WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph

I originally bought this as a Christmas present for a fellow female employee who is a big Shawn Michaels fan! I finally bought it for myself a few days ago and I have to say I wasn't dissapointed at all. While I am not a die-hard Christian or Bible thumper, I was raised in a Christian home so I guess some of that still remains with me. I mention this because I was touched by the outside of the ring story of Shawn's. I would recommend this for that type as well because there is a great lesson in falling and redemption here too.Back to the review, this is also a great trip down memory lane for long time fans like me to see Shawn from back in his AWA days. I began watching wrestling in 1985 and I viewed the AWA as weak in those days. The Midnight Rockers was one of the few reasons I watched the AWA back then because they were different from Nick Bockwinkle, "Playboy" Buddy Rose, "Pretty Boy" Doug Sommers, the late Ray "The Crippler" Stevens and others. Nothing against them as they were great performers but I think The Rockers brought a breath of fresh air to that territory.It also visits the break up of The Rockers, his time with the late Sherri Martel, behind the scenes fights with management including Vince McMahon, the infamous "Curtain Call" in Madison Square Garden, the infamous Montreal Screwjob (more on that one), his leaving the WWE due to his back injury, his marriage to former Nitro girl Whisper (Rebecca Hickenbottom), his drug problems, his brief falling out with HHH in 2001, his conversion to Christianity and his return to WWE.For those that either own or seen Bret Hart's WWE release, this gives Shawn's side of the Montreal story. On that, I believe Bret was screwed over. However, I hold Vince more responsible than I do Shawn. Shawn was/is an employee of WWE. He did what he was told to do by his boss. While it was low what he did, I think most people (myself included) would've done what Vince wanted. Ultimately, the buck stops with McMahon.For the record, I do think Bret brought it on himself a bit by not agreeing to job that night BUT what McMahon did was still wrong.Back to this, I think most fans or even a fan of documentaries will be pleased with this. I haven't gotten to all the extras yet but so far, I like it! High recommendation!

This is a Great Collection, the perfect complement for the Vault DVD.What I like the most is Shawn telling the story, with a lot of personal stuff, that the WWE cant hide anymore: like using Steroids, Drugs, Bar Fights, etc.Those things, you never hear about in the 80s, 90s, all you hear, is that wrestlers like Hogan, Batista, Lashley, etc, never use steroids, and are perfect human beings, which is not true.The Matches are great, and are not repeated from the Vault, which is great, because usually you see the same matches in four or five boxsets, which sucks.You should own this DVD, if you are a Shawn Michaels fan.

just an excellent set with never before seen matches ,great stories never been told , you can see the real Shawn story with no lies ,a good addition to the book ,he tells everything about his career ,back stabs ,secrets ,rehab,drugs,championships and everything that made him the man that he is today :!but if u wanna see more buy the book with more developped stories and the unbelivable morning when he couldn't stand on his feet after he won the title against Sid the day fater his biggest confrontation at the Alama Dome in san antonio before 40*000 plus

This 3 disc dvd set documents the life of WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels (real name Michaels Shawn) Disc 1 documents his life as well as his wrestling life. The other remaining discs contain wrestling matches that have highlighted his career.As a fan of Shawn Michaels, you will not be disappointed at all as it details all of the important matches and events that occurred throughout his life. You will understand what led him to become a wrestler, the choices he made while wrestling and the real life battles he faced as an wrestling entertainer. I'm going to sound a bit biased but I found this dvd to be more interesting than the Bret Hart dvd (which I own as well), nothing against Bret Hart but in my opinion this dvd was presented much better than Bret's.This is an absolute must for those who are wrestling fans or if your a fan of Shawn Michaels or if you watched him wrestle and wanted to know more about the man who is called "the showstopper"

Classic. Great footage. Bought for a friend for Christmas. Big HBK fan.

The WWE DVDs always leave me wanting more. Don't get me wrong, this set is fantastic, but as a long time WWE/WWF fan (more than 20 years), I'm a bit of a completist. For every ten great matches they give, I can think of ten they left off.Ultimately, I realize they can't fit in everything (and I know future DVDs will fill in some holes), and I'm very pleased with the matches they did choose.As usual the documentary is outstanding (though always one-sided since WWE owns everything and can re-write history however they wish) and seems to just fly by. This is a great DVD set that I hope has its format recreated for all the great WWE legends and current stars.

DVD arrive really quickly, in excellent shape and priced amazing. I was SHOCKED to realise it was a sealed set. Very pleased with it. Thank you!

Great DVD set that tells a compelling story of HBK's in-ring career, his struggle to overcome his personal demons, his religious beliefs, and his comeback. It's a great complement to the Shawn Michaels: From The Vault DVD collection. One minor gripe -- I wish they would have had the HBK vs. Chris Jericho match from Wrestlemania XIX among the matches on the DVD set -- that was an awesome match. They do cover that match in the main program, though.