. I really hope we get a career retrospective with him soon, because he clearly has some stories to tell, and held nothing back in the all too few times he was featured on the DVD.”
The main reason I pre-ordered this set. I believe Taker will get his own set. Why not? All the other big names (besides Bruno, Kane, Angle and Booker T to name a few) in WWE got their own set and Taker’s is one of the most anticipated ones. I like that they are waiting. Since he is so close to getting into the HOF with only a handful of matches likely left, I rather they wait till after he goes in that way they can cover his entire career and even speak on his induction. WHa tI hope is that they take the same road they did with Austin’s Bottom Line and Bret Hart’s Dungeon sets – take fan suggestions.
I will get this but I wonder if he buries Chyna? I love how WWE thinks Chyna is the forgetting member of DX, DX was HBK, Triple H, and Chyna in my opinion. Their classic stuff from August 1997- March 1998 was classic and will live forever.
They don’t bury her at all. They do nothing but talk about the positives of having her as HHH’s valet, though of course their relationship is never brought up.
I won’t say that it was the best DVD/Blu-Ray of 2013 or the best of all time. But between Triple H, Mick Foley & the Top 25 Rivalries, I would say that the best documentary of this year goes to HHH, Foley #2 & the rivalries countdown 3rd. I guarantee you people that a compilation will win best of the year, because there wasn’t much material this year to say ‘tell us some stories’!
STEVEN, can you name the four sets the wm28 match has been on? I think you are mistaken because the only ones I can think of are best ppv marches 2012 and the event itself, which youhshouldnt really xoub
I cant believe how hated HHH is by most people. He was a very solid worker who should be more respected for living a clean lifestyle and not stuffing up his life like most others.
The 2003 run he had I dont get why people are upset at his reign. Name me someone who should have the belt during that time. Hell he dropped it to Goldberg. I dont get it.
He’s also well known for his backstage politicking which ends up playing a role on live TV … his run between 2003 – 2006 is infamous for his politics and not willing to put over talent.
Booker, I agree but Goldberg coming in and future plans for him to dethrone HHH after a long reign kind of ruined that.
RVD was NOT the guy, he never was and in 2006, when he had the biggest opportunity of his career, he proved that he was not trustworthy enough to carry the ball with the careless shit he pulled. Definition of a squandered opportunity.
This is why it bothers me when people still argue that he should have let RVD win the title at the time. Why? There’s more to the business and being the top guy than just being popular with the fans.
The fact he became countless amount of times champion after marrying the daughter of the boss’s daughter lost him a lot of points. Who isn’t “that damn good” when u got the company in your back pocket? He never passed the torch to a deserving talent to help make a new era. Good wrestler, yes, great even, but the fact that he chose to let the torch burn his arm off rather than pass it will keep in forever branded as “the guy who married the boss’s daughter” before the “Michael Jordan of wrestling.”
So he didn’t tap to Benoit at WMXX, Batista at WM21 or Cena at WM22? He also put over Sheamus, Orton, Hardy, and others. He was very careful who he put over and he made stars of the guys he did.
Oh, he tapped to Benoit, but notice how he did it a in a 3 way match. This way, he would be seen as having lost a match where he took on TWO men. As far as michaels not tapping out, it’s the least HHH could do for HBK. after all, michaels positioned him in the spotlight long before his own penis did with the boss’s daughter. I would have loved to see him drop the title to Benoit in a 1 on 1 match since then there would be no excuses. And as far as shamus goes, HHH was well past his prime when he “put him over”. You put people over when you have the ability to make it worth while. That’s like terry funk putting Albert del rio over: too late. As far as Batista? He was headed to smackdown. HHH is no dummy. He owns the company. He knew he had to send a strong guy over their seeing as Cena was leaving that brand. Don’t believe it? All michael cole talked about was how he beat HHH. You better build Bautista up because trading him for cena was a huge loss otherwise. I think HHH is a solid wrestler, but he will always be the guy who married his way in. You think it was a coincidence the guy lost cleanly on raw a total of 3 times? I may sound like an HHHater, but actually I congratulate him. He played it right. Married in, for insurance had her kids, & the rest is roses. Let a player play!
