WWE: Ultimate Warrior - The Ultimate Collection

I got to say I never thought this dvd would come out with the WWE logo on it. The Warrior has always been my favorite wrestler. This DVD is the way I would like to remember the Worrior. I did meet James Helwig at the Wrestle-slam in Manchester. Lets just say I was not such a fan after the meeting. However I am happy he buried all his hatchets. Like I said this is the way I would like to remember the Unlimate Warrior. Explosive, adrilinin pumping, and just the right touch of crazy. The only way I can describe the Warrior's impact on wrestling in his time period was like watching disney cartoons then suddenly been introduced to Munga and anime. Thats who the warrior character was a cartoon/comic character come to life. True his style probably would not fit into style of wrestling of today. However there are a number of things todays wrestlers have taken from the Warrior's style. Todays wrestlers are not just big and in shape but neet the speed and agility to go along with it. The there are moves like the People's Elbow, which is a slowed down version of Warrior's big splash, and Goldberg's spear is a ground version of the flying shoulder block.The DVD is done in the same style of Bret Harts dungeon collection with The Warrior introducing each match and segment. The first disc is Warrior's career. Then a number of squash matches. The thing you have to rember is at the time there was no RAW to feed into the soap opera that is wrestling, the Superstars would squash the non superstars. Now you are a superstar by getting into the WWE and the superstars fight each other. Back then I had to wait for the main events for this to happen. The biggest matches on this disc where a couple of matches against Randy Savage, Ravishing Rick Rude and Andre the Giant.Disc 2 contains, Warrior's setup to Wrestlemania 6, good match with Mr Perfect, the title for title match match with Hulk Hogan, Rick Rude, and Sargent Slaughter. These are probobly the biggest matches of the Warrior's career. The time he was at the top of the business.Disc 3 starts Warrior fude with Randy Savage ending with their career ending match. Then Warrior's many dissappearences and returnes including his WCW segment. I am glad Warrior was inducted into the hall of fame, being a former world chamipon it is only right. Terrible news about his death. I wish his family all well and my humble prayers. I really hope this DVD collection goes towards the Warrior being remembered in a good light. I hope this reminds people of his legecy, and make atlest a financial contabution to his family.

So after almost two decades of acrimony between Warrior and the WWE, broken bridges were mended and he was finally welcomed back to the company. First came the 2K14 video game and later in April 2014 the blu ray, the hall of fame induction & his final public appearances at WMXXX and Raw. The timing of his death was erie, almost as if once he had finally got the recognition he deserved and the right story had been told his mission was over; It was time to load the spaceship with the rocket fuel and return to parts unknown.After the smear campaign 'Self Destruction' DVD of 2005, a true career retrospective that did UW justice was long overdue and 'The Ultimate Collection' does just that. What we've got here is about 30 matches, all remastered looking much better than they do on youtube, interspersed with a new interview with Warrior filmed at his home in January of this year as he gives introductions to certain matches or reminisces about other legends such as Macho or Andre. All of UW's greatest matches are here and with a running time of over eight hours you will not be left unsatisfied.My only gripes were that they could have included a few more promos (They were a big part of what defined UW, I think there are only about 5-6 in total throughout) and that some noteworthy matches are strangely absent;- Rude v Warrior (WMV), Losing the belt to Sgt Slaughter, The Papa Shango feud, Macho v Warrior SS 92, more of his 1996 matches and the admittedly crap yet still iconic WCW Hogan rematch etc etc. It would be nice to see a volume 2 that had this stuff & the HOF speech perhaps narrated by Dana Warrior?Overall this is an Awesome collection packed with some of the greatest wrestling matches of all time. Ultimate Warrior was a true wresting legend and icon;- an absolute beast in the ring, underrated in his in-ring abilities and with more charisma and intensity in his little finger than half of the current WWE roster. Rest in Power ULTIMATE WAARRYAAARRRR!!!!!!

I had waited years for this dvd. After the WW(e) slated Warrior personally and professionally on The Self Destruction dvd, I was so pleased they were putting the record straight. Its not perfect, I would have preferred other guys speaking on the documentary other than just Warrior himself. The matches are incomplete, there is no Summerslam 92 match where he main evented against Macho Man. The Papa Shango feud is completely ignored and the Saturday Nights Main Event match which featured Warrior tagging with Hogan Vs Mr Perfect and The Genius was an important match. He also tagged with Legion of Doom against Demolition on an edition of SNME, so set is missing quite a bit. Jobber matches are here but that was key to his rise in popularity, everyone lived how Warrior steamrolled in the ring, destroying his opponent in seconds. I've still given the set 5 stars because the content is still fantastic and very entertaining if you're a fan. It has some rare matches such as against Macho King in a cage and the body bag match Vs The Undertaker so worth the price. Still comming to terms Warrior is gone, just a two days after his Hall of Fame appearance and one day after appearing on Raw for the first time in 18 years. R.I.P. Big man. Waiting for the second volume to be released.