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Ahhh...what might have been
Let me preface this by saying that I have been a Ric Flair fan since he came on the scene in 1974, and DO remember his first two title belts (Mid-Atlantic tag title with Rip "The Profile" Hawk, and the Mid-Atlantic TV title). This should have been even better than the Ultimate Ric Flair DVD, but as others have already commented, it comes up just a little short. <
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>The GOOD; the always open and honest dialog from Ric Flair. Even after reading his book, I loved hearing him articulate his true feelings about what happened to WCW, and seeing his pain, hurt, animosity, and happiness, especially when he talks about the partying/lifestyle aspect of the Horsemen, very refreshing as always. <
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>The PROMOS; is there any doubt that the original Four Horsemen wrote the book on promo cutting??? Every promo they show, clip or complete is worth watching again and again. I especially enjoyed the cut where Tully acknowledged the Horsemen fans...something you would never expect a villain to do!! The passion of Double A in his words...Ric said it all, the guy can talk, I believe Arn was second only to Ric as a promo cutter. The cool, sinister matter of fact approach Ole had most of the time, loved it even in the 70's with he and Gene. Tully...what can be said...the ultimate antagonist, always saying just enough to piss you off!!! J.J., cool calm, diginified, always a pleasure to listen to. And of course, the Champ...you never knew which Nature Boy was going to show up in a promo...to say he was and is a chameleon on the mic is an understatement. He is the greatest promo cutter in the sport's history. <
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>Seeing Tully, J J, and Barry Windham open up. I actually learned things I did not know in listening to them, not wanting to spoil things, I respect and admire Tully even more now. <
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>With all due respect to the Champ, this is Arn's video. Despite the fact he's kayfabing the entire time, his passion and feelings about the Horsemen show through. <
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>The War Games Match, and the match between Tully/Arn v Barry/Luger. nice to see Dr. Death Steve Williams again...get well soon Doc!! <
>the Barry Windham "Luger story"...I laughed so hard I had to watch it again. <
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>Seeing Triple H, Stone Cold, and Shawn Michaels paying respectful tribute to the Horsemen, JR said it right, without the Horsemen, there would have damn sure been no DX. <
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>The early footage of Arn, if you look quick, you can see a pre LOD Animal, in his original Road Warrior garb. <
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>The clips of the feud with Magnum TA, who you can see had the potential to be a megastar before his untimely accident. <
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>The footage of the locker room attack of the Rock and Roll Express, and the parking lot ambush of Dusty Rhodes...but if you listen carefully, right before the bat hits his wrist you can see and hear Dusty say, "Make it GOOD!!"...I laughed a lot at that. <
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>Seeing the true friendship of Ric and Arn...I would hope someday to have a friend that strong and close. You can see it in the way they express it on screen and in the promos. <
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>The pride and passion in Chris Benoit when he spoke of his time as a Horseman...Ive always respected him and the way he carries himself like a true champion, with the same class that the Horsemen always presented. <
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>WHATS UP WITH THE KAYFABE GENTS???? Its clear that Arn, Rick Steamboat, Michael PS Hayes, and maybe even Dusty and HHH are all speaking in their wrestling characters. WHY??? If most of the people are speaking out of character why is ARN especially speaking in character? Oh well, Im still Arns biggest fan. VERY DISAPPOINTING!!! <
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>Why are Michael Hayes, Teddy Long, Jerry Lawler and especially ERIC FREAKING BISCHOFF in this DVD???? I clearly see no reason for ANY of them to be there. If you wanted more people, you should have spoken to Ole, Lex, Magnum, and even Jimmy Garvin or Jim Cornette. Those four people really have NO REASON to be included!!!! And PLEASE...would someone just put Paul Roma out of his and our misery!!! The biggest thing he would ever do, and he whines and moans about Ric Flair. This from a man who couldnt even hold Mongo McMichaels jockstrap. Someone at WWE must really have a Jones for the not so Pretty Paul to include him on this and not Mongo. Sting I can understand because hes under contract to TNA, but ROMA???? SHEESH!! <
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>The matches could have been a little better selection, showing them against Magnum/Dusty, Arn and Ole winning the National Tag Titles, more footage of them just wreaking overall havoc. I really could have cared less about the cage match with Ricky Morton! <
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>Barry Windham...what happened??? My heart ached when I saw him. I realize hes in his forties like I am, but MY GOD MAN...I was shocked at how he looked. <
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>The two biggest disappointments to me in this overall wonderful production are: Seeing Arn and the guys made to kayfabe their way through the interviews...I just shook my head. Secondly, and to me even more glaring, the failure to include the two most important on camera promos/interviews, the promo where Arn names the group, and the emotional retirement speech he made. Oh well, perhaps the footage to the first one doesnt exist, and the second one probably didnt matter to the PTB (powers that be) at WWE...for that, well, theres always the "eB" word!!! <
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>Overall, Im glad that WWE productions has released this DVD and the earlier AWA tribute DVD. Now if we could only get them to start releasing territory based DVD's. The best of Mid-Atlantic, Florida, Mid-South, Mid Southern, World Class, Pacific Northwest of the 70's and 80's. Can you imagine how well those would sell?? Think about it Vince!!!!!!! <
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Great Stuff!
The first disc lone made it worth it. This disc is not only for anyone who loved the Horseman but classic wrestling as well. The only bringdown here is that Arn Anderson mostly stays in character. While it's dissapointing that's not WWE's fault since they obvioulsy couldn't have <
>excluded him from the disk. The other interviews on the disk more than make up for it. If you want to hear Ric Flair really shoot this is the disk to buy. The comments on Sid Vicious alone are great. Also fun is everyone ripping apart Paul Roma and hearing Roma's (mind-boggling) view. <
> Yes, there could have been three discs and some better match selections. But I'm rating this on what it DOES have and what it does have is fantastic. I always rate these types of discs on the strength of the documentary and this is one the best to date. They did an excellent job getting interviews/commentary from nearly every member in the group. <
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>People may not also realize that WWE hasn't been on the best of terms with JJ Dillon since he left the company. The fact that he's included here means they did someothing they don't always do (not even with their DVD's) and put the fans first. <
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I was expecting more
Don't get me wrong - I was thrilled that WWE finally put out a DVD on the legendary 4 horsemen. Overall, I was happy with the product. However, I was expecting more. Here are my main complaints: <
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>1. Lack of matches. Where's War Games 1997? WWE has put out War Games 1996 in a few other DVD releases, so that didn't bother me. But 1997 should have been there! <
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>2. Some people were doing interviews in character, while others were telling it like it actually was. No releases such as these should be in character. That's not the point of these releases! <
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>3. It should have been a 3 disc set to fit in all the stuff that should have been on here. They also should have covered more of the 90's and less on the 80's in my opinion. <
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>Other than that, I guess I was happy overall. Look at it this way: They could have skipped the Horsemen all together!