Another solid effort from WWE this year, however, solid is about as good as it’s gotten all year! The documentary portion is one of the better ones released this year, despite its faults, it remains informative & entertaining throughout w/ out breaking any new ground like Bret vs. Shawn or CM Punk’s. Though the bread & butter of the DVD is certainly the fantastic collection of matches, ranging from good-classic, not a bad match on the set – even though I would have personally chosen the Flair match from Survivor Series over the random Road to WrestleMania Tournament match. Regardless, definitely quality over quantity here, thinking a lot of the matches are sadly underrated…but too each their own!
They hate him because they feel his “married his way” to where he is now. I can see why they think that. But I’ve been of the belief that he earned his way to the top. Taker’s comments here as wel las comments from others illustrate that better than anyone else ever could.
Another solid effort from WWE this year, however, solid is about as good as it’s gotten all year! The documentary portion is one of the better ones released this year, despite its faults, it remains informative & entertaining throughout w/ out breaking any new ground like Bret vs. Shawn or CM Punk’s. Though the bread & butter of the DVD is certainly the fantastic collection of matches, ranging from good-classic, not a bad match on the set – even though I would have personally chosen the Flair match from Survivor Series over the random Road to WrestleMania Tournament match. Regardless, definitely quality over quantity here, thinking a lot of the matches are sadly underrated…but too each their own!
I dunno whether u should be laughing or take your review seriously. I still think Triple H beating Orton for the belt in the opening match of No Mercy would’ve been a better fit as it was more a moment of his rather than the concluding moment in their last man standing match. Plus that natch really should’ve been on Randy’s dvd/bluray set
Pretty good review. I do agree with the fact that the documentary was very good but not great. There was too much glazed over and the part of him in the terrible movies was not needed. Especially considering they skipped the great heel run of 03-06.They did very little also with the Austin feud that lasted over a year essentially. The matches picked were perfect. Essentially no repeats thank god! How you can say we needed a Taker WM match makes no sense. It has been released on 4 sets already and the match isn’t even two years old. Would have made more sense to have released the WM X7 match. The one match that was missing was the Fully Loaded Jericho match. Other then that I can’t complain about the selection. They are mostly unreleased thank the good lord!
Great review. This DVD is so overrated by the other reviewers it’s insane. The first 30 or so minutes is solid but it jumped from 1999/2000 to the wedding and they spent like 15 minutes on some old stuff we heard before (Wedding)
2002 return is covered then from then on nothing, 2003/4/5 is skipped. They incorrectly say DX 2006 was during “The PG Era” when it was still edgy DX just with more joking (2009 was full PG)
2013 sucked for WWE DVD’s only Foley’s was decent. (Doc’s only)
I liked your review. I agree, I think certain areas were glossed over. I think some of that might have to do with time constraints. I mean when you look at Triple H’s entire career, you have a lot to cover. Especially considering the corporate role he has now. I liked that they included some backstage stuff, I hope we see more on the history of the WWE.
I had two minor issues with the documentary. The first was that they glossed over the details behind his first WWE/F Title win as Triple H acted like he completely forgot why the title went to Mankind at Summerslam 1999 and then to him the next night on Raw. Depending on what rumors you want to believe, there were some politics at play. But if you don’t want to go into those, don’t even mention that something was up and that no one could remember or that they just didn’t wanted to talk about it. The second was Triple H’s take on why his match with Randy Orton at Wrestlemania XXV was flat. His reasoning may have been correct (that no one wanted to see a technical match after the buildup so threatening him with a title loss by DQ was a major handicap) however for him to blame creative for that decision seemed strange after they spent so much time discussing him marriage to the head of creative. Granted they could have been trying to show us he gets no special privileges because of the marriage but it’s hard to imagine he couldn’t fight for a change if he felt so strongly about it. In fact, there is even discussion earlier in the documentary of HBK and HHH fighting for something they believed in (hiring Chyna) and Vince giving in. Other than these two weird moments, I had no major issues with the documentary but will say I understand the author’s point on there being no underlying theme beyond a man’s career. I will say, I feel there is nothing wrong with that, but if he does, that’s his opinion and he is certainly allowed to have it!
