WWE: WrestleMania XV

Restores WWF Logo, But Edited for Violence
Unlike the other 14 DVDs released along with it, the new Wrestlemania XV is not the same DVD from the 2005 Wrestlemania Anthology, though it does have the same menu style and likewise lacks disc art or extras. The WWF logo is not blurred, Tori has her original theme, "WWF" is spoken and there are no dubbed Howard Finkel announcements. However, it has been edited for violent content. Total running time for the 2005 release of WM XV is 2:46:23, but the total running time for this 2013 release of WM XV is 2:39:03. Notably, the video package and entire postmatch segment were edited from Boss Man/Undertaker, and they also spots where Boss Man choked Taker and Austin choked The Rock.

Differences that I found (time based on more complete 2005 timecode):
16:09: 2013 restores a 5 second shot of Holly walking away with the belt cut from 2005

18:23: 2013 extends the bickering of Test and D'Lo when 2005 dissolves to a shot of the audience. 2013 cuts to the...

Acceptable, But Barely
This particular dvd of Wrestlemania XV is an improvement in comparison to XIV. While I am very appreciative of the WWE finally restoring all the logos instead of the blurring that occurred in ALL past Wrestlemania Anthology releases. Like the other reviewer stated, one of the things I found the most annoying was the editing of certain segments from the event such as my most vivid memory of this event, the hanging of the Big Bossman from the top of the Hell in the Cell. I was like, "what in the world happened to the hanging" and the very mention of it was removed while they cut directly to the lame Rage Party. While other than the editing of the Bossman/Undertaker match, most of the slight editing is barely noticeable.

If the WWE is going to re-release dvds of its past events, they really need to leave them be or place a label and/or disclaimer that the event has been edited for content.

The Ragin' Climax
A couple of notes here in that all of the previous Mania releases were direct copies taken from the WrestleMania Anthology released back in 2005 when WWE lost the rights to their initials "W.W.F." & the "Attitude Era" logo but this disc isn't from that set as all the references to WWF & the logo are restored here but there are some edits throughout the presentation such as competitors choking each other, different camera angles in different spots, and the infamous scene at the end of the Hell In A Cell match removed so this presentation is no different than when a movie is edited down for television.

The hardcore city of Philadelphia hosted the 15th edition of WrestleMania in what was nicknamed "The Ragin' Climax". Celebrities involved with the show included Chuck Wepner, Kevin Rooney, Vinny Pazienza, and Boyz II Men singing "America The Beautiful." This event also featured the WrestleMania debuts of various superstars like Michael Cole, Teddy Long as a referee, Al Snow,...

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