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(More customer reviews)I happened to get this DVD as an extra when I bought my WrestleMania 22 set at Wal-Mart. This was similar to alot of the WWE DVD's that came out during that time (ala "Hulk Still Rules" & "nWo: Back In Black") where the extras heavily made up for the lackluster documentry. This documentry was done with a mix of reality & "storyline" which actually hurt it greatly. Throughout various parts, they kept putting over A-Train for injuring Mysterio during a SmackDown match in Dec. of '02 when reality is that Mysterio needed minor knee surgery & was out for a month yet they put it over as it was a major injury like Austin's neck or Triple H's quad. Also, they completely ignore the fact that fans who watched WCW after 1999 have seen Mysterio without his mask yet WWE chose to re-write history and completely ignore it to the point where all parts where his face is slightly shown, it's blurred out. WWE didn't obtain the ECW footage yet so that time period was completely ignored as well.
The documentry itself covers his time growing up & training to become a wrestler including a visit to his old school training ground in Tajuana. His time in WCW is glossed over including his fued with Dean Malenko & the fued with Eddie Guerrero leading up to their classic at Halloween Havoc '97. The prestige of his mask is also talked upon before getting into his debut in WWE. The stories around his matches with Kurt Angle at SummerSlam '02 and his tag team partnership with Edge leading up to his WrestleMania 19 match with Matt Hardy close out the documentry itself. You also get a "MTV Cribs" view of Mysterio's house along with him getting a new tattoo out in San Diego are also shown.
Matches Include:
w/Latin Lover & Heavy Metal vs. Madonna's Boyfriend, Fuerza Guerrera, Psicosis - A great display of how AAA wrestling down in Mexico is done as you can get a glimpse of Rey early in his career.
AAA When World's Collide '94
("Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man")
vs. WCW Crusierweight Champion Dean Malenko - This was the match that put Mysterio & WCW's crusierweight division on the map in the United States. Malenko's groundbased style mixed perfectly with Rey's lucha libre to put on the first crusierweight classic match since the Pillman/Liger series 5 years earlier.
WCW Great American Bash '96
("Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man")
vs. Psychosis - While the match at The Bash established Mysterio, this was the match that really established the lucha libre influence into the new crusierweight division as Rey & Psychosis had a match full of submissions, over the top rope, high flyin' moves between both men that made you pay attention as you didn't see much of that from WCW at that time.
WCW Bash At The Beach '96
vs. WCW Crusierweight Champion Dean Malenko - Very similar to the previous match except it was shorter & Rey got his first crusierweight championship win.
"WCW Nitro" July '96
("Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man")
vs. Eddie Guerrero - Most peopel concider this the best match in WCW crusierweight history. The storytelling here was right on point with Eddie going after Rey's mask from time to time while showcasing the high flyin' & ground based lucha libre style. Classic match, no questions asked.
WCW Halloween Havoc '97
("Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man" & "Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story")
vs. Chris Jericho - This was setup to originally be a No Disqualification Match between Jericho & Dean Malenko but due to Malenko breaking a "no contact" clause, he lost his title shot opening the door for Mysterio to make his return (in his hometown of San Diego) to get revenge for Jericho putting him out of action earlier in the year. This was a pretty short match but they would go on to better ones in the future as this was more about furthering the Jericho/Malenko feud than anything else.
WCW Bash At The Beach '98
vs. Chavo Guerrero - Mysterio's WWE debut with Chavo just being a body for Mysterio to showcase what he can do against with Chavo getting a few a few moves in here & there.
"SmackDown" July '02
("Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man")
vs. Kurt Angle - This was their SummerSlam rematch & Kurt started it off being overconfident by taking Mysterio lightly before Mysterio showed up Mysterio with his speed. It was a good battle of Mysterio's speed vs. Angle's power that ranks right up there with their SummerSlam encounter.
"SmackDown" Sept. '02
vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit - Benoit & Angle were so focused on their own personal issues that they kept Mysterio out of the match various times early before Mysterio made sure he wasn't going to be overlooked. You know you can't go wrong with Angle & Benoit in the same match while Rey's lucha style only added to the match.
"SmackDown" Sept. '02
vs. Jamie Noble - This was a pretty short & sweet between these two that wasn't anything noteworthy.
"SmackDown" Mar. '03
As a side note, the WCW matches are shown from opening bell to closing bell so you don't see the entrances or the celebrations afterwards due to them not having the rights to the WCW music. DVD extras include hidden video packages promoting Mysterio's WWE debut & Rey talking about his theme music.
The extra matches heavily made up for the documentry here but the bottom line is that this DVD came out too quickly in Mysterio's WWE career and since this release, WWE has put out a 3 disc set featuring half of the matches on here along with more from this WWE career after this DVD was produced & even footage from ECW that WWE didn't have yet. So unless your a huge Mysterio fan & have to have everything associated with him, this is a release you can skip & get the new "Biggest Little Man" set.
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His speed agility and acrobatics are legendary. At just over 5 feet tall rey mysterio has proven time and again that size doesnt matter. Follow this unique superstars rise through the ranks of pro wrestling. Get ready to dial up the 619 !Studio: Genius Products IncRelease Date: 05/27/2003Starring: Rey Mysterio Jr.Run time: 180 minutesDirector: Vince Mcmahon
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