Awesome review. Given how we’ve had roughly 4 Triple H DVDs in the last decade, it’s no surprise this one is no different than the others. As a matter of fact, it still doesn’t feel like a definitive DVD collection because Triple H isn’t fully retired yet…
I didn’t have any problems with the documentary. I’ve watched it twice already and loved the stuff towards the end with him, HBK and Taker backstage after Mania. This is the type of stuff I love to see. The match selection came off better in the actual set than it did on paper. His match with RVD was great and some of the lesser known gems should have made the cut. This set really hit well with me when the 2nd blu-ray disc was another handful of stories, which lasted about an hour. Obviously when WWE pushes a documentary they have to actually compile footage and sit everyone down. I’m glad they went the extra mile and gave me a look into HHH’s daily life and wrestling story rather than giving me more random matches like him vs. Henry Godwin or Cena
And one final note since I’m sure I’ll get a bunch of responses about this. I have trouble saying that the main thrust of the doc is that Triple H dedicated his whole life to wrestling when they then take 10 minutes to talk about the movies he was in. That would contradict the narrative.
And lets not forget he was committed to do those movies because they were WWE Films,and was not allowed to say no to doing the 2nd one on such short notice,its not like they spent 10 minutes on him being in Blade:Trinity,he is so dedicated to WWE that he did the 2nd film on short notice because he basically had to and couldn’t say no to boot. I think that fits with his life is dedicated to wrestling,as he is dedicated to WWE,and WWE Films released Inside Out & The Chaperone.
Terrible review and kind of lost credibility with…”Triple H has had a fairly standard career”. Triple H isn’t my favorite, but he was the hottest heel in the business, at the business’ best time ever, even before Stephanie. If you’re looking for a theme, how bout how one man was so passionate about the wrestling, he dedicated his entire life to it. Your points are kind of absurd. I was feel pretty dumb for even clicking or commenting. Oh well.
Any backstage drama? He married the bosses daughter, had the curtain call in MSG, and runs the freaking company now. If anybody has had backstage drama, it’s Triple H. I realize he’s not as cool as Austin was or Punk is and the doc has it’s flaws. But, the ones you’ve pointed out are invalid.
I totally agree with you here. Especially about “an overall theme”. There is one, and that being how Trips basically put his wrestling career in jeopardy, and everything he’s worked for to marry Stephanie McMahon. The overall theme is taking chances to go after what you believe in and work hard. Standard career? Anything but. This guy was THE hottest heel between 2003-2005. And, in my opinion of course, I think Triple H is in the top 5 greatest heels of ALL TIME.
F*ck off with your review! Hey I don’t like Triple H all that much so I am going to write a bad review for his DVD! Anyways, you are in a minority because most people have loved this DVD and his DVD is a about determination and dedication.
Wow, that’s a bit harsh. Everybody has the right to their opinion… I’m still curious to see this release and I may even agree with this review, who knows!
I don’t remember reading anything about how this review is the absolute truth. Joe offers up his opinion on how he liked the DVD. No need to be an ass about it, Benjamin. Be a Star, dude.
Dear Ben, anonymous guy on the internet: I’m not really so sure that you can speak for the majority of people that have watched the DVD; you can only speak for yourself. It was also made perfectly clear multiple times throughout the review that this was NOT “hey I don’t like Triple H etc.” As is proper for a review, he discussed both the positives and negatives he perceived. You’re free to disagree with his views, but being a jagoff and just leaving a nasty remark about how it’s a “bad review” just because it noted negatives in addition to the positives is not cool, and is why people don’t listen to the things you say. Act like an adult.
