Title: XWF on DVD
Description: 3-Disc set for $29.95
Description: 3-Disc set for $29.95
Scrooge McSuck - July 11, 2005 08:36 PM (GMT)
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 In Your Face - The Lost Episodes of the XWF Availability: In Stock Description 3 DVD Set Price: $29.95 The Lost Episodes of the XWF consists of a three DVD set with 19 matches and lots of extras. Episode One Big Vito vs. Buff Bagwell Marty Jannetty vs. Hail with manager “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart Horace Hogan vs. Ian Harrison XWF Cruiserweight Championship Battle Royal Nasty Boys vs. Shane Twins Curt Hennig with agent Bobby “The Brain” Heenan vs. Vampiro Episode Two Juventud Guerrera and Psychosis vs. Konnan and Ray Gonzalez Simon Diamond with manager Dawn Marie vs. Jerry Lawler Hail with manager Jimmy Hart vs. Knuckles Johnny B. Badd vs. Norman Smiley Shane Twins vs. The Road Warriors Curt Hennig with agent Bobby “The Brain” Heenan vs. Buff Bagwell Episode Three Marty Jannetty vs. Drezden Horace Hogan vs. Josh Matthews Shane Twins vs. South Philly Posse with manager Jasmine A.J. Styles vs. Kid Kash Vapor with manager Sonny Onoo vs. Jimmy Snuka Jr. with manager Superfly Jimmy Snuka Curt Hennig and Ian Harrison vs. Buff Bagwell and Vampiro PLUS MANY SPECIAL EXTRAS!!!!! Special Bonus Match: Never Before Seen!!!!! *Hulk Hogan vs. Curt Hennig with manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Special Interview: up close & personal with the one & only, the immortal Hulk Hogan Special Behind the Scenes “The Making of the XWF” Special Interview with music legend Willie Nelson with Hacksaw Jim Duggan Special Guest Appearances by musical greats: Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley of KISS and Alice Cooper Special Appearances by the XWF CEO Rena Mero & the XWF Commissioner Rowdy Roddy Piper and much, much more!!!!! HOSTED BY “NASTY BOY” BRIAN KNOBS & THE ”MOUTH OF THE SOUTH” JIMMY HART |
http://www.xwfdvd.com/Product/ProductInfo.aspx?id=66
I'm sure me and a buddy are the only two ordering this, but I thought I'd put it out here incase anyone else is interested.
Mad Dog - July 11, 2005 08:39 PM (GMT)
I'll definately order that. It'll be some good Wrestlecrap fun.
Scrooge McSuck - July 11, 2005 08:44 PM (GMT)
When I get it, I might actually do a review... or try to do one that is. A lot of weird and crappy stuff on here. You know what sold me on it? Hulk Hogan's commercial during "Hogan Knows Best." I completely ignored my friends pimping of it yesterday with a "meh" response, but creamed myself after a 40 second commercial.
Plus it has Hogan v. Hennig! It's not worth $30, but it's an interesting little match.
Plus it has Hogan v. Hennig! It's not worth $30, but it's an interesting little match.
dynamite kido - July 11, 2005 08:51 PM (GMT)
WOW, people will buy anything these days.
Mad Dog - July 11, 2005 09:05 PM (GMT)
I'm buying it for the trainwreck appeal and nothing else. If I have children one day they'll be forced to watch this when they act up.
Scrooge McSuck - July 11, 2005 09:41 PM (GMT)
I'm still waiting for the Heroes of Wrestling DVD release. Now THAT is a punishment show.
D.A.V.E. - July 11, 2005 09:52 PM (GMT)
The shit being written about this "promotion" on their website is friggin hilarious.
Scrooge McSuck - July 11, 2005 09:58 PM (GMT)
I haven't read anything, but what are they saying? Something like claiming to be the best, despite never airing a show on TV?
