So this part of the place is dead, so I thought I'd spice it up a tad bit with a little question:
What type of DVD/bluray/documentary would you like to see in the world of wrestling? Any era, any company, no matter how big or small. Maybe recommend one or two in the process.
DVD/Bluray set:
-Would love to see another CM Punk DVD, but more of his ECW and OVW matches early in his WWE career would be appreciated.
-Another Edge set would be nice. Make it a trilogy. I sort of imagine that you could make a 3-4 disc compilation with the amount of matches left unused. More coverage on stables like The Brood, Team ECK, La Familia, and Rate RKO would be nice.
-I've been dying for a DDP box set. He's one of my all time favorites and would love to see matches from his early career, to the boom of his popularity, from his WWE days, and even the appearance he made on Raw.
-It's been a while since TNA has done a compilation and I'd like for them to do one on either Bully Ray, whose my current favorite wrestler these days, and a steel cage match compilation. With Bully, there should be enough Team 3D (formerly known as Dudley Boyz) matches, but it shouldn't take away from his singles career either. A short film about his life would be nice as well. Lots of cool matches to include. Bully Ray is a great hardcore wrestler and his best matches have been in those hardcore style bouts. Last Man Standing with AJ Styles and Mr. Anderson, No Holds Barred with Sting, Ladder Match with Jeff Hardy, and his steel cage match with Sabin.
-TNA Steel Cage compilation - TNA has had the best cage matches for my money and that's partly in thanks to the Lockdown ppv. Lots of great matches and moments to choose from, and not just from Lockdown.
-Would love a documentary on the early general history of pro wrestling. I'd love to see how far you can track the roots of the industry, maybe starting with some names from the old carnival days when wrestlers would challenge people from the crowd. I love hearing old stories about it on podcasts and books, but to see any type of images from back then to tell the story of wrestling would be incredibly cool to see.
Recommendations:
WWE:
Best of Monday Night Nitro Vol. 1&2
Starrcade DVD compilation
if you haven't gotten the CM Punk DVD, I'd recommend it. It's a good watch and pretty unconventional in terms of how a WWE documentary is done. You learn about Punk and his life. It all makes for a pretty compelling story.
TNA:
Best of the Asylum, tons of great matches from TNA's old Nashville days with a long list of names. Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, Ken Shamrock, Ron Killins (R-Truth), D-Lo Brown, Jim Duggan, Raven, etc. A nice variety of veterans, TNA originals, and guys in-between. Not all the matches are equal and the crowd there could be pretty tame at times, but it's a unique southern style atmosphere that's rarely captured these days and I think this DVD and the mini-doc shows it.
Best of the Bloodiest Brawls Vol. 1&2
Jeff Jarrett King of the Mountain DVD - My favorite DVD. It's part huge match compilation, with tons of great content, and part shoot dvd, which I never got too deep into, but you see him discuss things like Vince McMahon, Stone Cold, WCW, TNA's early days, Kurt Angle, etc. It's one of the best and most comprehensive DVD sets ever released in general and it shows. They even throw in some really old Memphis wrestling. You see him go up against guys like Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Hector Guerrero, and it includes the first time Jarrett was ever on TV as a referee when he was just starting out. Very unique approach to the man's career.
Misc. Wrestling:
Good Old Days - The Jim Crockett Promotions
Seven Levels of Hate - Story behind NWA's last notorious feud between indy stars Adam Pearce and Colt Cabana along with the blowout between the company and wrestlers.
Highspots.com in general as a store. Fantastic place. You can find WWE and TNA dvds there, super old hard to find wrestling merch, internation merch, and indy wrestling shows like PWG, Resistance Pro, CZW, etc. Plus they have something called Highspots.TV where you can see most of the content put on the website. They also offer optional digital downloads for most shows and docs. Great store in general.