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well i got this dvd and over all its good u know i think its still kinda empty in spots like skipping some of years like 02 03 04 which was a big time period for him and evolution hum i cant think why they skiped the foley fued unless they covered it pretty much in the foley dvd skipping the austin fued well ehh they had some matches but its not much to tell and there famous 2 out 3 falls is all ready on austin dvd and i think another one they covered the rock fued pretty good people wanted ironman THEY GOT THE IRONMAN!! which i think over all is the best ironman match and really tells a good story of the rock hhh fued humm i would of liked them talking about jericho fued which he had on and off in 00 01 02 04 in parts and 09 with DX and jerishow and to include the last man standing from fully loaded 2000 but u cant get everything skipping 02 to 05 maybe that was just a time he chose not to talk about 03 i would of replaced the rvd match with like vs kane title vs mask or armageddon 03 where he wins the belt same night all of evolution win gold hbk rumble that was really only match left not on a dvd they had cause there hell in a cell its good but HOLY CRAP to long flair match from 06 again really only left cause lms was on last hhh dvd and cage is on ic title dvd so bio is good not as in deep as like maybe austin or rock or foley but its good i mean its a long due for a bio about Triple H so u know u get wat u get i hope 1 day we get a another dvd un released set like they did bret and hogan on hhh with matches not been on other dvds same with guys like undertaker kane rock jericho so on so forth so over all if u wanna know about the game and how its played LOL get this dvd get it cheep 20 bucks might be alot maybe by christmas of 2013 it might be cheeper so yea this dvd is good its THAT DAMN GOOD!!! 😀
Just received the Blu Ray yesterday so thought I’d add in my views. Overall, it was an entertaining watch – unlike the reviewer, I thought it told a great story. In fact, it was too story focused. I generally prefer these types of docs to go through the guy’s career, but because he’s been around for 18 years, they had no chance of fitting it in to a 127 minute slot.
However, there were some key areas that went totally ignored – namely the Foley matches in early 2000 that made his career, and the fact that they didn’t mention TEN of his WrestleMania matches. His debut at WMXII should have been covered, as should his first main event at 2000 have been. The feud with Shawn Michaels, stretching from 2002-04, was barely mentioned in passing. To then compound this by featuring a chapter on his movie career was a real slap in the face. Again, it held together as a cohesive feature and told a great story about Paul Levesque, the man, but I could’ve done with more on Triple H, the wrestler.
People often say that documentaries should only be released once a wrestler has retired, but the problem with that is there’s too much ground to cover. In some ways, this DVD almost acknowledged that by not even attempting to provide a historic timeline, instead focusing on the man behind the wrestling persona. But, as somebody who likes the docs that are more timeline-oriented, it left me feeling a little unsatisfied. It was a good feature, just not the feature I was hoping it would be.
The extra stories are enjoyable, but in some ways, I wish they’d been edited back in to the main broadcast, bumping the running time up to 3 hours or so. The matches are excellent, and just what I’d hoped for in the run-up to the listing being released: mostly unreleased matches, and some rare gems from Raws. I also avoided buying WM29 this year too, so it’s good to have a slice of that on tap. Only match missing, for me, was the WM2000 main event. Why isn’t that ever released?
@BR who was interviewed for the piece on Chyna? Was HBK interviewed?
“The only thing I would have liked to see included was one of the WrestleMania matches with The Undertaker. Even though they’ve been released before, they are discussed a lot in the documentary, and for that reason alone deserved a place here.”
I agree and was surprised their WM matches were not here. WM’s a big part of Taker’s legacy so I can see every WM match being featured on his set. Maybe that’s why they left it off here even though it should have been included.
” In terms of interviews, the real highlight was finally getting to hear from The Undertaker on a WWE DVD release. I really hope we get a career retrospective with him soon, because he clearly has some stories to tell, and held nothing back in the all too few times he was featured on the DVD.”
The main reason I pre-ordered this set. I believe Taker will get his own set. Why not? All the other big names (besides Bruno, Kane, Angle and Booker T to name a few) in WWE got their own set and Taker’s is one of the most anticipated ones. I like that they are waiting. Since he is so close to getting into the HOF with only a handful of matches likely left, I rather they wait till after he goes in that way they can cover his entire career and even speak on his induction. WHa tI hope is that they take the same road they did with Austin’s Bottom Line and Bret Hart’s Dungeon sets – take fan suggestions.
I will get this but I wonder if he buries Chyna? I love how WWE thinks Chyna is the forgetting member of DX, DX was HBK, Triple H, and Chyna in my opinion. Their classic stuff from August 1997- March 1998 was classic and will live forever.
