WWE – Stone Cold Steve Austin – What?No matter how beloved a wrestling superstar becomes, there is always a point during his career when he turns heel. Hulk Hogan did it, the Rock did it, but no one did it better than Stone Cold Steve Austin in 2001. The beer-swilling, bird-flipping “Bionic Redneck” went from trailer-trash American hero to a hated, vicious psychopath, and as this DVD proves, he loved every minute of it. Stone Cold Steve Austin: What? covers all of the major events of Austin’s yearlong heel period, from his shocking turn at WrestleMania 17 (the conclusion of a bloody, legendary match with the Rock) to his alliance with Vince McMahon and Triple H to his reign of chair-bashing terror over the entire WWE roster (women and announcers included). All of it is narrated by Austin from his ranch, and he offers droll insight into his character. The DVD also contains a ton of solid extras, including complete matches with Triple H and Ricky Steamboat. It’s a must for any Austin fan. –Dave McCoy
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Review by Mr. JKW for WWE – Stone Cold Steve Austin – What?
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“Stone Cold Steve Austin What” chronicles Steve Austin’s 2001 WWF year through a combined mix of interviews and video footage. In addition to chronicling his year 2001, the video also takes a quick look back at his time in the old WCW. Overall, while the feature can be criticized for its brevity (with a runtime of approximately an hour) it is a decent review of his year 2001.THE FEATURE:The feature reviews the following:
1 – His feud with Triple H during the beginning of 2001, in particular their Match of the Year at No Way Out 20012 – His feud with the Rock for the WWF title 3 – His heel turn4 – His quick feud with Chris Benoit 5 – His lead role in the ill-fated Invasion angle 6 – His awesome feud with Kurt Angle7 – A handful of the comedy sketches he did on WWF TV in 2001 with Vince McMahon and Kurt Angle8 – His appearance on MadTV9 – A quick look at his WCW career as “Stunning Steve” with interviews by Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and footage of Ricky Steamboat and Brian Pillman.10 – How he came up with his “WHAT???” catchphrase (you’ll be surprised how it developed).THE DVD FEATURES:WWE is starting to put out better extras on their DVDs. It’s good to see they are putting SOME use to the WCW footage they acquired in the buyout. Here’s the rundown of the extras on this DVD:1. “Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H” No Way Out 2001. THE Match of the Year of 2001. 2 out of 3 Falls Match (Regular, Street Fight, Steel Cage). Talk about intensity and athleticism. 5 stars.2. Coronation speech from King of the Ring 1996. Witness the birth of “Austin 3:16.”3. “Stunning” Steve Austin vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Bash at the Beach 1994. Austin’s favorite match against his favorite worker. Actually, from what I understand Austin wanted the match from the Clash of Champions against Steamboat. Oh well. Decent 23 minute bout. 3 ¾ stars4. Extra Interviews: 1) “Origins of 3:16″ Austin gives his thoughts on the catchphrase.2) Arn Anderson: 1 minute spot where AA talks about a trip to Japan with Austin.3) Camera Guy: 2 minute spot with the camera guy talking about his relationship with Stone Cold4) Wildlife: 1 minute 30 seconds. Austin talks about his ranch animals.5) “Back on the Ranch”: 3 minutes. Austin talks his pets and the types of food and music he likes. THE CRITICISM:While the feature is decent, the one limiting thing about it (and this applies to just about ALL WWF/E DVDs) is the one hour time limit. There is just SOOOO much more that they can include on these but don’t. Some of the other things they could have included: 1. More on his WCW career (including more bonus matches). They have the footage.2. His feud with RVD during the Invasion.3. His feud with Booker T.4. More bonus matches.THE VERDICT:Aside from these criticisms, the feature is OKAY. The stuff they do put on is quality and it is a decent watch for Austin/WWE fans. The bonus matches make this a worthwhile viewing/purchase.Recommended
Review by for WWE – Stone Cold Steve Austin – What?
