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WWE - The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak & Triumph 
Actors : Shawn Michaels, Triple H, John Cena
Studio : World Wrestling
by World Wrestling
Brand : WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Release Date : 2007-11-27
Publisher : World Wrestling
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 3
EAN : 0651191945986
UPC : 651191945986
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 44 reviews)
List Price : $34.95
Our Price : $14.99
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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! System Requirements:Run Time: 540 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/DOCUMENTARY UPC: 651191945986 Manufacturer No: WWE94598 |
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An objective and fair documentary of Shawn's career coupled with fine matches. One of the WWE's best dvds. |
THE SHORT: A load of great matches plus a documentary that is surprisingly straightforward and fairly objective. Don't be afraid to get this if you already own "From the Vault", both combine to make a great Shawn Michaels retrospective without overlapping matches.
THE LONG: Let's get this out of the way immediately- Shawn is one of the best performers in the history of the business. He is also one of the most cocky and manipulative. That being said, I was very satisfied with the way this dvd looked at his career. This is one of the WWE's most straightforward and genuine dvds.
In the documentary, Shawn briefly discusses growing up and then swiftly moves to his early days in the AWA and his partnership with Marty Jannetty, who shows up to add some welcome testimony as well. We then move on to Shawn's solo career, his early days as the Heartbreak Kid, the forming of backstage power team "The Clique", and his eventual exit and return of the company. Of course all the expected milestones, friendships and enemies are covered. Shawn comes across as pretty candid, and if I may say more turned down and believable than usual, as he covers sensitive subjects such as Montreal, drug abuse, and his religious interests.
Unlike Bret Hart's documentary, which featured Bret speaking almost exclusively (to at times the dvd's detriment), an air of authenticity is lent to this release as people as high up in the company ranks as Pat Patterson, Triple H, and Vince Mcmahon both celebrate Shawn as expected, but also freely admit to having several problems with him as well. Triple H describes being fed up with Shawn's drug abuse and Vince and Pat complain more than once about his attitude and stubbornness, and it was refreshing to see them being blunt about it and not beating around the bush in typical shrugging "But it's HBK!" fashion.
For his part, I don't think Shawn completely redeems past behavior and alleged incidences of him playing politics and refusing to job to other wrestlers, but maybe they caught him on a good day- I do believe that, despite Shawn still being Shawn, he comes off here as more personable and self-aware than I've ever seen him. He cracks a couple jokes and has moments where the cynic doubts his honesty, of course. But for the most part he seems relaxed enough to leave the HBK persona behind and be real, and not just WWE's version of "real". Let's put it this way- this is the least "show-bizzy" I've ever seen Shawn, and it was a compelling documentary.
As for the matches, it's Shawn Michaels so of course you're getting your money's worth as far as wrestling is concerned. A favorite of mine is the legendary untelevised match of the Rockers vs. The Hart Foundation, where had it not been for the top rope breaking the Rockers would have been officially declared tag champs. Shawn complains about the quality of this match although the performances are solid, and I can't help but be thoroughly amused when Jim Neidhart is startled cold in the middle of the ring, eyeballing the broken rope, and loudly declaring "GOD **** IT!!! SON OF A B****!!!!!" Before resuming the match.
Is there more I would have asked for? Aside from personal favorite matches, honestly not much. I still think Shawn used to be a complete jerk behind the scenes and nothing will make me totally accept that. But I was very satisfied to see a more mature Shawn covering this and many other subjects, and also happy to see people chime in to give their own thougtful comments about things such as Montreal and Shawn's behavior. An informative and engaging documentary couple with some fantastic wrestling. What more could you want? |
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Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. A Classic! |
He is The ICON, The Head-Liner, The Showstopper, The Main Event, Mr. Wrestlemania, He is the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. If you like how the Bret Hart or the Dusty Rhodes 3 disc dvd is put together, then you will like Shawn Michaels as well. Throughout Shawn's career, Shawn has done it all; he is a grandslam champion, 2 time Royal Rumble winner, co-founder of D-Generation X, and has been involved in many firsts in WWE history including the first ever Ladder Match, first ever Ironman Match, and in the first ever Hell in the Cell Match. Shawn Michaels is a true great; probably on the same level as Ric Flair.
- Starts off with Shawn's parents explaining Shawns real name and how he was supposed to have been a girl and not a boy then it leads to Shawn speaking about growning up
- Shawns tells how he grewed up on an airforce base and his days in high school with his friend Kenny Kent and how Shawn began watching wrestling at the age of 12 while he admired Ric Flair.
- Shawn then tells his dad he wants to drop out of college and wants to try out that wrestling and how he got introduced into the business in Mid-South wrestling
- He soon got sent off to AWA where he met Marty Jennetty and explains how the Midnight Rockers became one of the most popular tag teams in wrestling.
- Marty and Shawn talks about how they became WWE superstars and then how they were released from the WWE then getting a another chance for the WWE where the Rockers became a popular tag team in the WWE.
- Shawn and Marty explains their break off and the barber shop episode where Marty was thrown through the glass window and tells how that transformed Michaels into the Heartbreak Kid and tells how Mr. Perfect gave Michaels that name.
- Soon after Michaels and Sheri broke off as well, Shawn brings in Kevin Nash as a body guard and that would lead Shawn telling that he has had failed the drug test while Shawn was still IC champion which leads to the history making Ladder Match at Wrestlemania X with Razor Ramoan.
