WWE: Shawn Michaels - My Journey
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Actor: Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Triple HBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 540 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-03-09
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: World Wrestling
DVD Reviews of WWE: Shawn Michaels - My Journey
DVD Review: The Life & Times Of Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
Summary: 5 Stars
Normally with these superstar profile DVD sets, I'll try to do an introduction to the superstar or subject but quite frankly...there's nothing I can say to give the career of Shawn Michaels the justice it deserves but it took around 3 different DVD sets (6 if you want to get technical with the VHS to DVD re-releases along with the DX sets) to get it down. This DVD anthology is setup like the previous sets of Triple H & Steve Austin where the only person you'll hear from is the profiled wrestler himself, which is Shawn in this case (with Michael Cole interviewing him), while also watching a series of his high profile bouts along with some rare & forgotten ones. Some of subjects you'll hear Shawn talk about inbetween matches include his early career in World Class & AWA, who intimidated him when he first game to WWE, analyzing the tag team division during his time as part of the Rockers, how he felt he was able to have good matches with anyone, how he didn't like the "Boyhood Dream" story behind his first title reign, what memories made him say "I'm sorry" to Michael Cole, the blowup he had at the WrestleMania XIV press conference, his relationships with certain wrestlers, the one person that made him go "I'm going to have to train harder than I usually do", his relationship with the fans in Canada, and his personal life such as his children.
Matches Include:
vs. One Man Gang - One of Shawn's early matches but nothing more than him playing the "jobber" as One Man Gang squashed him.
"World Class Championship Wrestling" Jan. '85
Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose & Doug Summers - This was the most famous (or infamous) feud that Shawn & Marty Jannetty had in the AWA against Buddy Rose & Doug Sommers with Sherri Martel. The match began with Buddy Rose trying to upstage the Rockers showcasing his athletic ability only to have a funny conclusion. They've always had a good series of competitive matches (to the point where this is the fourth one released to DVD) & this is no exception with the action getting really out of control afterwards.
AWA WrestleRock'86
AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers vs. Nasty Boys - As Shawn pointed out in the interview before this match, these teams traveled & partied together for around a year so they had good chemistry together which showed in this match. Both teams went back & forth and worked well together in a good match that goes against the Nasty Boys reputation of being more brawlers than actual inring wrestlers.
"AWA Championship Wrestling" Mar. '88
Rockers vs. Brain Busters - The Rockers dominated early in the match as they kept getting the best of the former Horsemen with both former Horsemen tasting the turnbuckle & victims of double figure four leglocks that Arn & Tully started to lose paitence with each other. They were able to recover & kept Jannetty in their half of the ring to work over him for a very long time until he was able to make the hot tag to Shawn leading to victory. The Rockers & Busters rarely have a bad match & this was no exception.
"Boston Garden" Mar. '89
Rockers vs. Hart Foundation - Both teams where babyfaces here so the crowd was split between both teams. Rockers got the early advantage by using their speed before the Harts were able to recover & work for Shawn for a long time. This was a very athletic & heavily competitive match as each team had so many close near falls & got more aggressive as time went on to the point where the result didn't solve anything & had to have wrestlers come from the back to seperate both teams.
"MSG" Nov. '89
vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart - Unfortunally the DVD I rent this from had a defect here to the point where I wasn't able to watch this match but you can't miss with a Shawn vs. Bret match.
June '92
vs. British Bulldog - Bulldog was out for redemption after losing the Royal Rumble to Shawn due to a technically of only one of Shawn's feet touching the floor but Shawn came with backup in his new bodyguard at this time, Sid. Bulldog dominated early in the match showcasing his power by launching Shawn out of the ring various times. Shawn was able to regain control & attempted to work over Davey's arm with a short arm sissors only for Bulldog to power out of it before Bulldog ended up hurting his knee on the outside. Sid did get involved various times including catching Shawn after Bulldog backdropped him over the top rope but overall, a good competitive match.
"RAW" Mar. '95
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match vs. Sid - Little known fact but this was actually the first RAW main event of the "Monday Night War" against WCW's Monday Nitro. Shawn was out for revenge for what happened the night after WrestleMania XI when Sid turned on him & took him out of action for weeks while Sid was a member of Ted Dibiase's "Million $ Corporation" at this time as well. This was an entertaining match as Shawn got more out of Sid than normal at this stage in his career with Shawn using his speed against Sid's power.