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This is an outstanding DVD for any Steve Austin Fan or a general wrestling fan. This DVD starts from Wrestlemaina 18 and goes alomst up to current storylines. Lots of Video packages, WCW footage, match highlights, different wrestler comments and Austin’s comments on everything. DVD Extras
Match vs Triple H 2 out of 3 falls [ No Way Out 2001 ]
Match vs Ricky Steamboat US Title [ 1994 Bash at the Beach ]
King of the Ring 1996
Origins of 3:16
Arn Anderson
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Review by Jacquelyn L. O. Gonsalves for WWE – Stone Cold Steve Austin – What?
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This is a very good dvd for any fan of sports entertainment. It explains how the ‘What?!’ catchphrase originated. The Stone Cold/Attitude Era was probably the best time, storyline wise, of professional wrestling. I highly recommend this to all fans.
Review by Justin Merrill for WWE – Stone Cold Steve Austin – What?
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THIS DVD DOES WELL IN EXPLAINING HOW IMPORTANT AUSTIN WAS IN MAKING WWE SO SUCCESSFUL. THIS FOCUSES ALOT ON AUSTIN’S 2001 MATCHES WITH KURT ANGLE AND ALSO INCLUDES NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE. AND OF COURSE IT INCLUDES THE STORY OF HOW THE WHAT THING ALL STARTED. THE FACT THAT FANS STILL CHANT WHAT TOWARD HEELS ( PARTICULARY VINCE), IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF INFLUENCE AUSTIN HAD AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ON SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT. I LOVE TO WATCH THIS DVD OVER AND OVER FOR THE MOMENTS AND TO BE REMINDED OF THE PASSION AND DEDICATION THIS GREAT COMPETITOR HAD FOR THE BUSINESS. WHETHER YOU ARE A RATTLESNAKE FAN OR NOT, THIS IS A MUST HAVE. BUY IT! CAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO! WHAT?
Review by Mark DiNatale for WWE – Stone Cold Steve Austin – What?
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I am a huge fan of the WWE and their products. I was extremely pleased with the Triple H DVD as I felt it covered a lot of what the man was about. I also realize that Steve Austin has had tapes based on him before in different times in his career, so I understand that this only covered about the last year of storylines.However I feel that there is way to much left out. While it was a good overall look beginning wth the Rattlesnake’s heel turn at WM X-7, it seemed light in a lot of areas.The interview segments were good. I like hearing how Austin comes up with ideas. he speaks frankly about how the fans didn’t take to it at first and how he gets ideas for certain things. What was missing were some great skits featuring Kurt Angle and some of the confrontations Austin had with Rob Van Dam. I also felt like more time should be spent on his days in WCW and even a little in ECW. When Austin and Brian Pillman were together it was classic. That was only touched upon. Doesn’t anyone remember “Flair for the Old”? Then there was a tag match that both Ric Flair and Arn Anderson talk about, and it’s not included as an extra on the DVD. Instead they put the boring Bash at the Beach match with Ricky Steamboat. Austin had way better matches with Steamboat than this one, where is the one from Clash of the Champions? I think the extras is where the ball was really dropped. In past DVD’s WWE offered rare first matches of wrestlers and lost gems from RAW of years past. There is nothing like that here. There was a great match with Chris Benoit from November 2000 that should have been included (I don’t think it was the same one they cover on the DVD). How about RAW segment with Ted Dibiase when Austin (then known as the Ringmaster) explains how he’s going to dominate the industry?This DVD could have easily been 3 hours long. They didn’t include the singing with The Rock, and his antics with The Alliance. I mean this guy was on TV every week for almost an entire year. They could have shown the entire segment with the Hardy Boyz and Lita. There is so much that was left out.I am a WWE superfan, and I realize that you can’t put EVERYTHING on these DVD’s, but I felt that there should have been a better attempt to really showcase that 1 year heel turn.This DVD is good for the casual fan, but drops the ball for the true fans.