They don’t bury her at all. They do nothing but talk about the positives of having her as HHH’s valet, though of course their relationship is never brought up.
I won’t say that it was the best DVD/Blu-Ray of 2013 or the best of all time. But between Triple H, Mick Foley & the Top 25 Rivalries, I would say that the best documentary of this year goes to HHH, Foley #2 & the rivalries countdown 3rd. I guarantee you people that a compilation will win best of the year, because there wasn’t much material this year to say ‘tell us some stories’!
STEVEN, can you name the four sets the wm28 match has been on? I think you are mistaken because the only ones I can think of are best ppv marches 2012 and the event itself, which youhshouldnt really xoub
I cant believe how hated HHH is by most people. He was a very solid worker who should be more respected for living a clean lifestyle and not stuffing up his life like most others.
The 2003 run he had I dont get why people are upset at his reign. Name me someone who should have the belt during that time. Hell he dropped it to Goldberg. I dont get it.
He refused to put over guys like Rob Van Dam and Booker T.
He’s also well known for his backstage politicking which ends up playing a role on live TV … his run between 2003 – 2006 is infamous for his politics and not willing to put over talent.
Booker, I agree but Goldberg coming in and future plans for him to dethrone HHH after a long reign kind of ruined that.
RVD was NOT the guy, he never was and in 2006, when he had the biggest opportunity of his career, he proved that he was not trustworthy enough to carry the ball with the careless shit he pulled. Definition of a squandered opportunity.
This is why it bothers me when people still argue that he should have let RVD win the title at the time. Why? There’s more to the business and being the top guy than just being popular with the fans.
He should have lost to Booker at WM XIX. That would have been the logical ending to the story.
Booker T was never even supposed to be in that match. It was a last minute decision. Goldberg and Nash came in and needed a heel to feud with.
The fact he became countless amount of times champion after marrying the daughter of the boss’s daughter lost him a lot of points. Who isn’t “that damn good” when u got the company in your back pocket? He never passed the torch to a deserving talent to help make a new era. Good wrestler, yes, great even, but the fact that he chose to let the torch burn his arm off rather than pass it will keep in forever branded as “the guy who married the boss’s daughter” before the “Michael Jordan of wrestling.”
So he didn’t tap to Benoit at WMXX, Batista at WM21 or Cena at WM22? He also put over Sheamus, Orton, Hardy, and others. He was very careful who he put over and he made stars of the guys he did.
he never put orton over by pinfall in any good matches they had, but some of the forgettable matches they had rather.
Oh, he tapped to Benoit, but notice how he did it a in a 3 way match. This way, he would be seen as having lost a match where he took on TWO men. As far as michaels not tapping out, it’s the least HHH could do for HBK. after all, michaels positioned him in the spotlight long before his own penis did with the boss’s daughter. I would have loved to see him drop the title to Benoit in a 1 on 1 match since then there would be no excuses. And as far as shamus goes, HHH was well past his prime when he “put him over”. You put people over when you have the ability to make it worth while. That’s like terry funk putting Albert del rio over: too late. As far as Batista? He was headed to smackdown. HHH is no dummy. He owns the company. He knew he had to send a strong guy over their seeing as Cena was leaving that brand. Don’t believe it? All michael cole talked about was how he beat HHH. You better build Bautista up because trading him for cena was a huge loss otherwise. I think HHH is a solid wrestler, but he will always be the guy who married his way in. You think it was a coincidence the guy lost cleanly on raw a total of 3 times? I may sound like an HHHater, but actually I congratulate him. He played it right. Married in, for insurance had her kids, & the rest is roses. Let a player play!
Another solid effort from WWE this year, however, solid is about as good as it’s gotten all year! The documentary portion is one of the better ones released this year, despite its faults, it remains informative & entertaining throughout w/ out breaking any new ground like Bret vs. Shawn or CM Punk’s. Though the bread & butter of the DVD is certainly the fantastic collection of matches, ranging from good-classic, not a bad match on the set – even though I would have personally chosen the Flair match from Survivor Series over the random Road to WrestleMania Tournament match. Regardless, definitely quality over quantity here, thinking a lot of the matches are sadly underrated…but too each their own!
