Behold “The King of Kings”
Triple H’s new DVD, “The King of Kings” is a two-disk, six-hour nostalgia trip highlighting the best - Triple H vs. Cactus Jack at No Way Out 2000 - and worst - an extended feature on his first torn quadriceps - of The Game’s career. Because there isn’t a whole lot of information on the “Attitude Era” Triple H, this DVD is a companion to the first Triple H DVD, “The Game,” which came out in 2002 and covers his heel run more closely.
There are twelve matches, ranging from Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s first match on RAW vs. John Crystal (pay attention to the finisher Helmsley uses; it isn’t the Pedigree) to the Backlash 2006 Triple Threat Match against John Cena and Edge. Before each match is a short interview with The Game himself as he sets the scene and describes his feelings and reactions to each match, similar to how the Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan DVDs are set up.
The heart of this set, like most WWE DVDs, is the matches. The first disk is a set of firsts - Triple H’s first Intercontinental championship, fist (and to date only) King of the Ring win in 1997, and first WWF Championship victory. Apparently Triple H himself selected these matches, and in the second disk he leans toward matches that are either the culmination of feuds (Hell In A Cell vs. Batista at Vengeance 2005) or tell a fantastic story (Last Man Standing vs. Ric Flair at Survivor Series 2005 or Three Stages of Hell vs. Shawn Michaels at Armageddon 2002).
That’s not to say this DVD is flawless; I wish there were more Triple H/Shawn Michaels matches, seeing how they feuded on-and-off again for about four years. The first Elimination Chamber (or maybe the second, a Triple H win) or their epic, 47-minute long Hell In A Cell at Badd Blood 2004 would be good fits for this collection.
Backstage politicking aside, this DVD is a celebration of one of the ten best wrestlers in the history of the WWE. Triple H takes an absolute beating in just about every match, especially on the second disk. He gets back-body dropped through an announce table, spine-busted on steel steps, catapulted into several ring posts, and bleeds profusely a few times. The Game hasn’t been champion for over three years (I refuse to count that two-hour reign last October at No Mercy), but during that time he’s put over Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton, three of the most over guys in the company.
This collection provides some decent snapshots of Triple H’s career, but I wish it were longer. The extras are pretty lacking (two matches, including Triple H’s first ever professional match where he sports a hockey-style mullet) and I wish the interview segments were longer, as Triple H has interesting things to say. Overall this is a good purchase for both Triple H fans and WWE fans, and I would recommend it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
There are twelve matches, ranging from Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s first match on RAW vs. John Crystal (pay attention to the finisher Helmsley uses; it isn’t the Pedigree) to the Backlash 2006 Triple Threat Match against John Cena and Edge. Before each match is a short interview with The Game himself as he sets the scene and describes his feelings and reactions to each match, similar to how the Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan DVDs are set up.
The heart of this set, like most WWE DVDs, is the matches. The first disk is a set of firsts - Triple H’s first Intercontinental championship, fist (and to date only) King of the Ring win in 1997, and first WWF Championship victory. Apparently Triple H himself selected these matches, and in the second disk he leans toward matches that are either the culmination of feuds (Hell In A Cell vs. Batista at Vengeance 2005) or tell a fantastic story (Last Man Standing vs. Ric Flair at Survivor Series 2005 or Three Stages of Hell vs. Shawn Michaels at Armageddon 2002).
That’s not to say this DVD is flawless; I wish there were more Triple H/Shawn Michaels matches, seeing how they feuded on-and-off again for about four years. The first Elimination Chamber (or maybe the second, a Triple H win) or their epic, 47-minute long Hell In A Cell at Badd Blood 2004 would be good fits for this collection.
Backstage politicking aside, this DVD is a celebration of one of the ten best wrestlers in the history of the WWE. Triple H takes an absolute beating in just about every match, especially on the second disk. He gets back-body dropped through an announce table, spine-busted on steel steps, catapulted into several ring posts, and bleeds profusely a few times. The Game hasn’t been champion for over three years (I refuse to count that two-hour reign last October at No Mercy), but during that time he’s put over Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton, three of the most over guys in the company.
This collection provides some decent snapshots of Triple H’s career, but I wish it were longer. The extras are pretty lacking (two matches, including Triple H’s first ever professional match where he sports a hockey-style mullet) and I wish the interview segments were longer, as Triple H has interesting things to say. Overall this is a good purchase for both Triple H fans and WWE fans, and I would recommend it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
