WWE DVD Review:
Survivor Series 2012
CM Punk tries to
survive the combined might of John Cena and Ryback in the main event
of the WWE's newest DVD release of 2013. Here is what I thougt about that main event and the rest of the card.
The WWE may now be the
only major wrestling company to run monthly Pay-Per-Views (as TNA
have perhaps wisely opted to reduce their output to four a year, with
3 hour special events filling the gaps), but not too long ago Vince
McMahon and Co. did just the same. Back then (in the good old days if
you will) the company produced four big PPV events. One of which was
November's hugely popular Survivor Series.
Heavy Metal music has
its 'big 4' of course and wrestling does too, Survivor Series was
joined by Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and Summerslam in winning the
WWE new fans and it is still doing so today.
2012 sees the format
changed slightly however, The traditional style five-man team
encounters that featured heavily for many years have been pushed back
to one or two per PPV and perhaps that is indeed a good thing.
Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing and the WWE have
realised that here. One well told SS match can far outweigh numerous
sub par efforts after all.
Anyway I digress from
the matter at hand here, what exactly does this DVD release have to
offer wrestling fans old and new?
Well first up the
(already mentioned) main event sees CM Punk defend his WWE
Championship gold in a triple threat match alongside not only John
Cena, but the monster of a man who (many feel) he robbed of the belt.
What you have to
remember here is that this is Punk at his most cunning and crafty.
This was a man defending not only his championship, but also his year
long title run too.
Elsewhere we get a
lively traditional style 'Survivor Series' match-up. This featured
Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, David Otunga, Alberto Del
Rio and Wade Barrett) versus Team Foley (Team Hell No, Randy Orton,
Kofi Kingston and The Miz). This is a great example of how a booker
can bring ten different athletes into the ring and offer each their
chance to shine. It is also good to see Mick Foley back in the
company.
We also get to see
Irishman Sheamus attempt to wrestle the World Heavyweight back from
his successor Big Show. Show seems to be in synch with The Celtic
Warrior here and that makes for exciting viewing.
The Divas get a look in
as champion Eve tackles challenger Kaitlyn. Many knock the division,
but these ladies are indeed talented and make the most of their short
ring time on PPV.
R-Truth challenges
Antonio Cesaro for the United States belt in a decent scrap.
And the company's
high-flyers get a chance to shine too. With Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio
teaming up to battle The Prime Time Players. Cara may have failed in
some ways as a solo performer in the WWE, but he is now more than
suitable as a partner to Mysterio. They do indeed compliment each
other in the ring nicely.
Survivor Series 2012
was a card that featured many more hits than misses match quality
wise and it was also pivotal in many ways in relation to storyline
progression as well.
The PPV is available
now on DVD and Blu-ray.
RRP £17.99 (DVD),
£19.99 (Blu-ray)
Extras: (DVD)CM Punk
and Paul Heyman Share their thoughts at the event. (Blu-ray) Raw
highlights Nov 12 2012, Smackdown highlights Nov 26 2012, Dolph
Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero accuse AJ Lee, Ryback Vs Brad Maddox,
Kane & The Miz Vs Team Rhodes Scholars, CM Punk Vs John Cena, Miz
TV with Team Foley and Randy Orton teams with The Miz to face Dolph
Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio.
By Phil Allely
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