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First edition of WCW Greatest PPV Matches a terrific start

Posted by Matthew Byer | Mar 18, 2014 | Other Reviews

In the last couple of years World Wrestling Entertainment has been starting to truly take...

Vader gives insight into the WCW of 1993

Posted by Matt Bishop | Mar 16, 2014 | Shoot Interviews

There’s no doubt Vader was the most athletic big man in the history of professional wrestling, and...

New Cornette returns to old form discussing ROH, TNA and Russo

Posted by Nolan Howell | Jan 19, 2014 | Interviews

The old adage is that you can take the dog out of the fight, but you can’t take the fight...

Balls Mahoney YouShoot honest and emotional

Posted by Caleb Smith | Jan 5, 2014 | Shoot Interviews

Kayfabe Commentaries’ latest video, You Shoot: Balls Mahoney, touches on many of the...

NWA’s Invasion DVD shows improvement and fun action

Posted by Matthew Byer | Dec 26, 2013 | Other Reviews

When SLAM! Wrestling last reviewed a National Wrestling Alliance DVD there were some production...

Sammartino DVD a return to the ’60s

Posted by Matthew Byer | Dec 3, 2013 | Other Reviews

With respect to World Wrestling Entertainment’s history, it is exceedingly rare that the...

DVD set just can’t cover 50 years of WWE/WWF/WWWF

Posted by Dale Plummer | Nov 26, 2013 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

Most WWE fans don’t know how the wrestling they watch came to be, or even that the company...

Second volume of ECW Unreleased more of the same

Posted by Matt Mackinder | Nov 18, 2013 | Other Reviews

There will never be another ECW. That can be construed as a good thing and a bad thing. The...

NWA’s Parade of Champions DVD has great matches, but subpar production values

Posted by Matthew Byer | Nov 10, 2013 | Other Reviews

With the National Wrestling Alliance’s return to prominence comes with it increased exposure...

KC’s Breaking Kayfabe with Marty Jannetty is wildly incoherent

Posted by Matthew Byer | Oct 26, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

Anyone who has ever conducted an interview typically has one great fear, which is that the end...

Money in the Bank anthology climbs the ladder to success

Posted by Dale Plummer | Oct 20, 2013 | Other Reviews

The Money in the Bank Ladder match has only existed for eight years, but it has become one of the...

Goldberg DVD all action, no words

Posted by Matthew Byer | Oct 17, 2013 | Other Reviews

In recent years, WWE has had a number of releases spotlighting World Championship Wrestling...

Flair and Funk great storytellers on new DVD

Posted by JAMES DE MEDEIROS | Oct 13, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

When you think of some of the greatest rivalries in the history of professional wrestling, one of...

Triple H’s Thy Kingdom Come DVD set comes with good Pedigree

Posted by Matthew Byer | Oct 1, 2013 | Other Reviews

Going into the review of World Wrestling Entertainment’s newest DVD/Blu-Ray release Triple H...

Luger’s memories of 1993 make for compelling DVD

Posted by Matthew Byer | Sep 26, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

The latest Kayfabe Commentaries entry in its Timeline series is Lex Luger. Prior to 1993, Luger...

WWE’s Madison Square Garden DVD ignores Bruno, still a good set

Posted by Matt Mackinder | Sep 17, 2013 | Other Reviews

Maybe one day, the current WWE will be referred to as the “good ol’ days.” For...

Vince Russo DVD explores far more than just WCW in 2000

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 27, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

When a company conducts interviews like Kayfabe Commentaries does, every so often there is one...

Beefcake’s look back at 1989 goes off in interesting directions

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 25, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

Of late Kayfabe Commentaries has been releasing some very interesting video interviews and their...

Guest Booker with Robert Fuller a philosophical discussion

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 22, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

Kayfabe Commentaries’ Guest Booker series has at time had some very divergent ideas for how...

Kong amazingly avoids saying anything controversial

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 13, 2013 | Interviews

It is quite rare that a female wrestler is the feature of a lengthy interview such as Kayfabe...

Waltman’s look at WWE in 1994 is insightful

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jul 25, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

Kayfabe Commentaries looks back at 1994 in the WWE with Sean Waltman is a very insightful two...

DDP YouShoot an engaging DVD

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jul 13, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

Clocking in at close to two hours, Kayfabe Commentaries’ YouShoot: DPP runs through almost...

Montreal Theory DVD for true believers only

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jul 7, 2013 | Documentary Reviews

“It’s funny, two weeks ago my son Blade and I saw this post that someone had put up...

War Games DVD offers ‘glorious carnage’

Posted by John Powell | Jun 25, 2013 | Other Reviews

You’ve got your Hell in a Cell. You’ve got your Elimination Chamber. Still, nothing...

WrestleMania 29 DVD only so-so

Posted by Jon Waldman | Jun 6, 2013 | Other Reviews, WrestleMania

When WrestleMania XXIX’s DVD was announced, there were two features I was looking for, and...