They hate him because they feel his “married his way” to where he is now. I can see why they think that. But I’ve been of the belief that he earned his way to the top. Taker’s comments here as wel las comments from others illustrate that better than anyone else ever could.
Another solid effort from WWE this year, however, solid is about as good as it’s gotten all year! The documentary portion is one of the better ones released this year, despite its faults, it remains informative & entertaining throughout w/ out breaking any new ground like Bret vs. Shawn or CM Punk’s. Though the bread & butter of the DVD is certainly the fantastic collection of matches, ranging from good-classic, not a bad match on the set – even though I would have personally chosen the Flair match from Survivor Series over the random Road to WrestleMania Tournament match. Regardless, definitely quality over quantity here, thinking a lot of the matches are sadly underrated…but too each their own!
I would’ve chosen the Flair match from 2002 where he challenged Triple H for the World Title
I dunno whether u should be laughing or take your review seriously. I still think Triple H beating Orton for the belt in the opening match of No Mercy would’ve been a better fit as it was more a moment of his rather than the concluding moment in their last man standing match. Plus that natch really should’ve been on Randy’s dvd/bluray set
Pretty good review. I do agree with the fact that the documentary was very good but not great. There was too much glazed over and the part of him in the terrible movies was not needed. Especially considering they skipped the great heel run of 03-06.They did very little also with the Austin feud that lasted over a year essentially. The matches picked were perfect. Essentially no repeats thank god! How you can say we needed a Taker WM match makes no sense. It has been released on 4 sets already and the match isn’t even two years old. Would have made more sense to have released the WM X7 match. The one match that was missing was the Fully Loaded Jericho match. Other then that I can’t complain about the selection. They are mostly unreleased thank the good lord!
I really enjoyed the production value of this release. I consider it to be in the upper echelon of WWE home video releases.
Great review. This DVD is so overrated by the other reviewers it’s insane. The first 30 or so minutes is solid but it jumped from 1999/2000 to the wedding and they spent like 15 minutes on some old stuff we heard before (Wedding)
2002 return is covered then from then on nothing, 2003/4/5 is skipped. They incorrectly say DX 2006 was during “The PG Era” when it was still edgy DX just with more joking (2009 was full PG)
2013 sucked for WWE DVD’s only Foley’s was decent. (Doc’s only)
I also forgot to say the most interesting part of the Doc was a Blu Ray extra (Evolution 5th member?)
Oh and Undertakers music when he returns at judgment day was dubbed over. They used the ministry theme with some other song.
I liked your review. I agree, I think certain areas were glossed over. I think some of that might have to do with time constraints. I mean when you look at Triple H’s entire career, you have a lot to cover. Especially considering the corporate role he has now. I liked that they included some backstage stuff, I hope we see more on the history of the WWE.
I had two minor issues with the documentary. The first was that they glossed over the details behind his first WWE/F Title win as Triple H acted like he completely forgot why the title went to Mankind at Summerslam 1999 and then to him the next night on Raw. Depending on what rumors you want to believe, there were some politics at play. But if you don’t want to go into those, don’t even mention that something was up and that no one could remember or that they just didn’t wanted to talk about it. The second was Triple H’s take on why his match with Randy Orton at Wrestlemania XXV was flat. His reasoning may have been correct (that no one wanted to see a technical match after the buildup so threatening him with a title loss by DQ was a major handicap) however for him to blame creative for that decision seemed strange after they spent so much time discussing him marriage to the head of creative. Granted they could have been trying to show us he gets no special privileges because of the marriage but it’s hard to imagine he couldn’t fight for a change if he felt so strongly about it. In fact, there is even discussion earlier in the documentary of HBK and HHH fighting for something they believed in (hiring Chyna) and Vince giving in. Other than these two weird moments, I had no major issues with the documentary but will say I understand the author’s point on there being no underlying theme beyond a man’s career. I will say, I feel there is nothing wrong with that, but if he does, that’s his opinion and he is certainly allowed to have it!
