Review by Jason Von Stein

Previous WWE releases have documented the inception, chronology, and spectacle that is WrestleMania to varying degrees. But never has a DVD set looked at the event’s history as extensively as The True Story of WrestleMania. This set shows what went into making WWE’s version of the Super Bowl a reality and how it has become one of the biggest spectacles in all of live entertainment. Along the way, we are exposed to an emotional side of WWE chairman Vince McMahon and other WWE personalities that we don’t normally see through their on-screen and in-ring personas.

When done right, professional wrestling is an emotional ride, with its grand ring entrances, false finishes and, on the grandest stage of them all, the occasional  culmination of confetti-covered championship victories in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans. The True Story of WrestleMania does a great job of documenting that ride over the course of the past 26 WrestleMania events. Watching this feature and the highlighted WrestleMania matches definitely invigorates that ‘Mania excitement as we approach WrestleMania XXVII in just a few days.

For those of us that grew up watching WWE, reenacting our favorite WrestleMania moments with friends and debating over whether the Ultimate Warrior was a better champion than Hulk Hogan, The True Story of WrestleMania allows us to relive those memories and escape into these historical moments once again . But even those who weren’t around for those magical moments of the early ‘Manias will no doubt enjoy learning about the risks that made WrestleMania possible and the rewards that the wrestling world has reaped ever since.

The True Story of WrestleMania is available now