- Shawn Michaels tells how the "clique" started with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, 123 Kid, and with Triple H and that leads to the Wrestlemania XI match for the WWE Title between Shawn and Diesel.
- After the Wrestlemania XI match, Shawn and Triple H tells how Shawn got beat up in a bar and how that would lead to a scenario that Shawn would have concussion in a macth with Owen Hart which that leads to Shawn coming back to win the 1996 Royal Rumble and to the match between Shawn and Bret fighting for the WWE Title at Wrestlemania XII.
- Triple H and Shawn talks about the curtain call which was a goodb bye to the leaving of Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and the Kid from the WWE to the WCW.
- After that Shawn, Triple H, and McMahon tells how Shawn was an angry individual while he was champion and the San Antonio 1997 Royal Rumble Title match with Sid and soon after tells how "he lost his smile" with a messed up knee which he was out for about 4-6 months.
- Talks about how Shawn and Undertaker set the bar in the first ever Hell in the Cell Match which began a little group called D-Generation X.
- Triple H and Shawn talks about D- Generation X and the Survivor Series screw job and why Bret did not want to lose the title in Montreal. Ted Dibiase talks about how Shawn has tryed to apologized to Bret which Dibiase saids Bret don't want nothing to do with Shawn anymore.
- Shawn stresses the fact when he broke his back in the casket match with the Undertaker and how he managed to get to Wrestlemania XIV with Stone Cold while still having a broken back.
- Talks about how he saw his future wife on WCW Nitro while he haven't spoken to Triple H in a long time, then soon after he tells how he found Jesus and how he became one of the best religious leader at his church.
- Talks about how he came back on 2002 and Shawn asking Triple H if he could have one more match back which was at Summer Slam 2002.
- Vince tells how Shawn's World Title victory at the Survivor Series in 2002 wasn't going to be the same as it was 1997.
- Shawn and Chris Jericho talks about their Wrestlemania XIX match and how that was Jericho's greatest match in his career.
-ICON vs. ICON: Shawns tells the back story and why he wanted to wrestle Hulk Hogan at Summer Slam 2005.
- That match would lead into the Wrestlemania 22 match with Vince and also the Backlash Match as McMahon and Jericho talks about how God was part of that match. That would lead to the Reunion of D-Generation X.
- Shawn talks about how he did not want to go back to the old DX days and that he would never do anything they did in 1997/1998 now. Triple H tells how going back to DX was hard Shawn especially how Shawn became very religious.
- Triple H talks how he was supposed to be in the Main event at Wrestlemania 23 instead of Shawn with John Cena. Shows how Shawn became in the main event once again at Wrestlemania 23.
- They all talk about how Shawn Michaels is one of the greats in WWE history along with Ric Flair.
Promos:
- The Heartbreak Hotel from Raw in 1994
- Shawn's Tell me a Lie Music video
- Shawn's CNN spoof about Hulk Hogan in 2005
Deleted Scenes:
- Wrestling Academy
- Shawn being a Bible teacher
- Shawns Colorado Expoedition
- Talks about the classic match at Wrestlemania 21 with Kurt Angle
Matches:
- Shawn Michaels vs. Billy Jack Haynes from WCCW 1/11/85
- The Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose and Doug Somers for the AWA Tag Team Titles from AWA 2/10/87
- Midnight Rockers vs. Super Ninja and Ninja Go for the AWA Tag Team Titles from AWA 6/12/87
- The Rockers vs. The Brainbusters from MSG 1/23/89
- Best 2 out of 3 Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles the Rockers vs. the Heart Foundation from October 1990 at Saturday Nights Main Event.
- The Rockers vs. Oreint Express 1/19/91
- Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog for the Intercontinental Title 11/8/92
- Shawn winning the 1995 Royal Rumble Match after entering #1.
- Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Jarrett for the Intercontinental Title 7/23/95
- Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog for the WWE Title 6/23/96
- Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title 12/29/03
- The Rockers vs. La Resistance 3/14/05
- Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle 6/26/05
- Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena 4/23/07(Longest Raw match besides the Ironman Match between Triple H and Chris Benoit from July 2004)
This is one of the greatest 3 disc dvd sets I have watched from beginning to end. I wish they would have added a few more matches such as the 2002 Summer Slam return match with Triple H, Hell in the Cell Match with the Undertaker, Badd Blood Hell in the Cell Match with Triple H, and the Golds Rush Tournament Match from Raw with Shelton Benjamin but nevertheless this a dvd set i highly recommend on getting. This was surly a showstopping dvd set!!!!!
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A great buy |
My only complaint would be the lack of high profile matches. Sure, those may be available on previous dvds, but previous dvd's have a tendency to be difficult to track down.
I'd have loved to have seen newer matches added to previous selections, perhaps Shawn's personal picks, the picks of his peers.... Just something higher profile than a bunch of AWA matches, Raw matches, non televised matches, or follow-ups to big PPV shows w/o the same high profile implications.
How can you have a DVD featuring the ICON, the SHOWSTOPER, and MR. WRESTLEMANIA w/o a single Wrestlemania match on any of the 3 dvds.
Regardless, this was a very entertaining collection. Michaels has earned a reputation over the years. Some of it good, some bad, but disc 1 of this set gives you a lot of perspective on what Shawn dealt with throughout all phases of his long career.
A great story, pretty good matches, and a must have. |
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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!!!!!!!! |
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Great DVD to a great Wrestler |
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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. |
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