The Best Of In Your House

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 441 Minutes
Certificate: 15
Number Of Discs: 3
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: May 27 2013

When it was announced, The Best Of In Your House did not sound like the most appealing DVD release. There would undoubtedly be some entertaining stuff on it, but was it really necessary to recap a series of PPVs which, on the whole, were secondary even to the likes of King Of The Ring and Survivor Series, much less WrestleMania? And was there an audience in 2013 for a DVD on an era which, for its majority, was not exactly a vintage time in WWE history? Nevertheless, I gave the DVD the old college try, and in actual fact I was pleasantly surprised, to the point where I feel a sequel is in order, as I will explain.

Before breaking down the matches, it's worth noting that WWE has done a better job than usual of adding small touches to make this DVD stand out. The menus are simplistic and accompanied by the classically cheesy In Your House song (I think it was for IYH 2; and the original, equally corny tune is used at the very beginning and very end of the main programme); some matches are separated by an old-school IYH graphic (although the same one is shown when there were several produced); and, best of all, Todd Pettingill returns as host! Okay, so he was the original Michael Cole - a geeky, uncool presenter/interviewer who, despite being a good guy, was hated by most fans on the grounds of being annoying - but having him return after 16 years away from WWE shows that whoever dreamed up this DVD at least wanted to make it authentic, and despite his reputation during his WWF tenure, he operates just fine as host here.

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