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Never boring, but my fondest memories of Shelton Benjamin are more exciting than this particular match. How ironic, both were in Madison Square Garden. * I have no idea why the VENGEANCE 2004 match against Kane is on here, other than for historical purposes. The last issue I want to address about TWIST OF FATE is the Extras. While I can't understand how the Samoan Bulldozer actually lost to a man half his size, this is pretty entertaining for TV standards.
However, my praise and criticisms for both stories are the same. As I said in my review of this PPV, a good match, but most of it consists of signature spots you've seen both men do for years. ***Disc #2 - Jeff Hardy ***. I hate to review TWIST OF FATE as a single DVD set, because part of the point is to reveal Matt & Jeff as separate people. * The Tag Team Match from OMEGA shows what talent the Hardy Boyz had before entering the WWF.
(7.0 / 10). (7.0 / 10). Kennedy in May 2007. We get to see not only Jeff's role with Matt in the early years through the Attitude Era, but also get a glance at Jeff's passion for being an artist (he paints and records music). (6.5 / 10). (7.0 / 10). * Lastly, there's a Steel Cage Match against Umaga that occurred in earlier this year.
(8.0 / 10). They're so enamored to be involved with the WWE product that there's no reason for either of them to be bitter about their careers. Given the Wellness Policy violation around the time this DVD came out, my concerns haven't been relieved very much. * Big props to the WWE for acknowleding that the IC Title victory from Triple H even existed. In my opinion, the two discs' extra matches are about equal:. Finally, I can stop considering buying the subpar JUDGMENT DAY 2007 DVD.
Both documentaries (Matt's is 59 minutes, Jeff's is 47 minutes) tell compelling stories of the brothers' upbringing, early wrestling exposure, bumps in their personal lives, and plans for the future. For some reason, the WWE's coverage of Jeff's reported substance abuse issues from around 2003 seems to have barely scratched the surface. * The ARMAGEDDON 2007 matchup between Triple H and Jeff Hardy hasn't improved or diminished since I first saw it. That was a real Match-of-the-Year candidate. For years, this has been a forgotten match that only the most loyal WWE fan has remembered. TWIST OF FATE subverts both of those concerns very quickly.
Get Over It. There is plenty of detail given to Matt and Jeff, in their singles and tag team careers. * The RAW match against Shelton Benjamin is decent. Instead, the WWE has treated us to a solid (if unusual) bunch of matches. Despite the occasional roadblock the two men have encountered, the TWIST OF FATE documentaries reveal both Matt and Jeff to be loyal and passionate wrestlers whose enthusiasm has rarely been down. (7.0 / 10). It even goes so far as to acknowledge that there is another wrestling promotion out there (well.TNA really only gets mentioned for a few moments).
TWIST OF FATE is music to my ears. It might not be the definitive set that fans would expect to see years down the road. Hopefully, it will stay that way. * I'm ecstatic that WWE remembered the great one-on-one match with Matt & Mr. * The Steel Cage Match against Edge from 2005 is my personal favorite of all of their matches. Plus, the Ladder Match is on WWE's LADDER MATCH 3-disc set. If you can see the advantage of that point-of-view, then TWIST OF FATE is well worth your money.
And guess what: it's still a very good one. While it might've been too soon (Matt's ECW Title and Jeff's new WWE Title push happened when TWIST OF FATE came out), I think this allows the WWE to celebrate the careers of the two brothers while they're on a hot streak. We get to see Matt book his OMEGA league in the early 90s, his rise with Jeff in the tag division, his breakoff into "Version 1.0", and the heartbraking split from Amy Dumas that everybody knows. My greatest fears were twofold: I was concerned that the documentaries would be underdeveloped, and that it was too soon to a biography DVD on wrestlers whose careers are likely far from over. But I liked how this DVD set is a current prespective, and not a reflection of the past.
***Disc #1 - Matt Hardy ***. The same people who complain that WWE keeps releasing the same matches on more than one DVD are the same people who're upset a Ladder Match isn't on this TWIST OF FATE set. It celebrates the Cameron, NC brothers as individuals, as well as their tag team run that catapulted them to stardom. Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy have little controversy in their lives, and frankly have very little to complain about in terms of their careers. (8.0 / 10). Even if it has, this was still the best Table Match until SURVIVOR SERIES 2002. Many WWE fans seem to forget that almost every single Hardyz Ladder Match is on the LADDER MATCH DVD. (8.0 / 10).
(7.5 / 10). It addresses the negative aspects and criticisms that both men have endured. That top-of-the-Cage legdrop is still amazing. TWIST OF FATE: THE MATT AND JEFF HARDY STORY is a terrific DVD. * There's a SMACKDOWN Match from 2007 against Joey Mercury.
(5.5 / 10). * The World Tag Team Titles Match included against Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch is the best between these two teams, and remains a Match-of-the-Year candidate in my eyes. Sorry to say, I don't it's very good. While it's not stacked, I don't think there's a whole lot to complain about. (9.0 / 10). While this is a decent match, I would've loved to see the match Matt had against King Booker one week later. There's been a lot of negativity thrown around that the 2-disc set is lacking in this department. * Although I preferred their RAW Ladder Match, the Steel Cage Match against Johnny Nitro is a good one.
This was when Kane was after Lita. I don't want to see Jeff get buried on DVD, but the gossip and rumors surrounding this issue are much more grim than either Jeff or WWE admit in the program. My other initial concern was that this was too soon to do a biography on Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy. * I don't recall the ROYAL RUMBLE 2000 Table Match being released on DVD anywhere before. I had the privilege of seeing it when it was first broadcast, and can now give my DVR some extra recording space. (7.0 / 10).
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