Before They Were WWE Superstars

"Before They Were WWF Superstars" takes a look at a handful of today's WWF Superstars before they made it to the big-time. Through a combination of interviews with the wrestlers and their family members along with home videos, personal photos and other rare footage you learn a little bit about your favorite (and non-favorite) WWF personalities long before they become fixtures on Monday and Thursday nights. In all, it's a great "biography" feature delving into their past lives. In addition to the feature, this special DVD edition contains early matches of the wrestlers as well as extended interview segments with them. In all, it's a great video to watch for WWF fans, be they hardcore or just casual.THE CONTENTSThese are the following WWF superstars featured in this video:1. Kurt Angle: Kurt and family talk about his childhood and his amateur and Olympic wrestling career.2. "Mighty" Molly: Molly discusses her gymnastics background, her love for classic cars and how she broke into the wrestling business on the indy circuit as well as WCW.3. Bradshaw: Bradshaw talks about his football career and the many years he spent touring through Japan, Europe, Mexico as well as the indy circuit and overcoming various injuries before making it to the WWF.4. Spike Dudley: Spike and family talk about his childhood love for wrestling and how Spike has always been tougher than leather. COOL video footage of Spike as a baby swimming, as a teen playing football and as an adult killing himself on the independent scene.5. Stacy Keibler: Stacy talks about her life in show business as a professional dancer from early childhood. Her career transitions from cheerleader to WCW Nitro Girl to Diva are recapped.6. Billy Gunn: Billy talks about how he went from the fast and furious life of the rodeo circuit to the pro-wrestling circuit. Plus we get a cool recap of how he broke into the WWF as one-half of the Smoking Gunns.7. Steven William Regal: It's a cool journey through England as Regal takes us on tour of his old stomping grounds recapping how he was a Carnival Hooker who'd wrestle fans out of the audience.8. Matt and Jeff, the Hardy Boyz: The "Cinderella" story of the bunch as Matt and Jeff take us through a journey of their life-long love of wrestling and how they grew up with a single-father (mom died at an early age) and how they spent YEARS wrestling locally as well as in their backyard (complete with home movies of their various characters) and as WWF TV jobbers before finally making it big.9. Lita: Lita recounts her childhood athletic background as well as her travels to Mexico and all her Lucha Libre buddies (including a collection of their masks), her time spent with the Hardy's in North Carolina's OMEGA promotion, and her stint in ECW before becoming a world-renowned WWF Diva.10. Edge and Christian: Life-long buddies Edge and Christian (and parents) take viewers on a tour of their local high school where it all began for them, recounting how they individually fell in love with the sport and their intertwined paths that led them into the WWF.In addition to the above great profiles, the DVD also includes these special features:1. Jackie (champ) vs. Starla Sexton (Molly): Sunday Night Heat, 10/11/98. GREAT action for a women's TV match from two talented performers. 4 stars.2. Gillberg (champ) vs. Essa Rios (w/Lita): Sunday Night Heat, 2/13/00 for the WWF LHW title. Lita's WWF TV debut. Rios puts an end to Gillberg's 2 year title monopoly. 2 stars.3. Justin Hawk Bradshaw (w/ Uncle Zeb) vs. Undertaker: WWF Raw, 4/1/96. Decent big-man match. Mankind run-in. 2 stars.4. RVD vs. Jeff Hardy: WWF Raw, 5/12/97. Lawler promo. The Hardy's had been working as jobbers long before this, but this is a popular Jeff match. This was part of the aborted "ECW Invasion of the WWF" from 1997. Basic jobber squash for RVD. 2 stars.5. "Angle Family Christmas." WWF Raw, 12/22/00. Popular Christmas sing-along angle featuring Kurt and family, Stephanie, Edge, Christian and Y2J Chris Jericho.6. Angle, Edge and Christian vs. Y2J and the Dudleyz: WWF Raw, 12/22/00. Continuation of the promo from above. Decent match with Kurt's family getting involved. 2 stars.7. 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly (champs) vs. The Smoking Gunns: WWF Raw, 1/3/95. Early Billy Gunn match. Looooong match at 15 minutes (a 15 minute match on Raw??????) with decent back and forth action. 3 stars.8. "Mr. Manners." WWF Raw, 9/18/00. William Regal's TV re-debut where he tries to teach the crowd manners. Y2J makes a "guest appearance."9. "Hamlet." WWF Raw, 9/25/00. Regal recites Shakespeare to the masses before Stone Cold voices his opinion.10. "No Holds Beared." Extended interview with Bradshaw.11. "Ice Rules." Edge and Christian extended interview where they talk about what Lance Storm dubbed as the infamous "Death Tour" in Northern Canada as they drove over frozen lakes to wrestle on Indian Reservations.12. "Spike's Hardcore." Extended Spike Dudley interview.13. "I Told You So." Extended Christian interview.14. "50 Cents." Extended interview with Angle.THE VERDICTIn all, at about a total of two hours counting the special features, this DVD is WELL worth the watch, and if you are so inclined, the addition to your DVD collection. The interviews are well done. Some may criticize that the talent choices are a little questionable, but the stories behind ALL the wrestlers are great to listen to.The DVD extras are decent. While the matches may not be blow-away ones, they are decent (the women's match) and great for nostalgia (the Smoking Gunns' match and Bradshaw match).Overall, whether you are a casual or a diehard fan, you should enjoy this video. If a diehard, this is definitely a video you may consider adding to your collection. Hopefully they'll be another volume with additional stars in the future!!!Highly Recommended

