A week ago we gave you a glimpse of the front cover of World Wrestling Entertainment’s upcoming compilation release, Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century. Available on July 26th as both a three-disc DVD and as a two-disc Blu-ray release, the compilation will include a documentary divided into twenty-four chapters, with certain chapters devoted to those chosen as the organization’s greatest sports-entertainers. Sadly, it will only include twelve bonus matches, but at least seven of the matches selected are from Monday Night Raw and SmackDown!
The DVD set will carry a retail price $29.93 (pre-order now for $21.99) while the Blu-ray retails for $39.95 (pre-order now for $25.99).
Here’s a complete rundown of the content for both the DVD and Blu-ray releases:
DVD – Disc 1
Signature
Open
Ground Breaking Superstars
Chris Jericho
Edge
Triple H
JBL
Kane
Kurt Angle
The Rock
Randy Orton
Brock Lesnar
Decade of the Divas
Jeff Hardy
Big Show
Eddie Guerrero
Shawn Michaels
Booker T
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Undertaker
Rey Mysterio
Batista
John Cena
Greatest SuperStars of the 21st Century
DVD – Disc 2
WCW Championship Match
Booker T vs. The Rock
SummerSlam 19th August, 2001
Intercontinental Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam
Raw 16th September, 2002
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Triple H vs. Kane
Raw 23rd June, 2003
60 Minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar
SmackDown! 18th September, 2003
WWE Championship Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
SmackDown! 18th March, 2004
DVD – Disc 3
Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Championship
JBL vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T
Armageddon 12th December, 2004
Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
JBL vs. Big Show vs. Kurt Angle
Royal Rumble 30th January, 2005
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Triple H vs. Edge
Raw 7th February, 2005
Women’s Championship Match
Lita vs. Trish Stratus
Unforgiven 17th September, 2006
Triple Threat Match – Winner Faces John Cena For The WWE Championship At WrestleMania 23
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge
Raw 5th February, 2007
8 -Man Tag Team Match
John Cena & Batista & Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton & Edge & Mr. Kennedy & MVP
Raw 15th February, 2007
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Batista vs. The Undertaker
WrestleMania 23 1st April, 2007
The Blu-ray mirrors the DVD release in terms of content and even adds bonus material including extra matches and promos:
Blu-ray Exclusives (Disc 1)
“Everything Evolvesâ€
Raw – 3rd February, 2003
Kane’s Eulogy for the Undertaker
SmackDown! – 20th November, 2003
JBL is Not Afraid of the Undertaker
SmackDown! – 5th August, 2004
Blu-ray Exclusives (Disc 2)
Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Triple H vs. JBL
Backlash 27th April, 2008
World Heavyweight Championship Scramble Match
Batista vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane vs. JBL vs. Chris Jericho
Unforgiven 7th September, 2008
Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk
SummerSlam 23rd August, 2009
Every Man for Himself
SmackDown! – 27th January, 2005
Kurt Angle Does Not Suck
Raw – 7th November, 2005
The Coronation of King Booker
SmackDown! – 26th May, 2006
John Cena & Randy Orton Get Together
Backlash – 27th April, 2007
Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel
Raw – 9th June, 2008
Repeats of PPV matches aside, the REASON to pick this up is for the 60-minute Ironman match. The Blu-ray release with the exclusive promos and matches (especially “Kurt Angle Does Not Suck”) might also be worth the extra $4 price difference.
But that’s just my two cents. Let your opinion be known in our comments section.