The review made a lot of sense to me Joe. Especially when drawing comparison to The Rock’s Epic Journey.
Awesome review. Given how we’ve had roughly 4 Triple H DVDs in the last decade, it’s no surprise this one is no different than the others. As a matter of fact, it still doesn’t feel like a definitive DVD collection because Triple H isn’t fully retired yet…
I didn’t have any problems with the documentary. I’ve watched it twice already and loved the stuff towards the end with him, HBK and Taker backstage after Mania. This is the type of stuff I love to see. The match selection came off better in the actual set than it did on paper. His match with RVD was great and some of the lesser known gems should have made the cut. This set really hit well with me when the 2nd blu-ray disc was another handful of stories, which lasted about an hour. Obviously when WWE pushes a documentary they have to actually compile footage and sit everyone down. I’m glad they went the extra mile and gave me a look into HHH’s daily life and wrestling story rather than giving me more random matches like him vs. Henry Godwin or Cena
Also, let me just remind everyone that me saying “this wasn’t one of the best documentaries of all time” is very different from me disliking it.
And one final note since I’m sure I’ll get a bunch of responses about this. I have trouble saying that the main thrust of the doc is that Triple H dedicated his whole life to wrestling when they then take 10 minutes to talk about the movies he was in. That would contradict the narrative.
It certainly wasn’t 10 minutes and in that chapter, he goes on to say wrestling is his passion and it’s why he avoided doing movies for so long.
And lets not forget he was committed to do those movies because they were WWE Films,and was not allowed to say no to doing the 2nd one on such short notice,its not like they spent 10 minutes on him being in Blade:Trinity,he is so dedicated to WWE that he did the 2nd film on short notice because he basically had to and couldn’t say no to boot. I think that fits with his life is dedicated to wrestling,as he is dedicated to WWE,and WWE Films released Inside Out & The Chaperone.
Terrible review and kind of lost credibility with…”Triple H has had a fairly standard career”. Triple H isn’t my favorite, but he was the hottest heel in the business, at the business’ best time ever, even before Stephanie. If you’re looking for a theme, how bout how one man was so passionate about the wrestling, he dedicated his entire life to it. Your points are kind of absurd. I was feel pretty dumb for even clicking or commenting. Oh well.
That’s not what I meant by “standard”. What I meant was there wasn’t any drama backstage for his career, like there was for Austin or Punk.
Any backstage drama? He married the bosses daughter, had the curtain call in MSG, and runs the freaking company now. If anybody has had backstage drama, it’s Triple H. I realize he’s not as cool as Austin was or Punk is and the doc has it’s flaws. But, the ones you’ve pointed out are invalid.
@ AJ
I totally agree with you here. Especially about “an overall theme”. There is one, and that being how Trips basically put his wrestling career in jeopardy, and everything he’s worked for to marry Stephanie McMahon. The overall theme is taking chances to go after what you believe in and work hard. Standard career? Anything but. This guy was THE hottest heel between 2003-2005. And, in my opinion of course, I think Triple H is in the top 5 greatest heels of ALL TIME.
F*ck off with your review! Hey I don’t like Triple H all that much so I am going to write a bad review for his DVD! Anyways, you are in a minority because most people have loved this DVD and his DVD is a about determination and dedication.
Wow, that’s a bit harsh. Everybody has the right to their opinion… I’m still curious to see this release and I may even agree with this review, who knows!
I don’t remember reading anything about how this review is the absolute truth. Joe offers up his opinion on how he liked the DVD. No need to be an ass about it, Benjamin. Be a Star, dude.
Dear Ben, anonymous guy on the internet: I’m not really so sure that you can speak for the majority of people that have watched the DVD; you can only speak for yourself. It was also made perfectly clear multiple times throughout the review that this was NOT “hey I don’t like Triple H etc.” As is proper for a review, he discussed both the positives and negatives he perceived. You’re free to disagree with his views, but being a jagoff and just leaving a nasty remark about how it’s a “bad review” just because it noted negatives in addition to the positives is not cool, and is why people don’t listen to the things you say. Act like an adult.