DVD Review: WWE
Battleground 2013
In recent years the WWE
have taken to creating new Pay-Per-View events and expanding their
reach as it where. We are all used to the brands main events, but
sometimes it is good to see them offer up something else to us.
Battleground 2013 is an
event that saw the company present us with a 'hardcore rules' match,
a tag team scrap that involved three generations of a family and a
world title encounter that had been many months in the making. There
were also many other storyline spots and concepts along the way too.
Yes there were some big
stories here at Battleground, but the one that that appealed to your
reviewer was the one revolving around the Rhodes family. I have seen
Dustin (Goldust) on a few occasions over the years and was always
amazed by his in-ring ability. I even fondly remember seeing him at a
WCW show in Belfast in the early 1990s and he had a wonderful match
with Barry Windham that blew me away. Both men never entered the ring
and Rhodes bled heavilly, it was amazing to see live from ringside.
In the last few years
Dustin's younger brother Cody had made his mark in the WWE and he has
fared well. But when the WWE decided to make a storyline about the
Rhodes family it only made sense to involve Dustin/Goldust and their
dad Dusty. Dusty is of course a NWA/WCW/WWE legend and one of the men
who trains the up and coming WWE stars in the developmental side of
the WWE.
I did digress a bit
there, but what we have here on this show is a tag team match between
The Shield and the combo of Cody and Goldust. With Dusty and Dean
Ambrose ate ringside, this leads to a few fun spots I promise and a
bionic elbow you simply have to see.
Let's just say this
match is an 'American Dream' to see. Elsewhere we get to see Santino
and The Great Khali tackle The Real Americans. This is well worth a
view for the amazing sight of Cesaro doing the 'Cesaro swing' on the
huge frame of Khali.
We are also given a
Hardcore Rules match between Rob Van Dam and Allberto Del Rio, an
I.C. Bout between Curtis Axel and R-Truth and a Divas cat fight with
AJ Lee and Brie Bella.
The Kofi Kingston and
Bray Wyatt match did its job well we must add, whilst CM Punk and
Ryback went to exactly where it should have too.
The main event
featuring Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton (for the vacant WWE
Championship) was a joy to behold as well. The finish and twists and
turns we dare not say.
WWE Battleground 2013
is a great addition to the WWE PPV calendar and it is well worth a
viewing,
Extras wise we have
matches, interviews and more.
RRP £17.99 (DVD),
£19.99 (Blu-ray)
WWE Battleground is
available now from www.wwedvd.co.uk
and all good retailers.
Www.wwe.com
By Phil Allely
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