WWE’s ‘Rivalries’ DVD has glaring omissions

Posted by John Powell | May 28, 2013 | Other Reviews

Feuds are the fuel driving the pro wrestling business. They are what sparks interest in ticket...

In Your House DVD a trip back in time

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 2, 2013 | Other Reviews

Nostalgia doesn’t exactly run deep throughout WWE’s The Best of In Your House...

For All Mankind DVD showcases all three Foleys

Posted by Matthew Byer | Apr 19, 2013 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley DVD/Blu-Ray continues the strong...

New Hitman DVD shows Bret at his best

Posted by Marty Goldstein | Mar 12, 2013 | Other Reviews

Being able to chronicle his in-ring history to his own satisfaction was a key sticking point to...

New Sunny DVD a sobering look into substance abuse

Posted by Matthew Asher | Feb 26, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

One of the tried and true clichés of professional wrestling is substance abuse by the performers....

Zbyszko looks back at 1980 and Sammartino feud in new DVD

Posted by RICH KRAEMER | Feb 25, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

Larry Zbyszko has done it all: world champion in both single and tag team division, commentator,...

Second Nitro DVD set shows depth of WCW talent

Posted by Matthew Byer | Feb 11, 2013 | Other Reviews

WCW The Best of Monday Nitro Volume 1 was a very strong WWE DVD release, but Volume 2 is even...

Best of Raw & Smackdown DVD average at best

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Feb 4, 2013 | Other Reviews

If WrestleMania 28 was any indication, then 2012 was definitely one of the most successful years...

WWE Best of 2012 DVD shows year of Punk

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 8, 2013 | Other Reviews

More than anything, the recent WWE DVD release Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012 proves that the past...

Top 100 Raw Moments DVD misses too much

Posted by Matthew Byer | Dec 11, 2012 | Other Reviews

Whenever anyone compiles a list ranking various things within professional wrestling it...

Attitude Era DVD a fun puff piece

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 27, 2012 | Other Reviews

The WWE creative team, and specifically Vince McMahon, have been hailed as at times both genius...

NWO box set good, but insufficient

Posted by John Powell | Nov 21, 2012 | Other Reviews

Kevin Nash. Hollywood Hogan. Scott Hall. The founding members of the New World Order are often...

Lesnar DVD seems too familiar

Posted by Matthew Byer | Oct 30, 2012 | Other Reviews

WWE’s Collector’s Edition Brock Lesnar Here Comes The Pain! requires a very different...

CM Punk DVD lives up to the hype

Posted by Jon Waldman | Oct 23, 2012 | Other Reviews

When WWE first announced that a CM Punk bio DVD was in the works, I was genuinely excited for it....

Greatest Finishing Moves DVD biased towards WWE and recent history

Posted by John Powell | Oct 10, 2012 | Other Reviews

Like many things in pro wrestling these days, finishing moves aren’t what they used to be....

Russo re-books Invasion with logic, ease

Posted by Matt Bishop | Oct 8, 2012 | Shoot Interviews

One of the latest releases from Kayfabe Commentaries is a rather interesting one. Vince Russo,...

Rock vs Cena DVD heavy on hype, short on magic

Posted by JAY PETROFF | Sep 24, 2012 | Other Reviews

Rock vs. Cena explores the 14-month lead-up to WWE’s most prominent event, WrestleMania...

WWE’s Superstar Collection Randy Orton misses the RKO

Posted by Matthew Byer | Sep 18, 2012 | Other Reviews

The Legend Killer, former member of Evolution, the youngest WWE World Heavyweight Champion in...

Undertaker Streak DVD a must for creatures of the night

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 26, 2012 | Other Reviews

The bell tolls once, twice and a third time. The organ music grinds through the air chilling the...

Daniel Bryan DVD cries out for more

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 14, 2012 | Other Reviews

Will you see great wrestling matches? Yes! Will you be amazed by the chemistry that Daniel Bryan...

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere DVD scores multiple pinfalls

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jul 3, 2012 | Other Reviews

Falls count anywhere and street fight matches can be extremely entertaining or they can degenerate...

ECW Unreleased brings back plenty of memories

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jun 19, 2012 | Other Reviews

Extreme Championship Wresting was known for very violent matches, but as the ECW Unreleased Vol. 1...

WCW Clash of the Champions release spoiled by missing Ventura

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jun 12, 2012 | Other Reviews

There will be quibbles from fans about the match selection on the new WWE DVD/Blu-Ray release, The...

Mania 28 DVD: Strong show, awesome HOF, weak extras

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jun 4, 2012 | Other Reviews

A review of a DVD focused on a particular PPV event, such as Wrestlemania XXVIII, is somewhat...

Dillon’s Being a Horseman DVD held back by gimmicks

Posted by Matthew Byer | May 24, 2012 | Shoot Interviews

The approach taken with Being a Horseman starring J.J. Dillon is very different from other...

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