I have been a wrestling fan since 1996 and have watched all kinds of wrestling. I have a wrestling DVD/VHS collection spanning over 50 all together. This is the most complete and accurate review of this DVD you will find. I hope you find this review helpful; remember to vote helpful or not helpful. (Note-Each DVD I review has a "Match of the DVD" award somewhere in it.)Before They Were WWF SuperstarsThis is a very fun DVD if you liked WWE Confidential that came on in 2002-2004 or  The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1 . You get to hear a quick history about each one of the superstars featured in this DVD. It features a lot of clips of Mexican wrestling, OMEGA wrestling, and all your big time promotions. Some of the profiles are more interesting than others, but you'll still enjoy this DVD a lot.You'll hear about Kurt Angle's Olympic and College day in my favorite part of this disk. Stacy Keibler will tell about how she got into WCW by winning a Nitro Girl contest. Edge and Christian will tell about their long-time friendship. They even go to their original school and visit. The kids at the school are funny and are marking out for Edge and Christian. Lita tells about her days in Mexico and shows off her collection of Mexican wrestling masks. Spike Dudley's love of wrestling is told. He tells how he played Football instead of Hockey, just so he could watch wrestling in the morning. You'll hear about Molly Holly's power lifting days and how she broke records with her lifting. You'll also hear about how she became Ms. Madness in WCW. The Hardy Boyz tell about their struggles in the beginning and how their Dad would give them a rough time about wrestling. Bradshaw and Billy Gunn also speak on how they got into wrestling. William Regal talks about his days in Blackpool, England, and how he was wrestling since age 15.Extras Include-Jaqueline VS Starla Saxton (Molly Holly)- Heat 10/11/98Gillberg(c) VS Essa Rios w/Lita (Light heavyweight Title)- Heat 2/13/00Bradshaw VS Undertaker- Raw 4/1/96Rob Van Dam VS Jeff Hardy- Raw 5/12/97Sing-Along- Raw 12/22/00Angle/Edge/Christian VS Jericho/Dudley Boyz- Raw 12/22/00Smoking Gunns VS 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly(C) (Tag Team Titles)- Raw 1/25/95Mr. Manners- Raw 9/18/00Hamlet- Raw 9/18/00No Holds Beared (Bradshaw's story about fighting a bear)Ice Rules! (E & C get stuck in Ice Lake)Spike's Hardcore (Spike slams his brother out the window)I told you so (Christian tells about paying off his debt)50 Cents (Funny Kurt Angle story)

Came earlyGlad I can add this to my collectionThank You

I bought this dvd off of Amazon new for like $11, worth every penny. There are some great extras on this dvd. So, if your a collector of wrestling dvd's make sure this one is in your collection.

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This DVD is pretty good but i was dissapointed that the interviews were so short! :( the rest is great though and is a must buy for a WWF wrestling fand!

It was super cheap and shipped very quickly. I was def satisfiied with this product. I would recommend it to anyone!

ever wonder what some of your favorite wwe stars were like before they made it to wwe? order this and part two and find out.

アメリカVH-1でお馴染み番組「BEFORE THEY WERE ROCK STAR」のWWF SUPERSTARS版ビデオがこれ！本人、その家族によるコメントを含め、貴重な映像が満載です。私のお薦めは母校を訪ねながら過去を語る、EDGE CHRISTIAN。仲良しぶりがよく分かります。EDGEの手袋している姿が何だかとっても可愛いですよ！他に収録されているのは、KURT ANGLE, BILLY GUNN, BRADSHAW, WILLIAM REGAL, SPIKE DUDLEY, THE HARDY BOYZ（彼らの場合は"LEAP FAITH"からの映像が主でした）、女性陣は、STACY KEIBLER, LITA, MIGHTY MOLLYです。今とは違うSUPERSTARSをひとめ見るのも良いのでは？