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Description: He’s the Heartbreak Kid; the Show Stopper. For more than two decades, Shawn Michaels has had amazing matches inside the ring and controversial moments outside it. Now, for the first time on DVD, fans can see the whole story. From the Rockers to D-Generation X with Triple H, the Clique to the "Montreal Screwjob," every ounce of Michael’s heartbreak and triumph is here!
Customer Reviews:
- I AM SO HAPPY THAT THEY MADE A 3 DISK SET ON THE HEART BRAKE KID: SHAWN MICHAELS ACTUALLY NEVER HAD A 3 DISK SET MADE FOR HIMSELF. THE
GREAT LEGEND ONLY HAD TWO 2 DISK SETS MADE FOR HIS 20+ YEAR CAREER. THIS
DVD PUTS 12 OF THE HEARTBREAK KIDS BEST MATCHES INCLUDING VERSING JOHN CENA FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR . THATS ALL FOR THE DVD OF THE SHOWSTOPPER,THE HEADLINER, THE MAIN EVENT SHAWN MICHAELS!!!!!!!! - Great DVD to a great Wrestler: I'm so glad that they went with a 3 disc collection for one of the greatest superstars to ever lace the boots up. Going so much into his life on disc 1 was the right thing to do. Plus not really sugar coating any of his out of ring problems was the right way to go to show that even the top guy in the compnay can have problems like anyone else. For disc's 2 and 3 having 14 matches that had never been on dvd(excluding the 95 Rumble match now due to the collection) was a way I'm am so glad they went. If they had just put recycled matches would have put this collection down to maybe a 3 1/2 stars instead of the 5 I gave. Here you find early matches from WCCW against Billy Jack Haynes to his classic non-title un scheduled iron man match against John Cena. The gems of this collection be the 1995 match versus Jeff Jarrett for the IC title and yes even with Jarrett this is a classic match. The other gem was the World title match from Raw on December 2003 from San Antonio with Triple H(and how could these 2 not have a great match). So if your not already running out to get this dvd collection, whats wrong with you.
- Great documentary and good match selection!: I originally bought this as a Christmas present for a fellow female employee who is a big Shawn Michaels fan! I finally bought it for myself a few days ago and I have to say I wasn't dissapointed at all. While I am not a die-hard Christian or Bible thumper, I was raised in a Christian home so I guess some of that still remains with me. I mention this because I was touched by the outside of the ring story of Shawn's. I would recommend this for that type as well because there is a great lesson in falling and redemption here too.
Back to the review, this is also a great trip down memory lane for long time fans like me to see Shawn from back in his AWA days. I began watching wrestling in 1985 and I viewed the AWA as weak in those days. The Midnight Rockers was one of the few reasons I watched the AWA back then because they were different from Nick Bockwinkle, "Playboy" Buddy Rose, "Pretty Boy" Doug Sommers, the late Ray "The Crippler" Stevens and others. Nothing against them as they were great performers but I think The Rockers brought a breath of fresh air to that territory.
It also visits the break up of The Rockers, his time with the late Sherri Martel, behind the scenes fights with management including Vince McMahon, the infamous "Curtain Call" in Madison Square Garden, the infamous Montreal Screwjob (more on that one), his leaving the WWE due to his back injury, his marriage to former Nitro girl Whisper (Rebecca Hickenbottom), his drug problems, his brief falling out with HHH in 2001, his conversion to Christianity and his return to WWE.
For those that either own or seen Bret Hart's WWE release, this gives Shawn's side of the Montreal story. On that, I believe Bret was screwed over. However, I hold Vince more responsible than I do Shawn. Shawn was/is an employee of WWE. He did what he was told to do by his boss. While it was low what he did, I think most people (myself included) would've done what Vince wanted. Ultimately, the buck stops with McMahon.
For the record, I do think Bret brought it on himself a bit by not agreeing to job that night BUT what McMahon did was still wrong.
Back to this, I think most fans or even a fan of documentaries will be pleased with this. I haven't gotten to all the extras yet but so far, I like it! High recommendation! - Great documentary and matches: Before I watched this DVD, I could have written everything I knew about Shawn Michaels on the back of a postage stamp. I missed Shawn's first stint in the WWE so never knew much about his background. I was always interested to know more though because I enjoy his athletic and high-flying wrestling style.
The documentary on Disc 1 is 2 hrs, 2 mins long and does an excellent job of discussing the key moments in Shawn's personal and professional life. I was actually surprised by how honest it was. It showed that Shawn could be arrogant and selfish, and wasn't always liked by others. Shawn was also honest about how drug problems and pain affected his life. The overall picture of Shawn, by the mid to late 90s, was a man who was successful in the ring but unhappy outside of it, and was on a path of self-destruction. The DVD then shows how Shawn turned his life around and returned to WWE. At first, although he got married and had a child, he was still using drugs...but through developing a stronger Christian faith he was able to give up drugs and become a happier person who is also nicer to the people around him. It was brilliant to watch a wrestling story where there is actually a happy ending!
The documentary is enhanced by comments from Michaels' family, people he used to work with, Vince McMahon and other wrestlers - particularly Triple H, Chris Jericho and Marty Jannetty. The documentary is very emotional, a real feel good story by the end, and it gives the impression that Shawn has learnt a lot from his past mistakes. The Extras on Disc 1 include some deleted scenes from the documentary, a really good `Tell me a Lie' tribute video, and a funny promo where Shawn dresses up as Hulk Hogan.
Other reviewers have outlined the matches on Discs 2 and 3 better than I could - but I do think it is a great range of old and new matches. For those of us from the United Kingdom, it's really nice to see the Michaels v Cena match filmed in London in 2007. I am particularly happy that WWE mainy chose matches that aren't available on other DVDs and they didn't include any Wrestlemania matches either, because most fans already have those on DVD.
Overall, this DVD is highly recommended for all WWE fans, including people like me who didn't have any knowledge of Shawn Michaels before the 2000s. - wrestling book: My son is a die hard wrestling fan...loves the book. order and shipping was safe and secure.thnks
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