WWE Tombstone - History of the Undertaker (2005)

Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 01/27/2009 Product Description

WOW... Thats all I have to say

So I have acquired a vast quantity of WWE DVDs the past few years. And out of all 30 or so I must admit this one surprised me greatly. I normally buy the DVDs to revisit matches I forgot about or never saw growing up. I tend to watch even more now that the WWE is full of Noobs. This set was all matches so if you like the documentaries you might wanna skip this one.

I never loved the undertaker he was kind of just there. I never hated the undertaker until his transformation to the white trash hog riding trailer park hillbilly phase.

But this DVD showed me that Undertaker has impacted WWE greatly. Because of him we see several match types from the Hell in a Cell, to the Buried alive match, and the casket match and the one time treat of the inferno match.

This collection covers up to the takers career where he abandoned the trash taker angel and resumed his former undead reaper persona he still uses now (2008). I loved the footage of the Ministry that was my favorite persona of his career.

Like I said I never really followed the taker so I cant think of many matches that weren't included on this compilation other then the fake undertaker encounter. They did choose many from the In your house paper view series and several from Raw and Smack down. Maybe 4 matches on the whole 3 disk set were from SummerSlam or Wrestlemaina so if you own those sets you wont get many rematches.

In the end I respect the undertaker a lot more for his accomplishments and how he has changed the face of WWE today. I also learned which persona I hate more White trash taker or Hogan LOL. As I am not a Hogan fan.
October 28, 2008

A Historic Set For A Historic Superstar

Undertaker is one of those superstars that you have known and loved for many, many years. He's given us some of the most memorable moments in wrestling history, from throwing Mankind off the top of the cell at King of the Ring 1998 to setting his brother Kane alight in the Inferno match. He's one of the WWE's best creations and another prime example of how WCW dropped the ball in letting him go. At 6 ft 10 he's known as the most agile big guy the business has ever seen, and that is no joke as seeing a men his size gracefully jump over the top rope, perform a flying lariat or indeed even walk on the top rope of the ring is something impressive, and something to truly be witnessed first hand. After just a year in the business Undertaker won his first WWE title after beating the biggest name the wrestling industry has ever seen in Hulk Hogan. That in itself is an impressive mark on a persons resumé, adding onto it the current 16-0 winning streak at Wrestlemania and being the true patriarch of the Buried Alive match and the Hell In A Cell Match. There's no denying that Undertaker is an impressive character and something that we're unlikely to see ever again, so this is the right kind of set to give us which shows us the impressive career of the dead man the Undertaker.

Match Listing, Disc 1.

Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan (WWE Championship)
Undertaker vs Yokozuna (WWE Championship Casket Match)
Undertaker vs "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel at Wrestlemania 12
Undertaker vs Mankind (Buried Alive Match)
Undertaker vs Mankind (WWE Championship)
Undertaker vs Bret Hart (WWE Championship)
Bonus Match: Undertaker vs Bret Hart One Night Only in England.

Disc 2.

Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels (In Your House: Ground Zero)
Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels (Hell In A Cell)
Undertaker vs Kane (Wrestlemania 14)
Undertaker vs Kane (Inferno Match)
Undertaker vs Mankind (Hell In A Cell)
Undertaker vs The Rock (WWE Championship)

Disc 3.

Undertaker vs Steve Austin (First Blood/WWE Championship)
Undertaker vs HHH (Wrestlemania 17)
Undertaker vs Hulk Hogan (WWE Championship 12 Years After The Original)
Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar (Hell In A Cell/WWE Championship)
Undertaker vs John Cena
Undertaker vs Mr. McMahon (Buried Alive Match)
Undertaker vs Kane (Wrestlemania 20)

This is an incredible set and although missing some matches that I would have loved to see, the 6-Man Hell In A Cell match for example and although Taker lost, it still would have been interesting for that match to be in the set. Overall though, the set is a great one and is something that must be owned by almost every WWE fan around the world. June 19, 2008

Tombstone

This is a great collection of the Undertaker's career thus far in the WWF/WWE. It is missing a few great matches, but overall is a good collection of his matches. Recommended for any fan of the Undertaker!!! June 5, 2008

Dead man lives

I think all the matches on the dvd were good ones I mean of course there are some missing there are to many great matches there are.

vs hulk hogan: the match isnt that great but better than the one on disc 3 it is slowish and a little boring but it is decent and I give it 6/10

vs yokozuna casket match: this match was ok and then a whole bunch of heels come out and try to put taker into the casket and then finally do it is good the first time but then it gets boring the other times you watch it 5/10

vs diesel: this is when the set picks up as the big men do a couple things they havent done before it is a very good match but is not great but that is later in the set 8/10

vs mankind buried alive match: wow this is the first buried alive and the best these two had a great main event that night but outdid thereselfs a few times 9/10

vs mankind: this match is crazy and great they fight all over the outside and just about destory the rest of foley's ear in this match his mask gets ripped off and then he goes HEAD FIRST INTO A TABLE it is crazy 10/10

vs bret hart (summerslam) ref HBK: this is a bret match mostly and taker breaks the shapshooter nothing great expect its one of the matches you can watch over and over because it is great 9/10

vs bret hart (one night only): this is diffrent because it has taker and bret doing there moves and is better than summerslam 10/10

vs shawn michaels: it is a big brawl that is pretty good and long and is great to watch a few times but is overlooked due to the hitc match at badd blood 8/10

vs shawn michaels hitc: this match is the first hitc and it is great as one of the best north american matches in history it is just that good 10/10

vs kane: this is there best match ever and is really good because kane looks unstoppable unlike in the next match 9/10

vs kane inferno match: this is a down step from the wrestlemania match they had 7/10

vs mankind hitc: what can you say other than that this is the best and worst match mixed into one but i love it and so does most everyone else 10/10

vs the rock: normal match so that is all i can say 7/10

vs stone cold first blood: this match is great and seems shorter than it is because it is so good, one of steves best matches and it is a great storyline too 10/10

vs hhh: it is pretty good just it isnt believable that the ref was down all that time but still good match 8/10

vs hogan: poor i get bored watching this i never liked hogan and to not put taker over him cleanly sucks 3/10

vs brock lesnar hitc: maybe the best hitc it is so in your face and physical that it is just plain great, classic, and brutal i have to give this a 11/10

vs john cena: when cena was like this persona that it was a great match i love to watch this match it is great 9/10

vs Mr. mcmahon buried alive: poor and boring match that is not good at all and seems to drag on 5/10

vs kane: good but short and it is pretty much just taker destorying the kane to become like a monster face 6/10

vs kurt angle: great, great, great this is the way to cap it off great wrestling and it is one of takers best and at least we end it on a high note 9/10 May 10, 2008

Nice for the price

I really liked this DVD, it has a lot of footage and it's really cheap. It's worth every penny.

BEST FEATURES
- It's doesn't show just the matches, but also a little documentary in-between the fights, explaing what happened before and after each featured match.
- There are a couple of Extras that live up to their hype, like the match vs Bret Hart, or when Undertaker atacks Hulk Hogan in the funeral parlor.
- This DVD shows, by far, the most savage Hell-in-a-Cell match I've ever seen. That Undertaker vs Mankind, the sound bout, where the latter literrally flies from the top of the cell into the anouncers table.

WORST FEATURES
- The Undertaker as a Bike-Rider storyline was pretty dumb, but I thing the worst was the Undertaker, in his dead parents graveyard, talking about his fight with Kaine and how he will accept his "eternal damnation".
December 24, 2007

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