"RAW" Sept. '95
vs. 1-2-3 Kid - This was a rare occurance as the Kid was one of the few people that was smaller than Shawn which ment he could match his speed & agility but also ment that Shawn had a rare strength advantage which he showed early only with a press slam. Kid attempted to work over Shawn's head with headlocks & his various martial arts kicks before Shawn turned it up with his arial offense of a moonsault & elbow drop resutling in a very competitive match.
"RAW" Mar. '96
vs. Mankind - This was the rematch from the "Mind Games" PPV a year earlier and you knew that this match was going to be just as out of control as that one when Mankind came to the ring with a trash can. This was very physical to the point where Mankind's mask came off before Triple H & Chyna appeared at ringside along with the return of Rick Rude who nailed Foley with a chair helping Shawn gain the victory. This match was the beginning of the formation of what we now know as D-Generation X.
"RAW" Aug. '97
[D-Generation X]
vs. WWE European Champion British Bulldog - British Bulldog was out to defend the championship that represents his home continent, with his sister (who he dedicated the match to) & his wife Diana Hart at ringside, against the man out to become the first man to ever be a "Grand Slam" champion by holding all of the active WWF championships at that time. Bulldog was clearly the favorite while HBK had a mixed reaction here. This was a great match here with Bulldog using his power against Shawn's quickness. However, the bigger issue here was the appearence of Hunter & Chyna along with the "insurance policy" of Ravishing Rick Rude all getting involved in the match here & taking advantage of a match changing misstep by Bulldog. The ending along with the inring aftermath involving the Hart family that caused an almost riot-like atmosphere with the fans that saw tons of trash fill the ringside area as Shawn Michaels became the new European Champion in his usual controversal ways at that time.
One Night Only '97
[Bonus Match On "WWE Rebellion '02"]
WWE Championship/Casket Match vs. Undertaker - This started out with Undertaker being very dominate as Shawn kept trying to create distance & at times just avoid Taker before using powder & the ringside steps (including a piledriver ontop of them) to get the advantage in his favor including Hunter & Chyna getting involved at ringside. Both men delievered some unbelievable moves involving the casket such as Shawn doing an elbow drop to the inside while Taker gave Shawn a tombstone into the casket & also the infamous backdrop over the top rope onto the floor which Shawn's back hitting the casket on way down which eventually ended his career for years. These two have never had a bad match against each other & this is no exception but it should be noted that everything that happened after the match involving Kane & Paul Bearer isn't shown.
Royal Rumble '98
[D-Generation X]
vs. Chris Jericho - Shawn's WrestleMania return here didn't start off well as two of this pyro guns didn't go off & were duds. Both men exchanged wrestling early on with headlocks & armlocks Shawn attempted to work over Jericho's leg with moves like a figure four while Jericho worked over his back with various moves like a vertical suplex, the Walls Of Jericho on the outside, and ramming Shawn's back into the ringpost twice. Jerry Lawler made the comment that "both men are so similar that it's almost like wrestling yourself" which we saw apply to Jericho various times such as using Shawn's trademark moves like his flying forearm & Sweet Chin Music while Shawn pulled out some tricks of his own like the countering a suplex into a crossbody. This was definately a quality match fitting of Shawn's reputation of "Mr. WrestleMania."
WrestleMania XIX
vs. Ric Flair - This was the match between both men that happened 5 years before their more famous encouter at WrestleMania XXIV. This began with Shawn showing no intimidation towards Flair by slapping his face numerous times. Flair worked over Shawn's legs & even applied the figure four early on with Shawn later returning the favor & using the figure four against Ric. Shawn got aggressive & brought out a table to execute a crossbody splash onto Flair through the table. Fellow Evolution member Randy Orton did get involved here various times while Flair nailed Shawn with such a lowblow that it got the referee behind Shawn as well. This didn't match the quality we would later get at WrestleMania XXIV but this was definately a good match.
Bad Blood '03
vs. Kurt Angle - This was one of the most highly anticipated dream matches in history at that time. Shawn started this off with a slap in the face to Angle causing Kurt to get real aggressive with his amature wrestling doing various takedowns & riding however Shawn showed a few amature tricks of his own & even outwrestled Kurt. Kurt started to work over Shawn's back with an Angle Slam into the ringpost & many belly to belly suplexes including one attempt to do a german suplex off the ring apron onto the floor. Shawn had to resort to "desperate meastures" to prevent that before performing his own crossbody dive onto Angle on an announcetable. The matches got more aggressive & intense as it went on as Shawn was able to counter the anklelock various times while Angle delievered another Angle Slam off the top rope as both men came very close with the nearfalls & a very dramatic ending. A modern day classic encounter, period.