D.A.V.E. - July 12, 2005 10:27 PM (GMT)
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When I parted company with the XWF, I never for one second envisaged that I would be sitting here 4 and a half years later writing an article for a newly relaunched and rebuilt web site dedicated to a 5-month period in wrestling history that changed the business … although not in the way we all hoped. The XWF was the revolution that should’ve been, but never was. Brian Knobs, Jimmy Hart and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine had a vision and had spent everything they had, not just monetarily, but also emotionally and physically as well to make it a reality. Everything was in place. State of the art production values, from the crew all the way to editing and design staff. Wrestling shows written by people that lived ate and slept wrestling, people who understood that the most important key to a successful show was the fan and would do everything in their power to ensure they were not insulted. The final component was the wrestlers and what a concept we created. Let’s gather those wrestlers who are still much beloved by the fans, but for reasons of politics or faces not fitting, and give them the chance to show everyone why they were the cornerstones that enabled wrestling to stand above every other “reality show” as king. And then lets scour the globe for the young guys who are talented and in a situation where there is no monopoly would be seen on a weekly basis and give them the chance to become household names. Check out the roster we created, even today I would crawl over hot coals and shards of glass to see this show. It was a revolutionary concept … a wrestling company run by wrestlers for wrestlers where the fans were more important than the boardroom bottom-line. It should’ve worked … it didn’t, for many reasons, none of which had anything to do with quality of these as yet unaired shows. NO, the reason you aren’t watching the XWF on a weekly basis is simply down to the lack of vision shown by the majority shareholders. If they had signed our talent to contracts, then when we made our presentation to the TV companies, we could’ve confirmed that we would actually be able to deliver the wrestlers we were showing in our Pilots. Unfortunately, our talent was already being seen on TV, but not with the XWF. As one of the writer/producers of the XWF I have always felt incomplete because with exceptions of very few people, nobody got the opportunity to see these shows. Nobody got to see how hard the wrestlers (some who are no longer with us) worked as they strove to create a legacy not just for themselves but for every young boy or girl out there who dreams of pulling on a pair of tights and stepping inside the squared circle. Ever since the plug was pulled I have hoped that somehow the fans would get the chance to see these shows and hopefully that day may still come. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Jimmy Hart and Brian Knobs you may one day still see the legends that other organizations had deemed “passed their sell buy date” proving everyone spectacularly wrong. So wrong, that many were signed to contracts by those same organizations before our shows had been edited. Hulk Hogan, Curt Hennig, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Mean Gene Okerlund, Rena Mero, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Marty Jannetty and The Road Warriors to name a few, all returned to the WWE. The younger talent, deemed too raw or inexperienced including Dawn Marie, Ryan Sakoda, Juvi, The Shane Twins, Josh Mathews, Carilto Colon and Johnny Swinger were also given opportunities in Connecticut. And long before there was an X-Division and TNA, the XWF had a cruiserweight division built on the talents of Kid Kash, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Low Ki … all widely acknowledged as the best of the best, but given the opportunity to perform at the highest level and brought to prominence by the XWF, proving that wrestling talent is not limited by size. Ability rules. We also looked beyond our shores, wrestling may be a Pop Culture phenomenon in the USA, but all over the world there are great wrestlers with many styles and looks and we showcased them as well. Konnan, Psychosis, Ray Gonzalez, The British Storm, Juventud Guerrera and Vampiro all came when the XWF called. Last but not least, six WWE Hall of Famers, doing what they do best, entertaining and entrancing the crowd, Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, Greg Valentine, Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart. We always said we were a wrestling company for wrestlers, in reality we were the catalyst that transformed many careers and set many concepts into motion … if you do get the chance to watch these shows you will see what I mean, enjoy them and then remember this was back in 2001. Finally, I would just like to take a minute to remember my colleagues who never made it this far. Curt Hennig, The Wall, Rocco Rock, Road Warrior Hawk and Mike Lima, all originals and all missed by everyone who knew them. These shows are a fitting memorial to them, and when you watch them, know that these men were as proud of them as they were of everything else they did in their careers. So am I. |
Scrooge McSuck - July 12, 2005 10:28 PM (GMT)
I'm sorry, but after the first couple of sentences, my brain farted and needs to be shutdown for a few hours.
dynamite kido - July 13, 2005 12:50 AM (GMT)
There's no way in hell I'm ever going to read that.....
Scrooge McSuck - July 13, 2005 12:52 AM (GMT)
Looks like something an idiot mark would type up to try and look smart or something. Good call on not reading it, it's just the guy blowing everyone who worked for the "promotion", and trying to make it sound like it was this big promotion that died a tragic death.
dynamite kido - July 13, 2005 12:52 AM (GMT)
I was personally heart broken as I couldn't see Brian Knobbs in singles matches anymore.
Scrooge McSuck - July 13, 2005 12:54 AM (GMT)
You can still see him on Hogan Knows Best, unless this week was a one time only appearence. :P