170. Ringside with Demolition
171. WWE: Judgment Day 2006
172. TNA: Against All Odds 2008
173. WWF: Best of Raw Volume 1
After watching Glee twice over the course of the past few weeks, I decided that it was time to reclaim my masculinity by watching men roll around in tights. Err, perhaps I made the wrong choice there. Anyway, I'd fallen behind on my wrestling watching so I figured I'd sneak in a few discs in between bouts of Glee.
Ringside with Demolition could be classified as a shoot interview. It's not the traditional interview however. It starts off with Ax and Smash getting ready to do up their face paint. The history of the team is discussed briefly while the guys get ready. After about 30 minutes, they go to "ringside" to discuss some matches. Basically, it's like watching a commentary track on a movie. Like a typical commentary track, it tends to get boring fairly quickly. Ax and Smash are both nice guys so no one gets buried. If this had been an ordinary shoot, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more.
Overall, Ringside with Demolition really isn't worth watching. Skip it.
WWE: Judgment Day 2006 is the 8th event in the Judgment Day series of pay-per-view events.
The event started off quickly with Paul London and Brian Kendrick taking on MNM. Solid opening match. Fast paced offense with quite a few spots designed to showcase the talents of all involved. The next bout sees the late Chris Benoit taking on Irish brawler Finlay. Another really good match. I detest Benoit as a person for what he did but as a wrestler, he was one of the best. This was just a brutal match with both participants taking quite a bit of abuse. Unfortunately for this show, these first two matches are the only highlights. The main event of Rey Mysterio fighting John Bradshaw Layfield would have been tolerable if it weren't for my hatred of Rey Mysterio. The rest of the card was nothing spectacular with mostly short matches that weren't particularly noteworthy.
Overall, only the first two matches are really worth watching. Watch those and then turn the dvd player off.
TNA: Against All Odds 2008 is the fourth TNA event of this name.
This show is almost the exact opposite of the WWE show I'd watched previously in that the main event is the highlight of the show. Kurt Angle took on Christian Cage with Samoa Joe as a special guest enforcer. Angle and Christian are two of the better wrestlers going so they almost always put on a good match. This was no different. Plenty of excitement and action. The other highlight is a brutal barbed-wire match. The exact opposite of the technical styles showcased in the main event. This one took place between Abyss and Judas Mesias. The ring ropes were taken off and replaced with razor sharp barbwire. Lots of blood was spilled in this one.
Much like the show above, there really aren't many highlights here. Track down those two matches on YouTube or something.
WWF: Best of Raw Volume 1 comes to us from the late 90s. It's a compilation of the highlights from 1997-1998, basically skipping over the years prior.
There's lots of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and Degeneration X on display here since they were the top guys from that time. The Undertaker and Kane feud is also a big one. Rather than being a comprehensive look back, most of the segments are extremely short. However, if you're a fan of this particular time frame, there's definitely some stuff of interest. Ultimately though, it only serves as an appetizer to whet your palate in hopes of a more complete set from these particular years.
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