WrestleMania 21
Shawn Michaels Promo in Montreal on Hulk Hogan - This was the rare time since Shawn's return in 2002 that he played a heel here & had tons of fun at the expense of the Canadian audience playing off audiences hatred for the Montreal Screwjob and their love for Bret Hart & Hulk Hogan. An awesome promo during the period of Shawn's career where you didn't think he could go there anymore.
"RAW" Aug. '05
Boot Camp Match vs. Triple H - A rare match here that was really a glorified "No Holds Barred" match. Shawn outwrestled Triple H early before the match spilled onto the outside with various weapons coming into play like a sandbag, gascan, & a wet mop (you read that right). Along with a comedic moment involving the referee, this wasn't the high "classic" quality that you would normally get from this but this match was more entertaining than that & was fun to watch.
"RAW" Dec. '05
vs. WWE Champion John Cena vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton - This four way match wasn't a big cluster like most of these type of matches are and everyone was able to leave still looking somewhat strong. Each man had a chance to get certain highlight spots in like HBK's moonsault at the beginning of the match and each man attempting their finishers in the end cancelling one or another out of the match with the story of Shawn Michaels once again having the title slip though his fingers.
Backlash '07
vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton - If Orton got disqualifed, he would lose the title but if HBK uses "sweet chin music" then he'll lose the match & never get another title shot. This match basically revolved around HBK trying other manuevers to beat Orton since he couldn't use the superkick & had to stop himself from using it various times. The real highlights were the submission moves HBK pulled out like the sharpshooter, the anklelock and THE CRIPPLER CROSSFACE! The match itself was solid like their previous match at Cyber Sunday.
Survivor Series '07
Unsanctioned Match vs. Chris Jericho - Unlike most "grudge" matches I've seen, this one actually played out the fact that both men hated each other instead of two guys wrestling like they would a normal match. The match started out as a brawl with HBK using his boot in the opening moments & HBK heavily put over that he was out to hurt Jericho various times like stopping in the middle of "Sweet Chin Music" just to hurt him more. Lance Cade eventually made an appearence & helped work over HBK's injured elbow before HBK recoved and beat Jericho with his belt & fist until the match was stopped because Y2J couldn't continue. This match wasn't as "high impact" as the unsanctioned match between HBK & HHH 6 years ago but it was still intense to watch & was better than their last match at the "Bash" but didn't top the Judgment Day match. Various spots to look out for will be HBK's creative way of escaping the Walls Of Jericho, HBK's elbow on both Cade & Jericho through the announce table, and the aftermatch involving the referee.
Unforgiven '08
vs. Undertaker - This is one of those matches that I can try to describe & review but the words wouldn't do it justice. This match had everything (including the enique "Heaven & Hell" entrances) on a physical & emotional level of both men refusing to lose to the point where this was the cloest anyone had ever come to breaking the streak to the point where you saw the most emotion from Undertaker since his "Deadman" character returned 5 years ago & Shawn was even so desperate at one point, he was hoping for a win via countout. Instant classic here & quite frankly, this was the match that saved this show, should have ended it since nobody was going to be able to top it, and makes the DVD worth buying alone.
WrestleMania 25
In this end, this was a great match anthology of Shawn's career while also getting to know the performer of Shawn Michaels & some elements of the man Michael Shawn Hickenbottom & I really don't have anything negative to say here so this is definately one to add to the collection.
Description of WWE: Shawn Michaels - My Journey
WWE SHAWN MICHAELS:HIS 25 GREATEST MA - DVD MovieThe Heartbreak Kid is one of the most celebrated and talented superstars in the history of Sports Entertainment. Shawn Michaels? career has spanned more than 25 years and has produced one great match after another, earning him his ?Showstopper? moniker. Now fans can relive this superlative career with Shawn Michaels: His 25 Greatest Matches, a 3-disc set with more than nine hours of matches. This DVD presents Michaels? great bouts from every phase of his life, from early tag-team matches as a member of the Rockers through his highly decorated championship reigns. The matches include new commentary and reflections from the Showstopper himself, as well as partners and adversaries throughout the years.
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