WrestleMania XXVII

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 517 Minutes
Certificate: 12
Number Of Discs: 3
Studio: Clear Vision Ltd/Silver Vision
Released: July 4 2011

WrestleMania XXVII on DVD is a bit unusual. It includes a Mania which was built up like any other but, when the show was over, felt like a set-up event; a Hall Of Fame ceremony which is as good as can be expected; and a selection of extras which, while entertaining, feel surreal and are a bit restricted, as I will explain. That all being said, there is just about enough engaging content here that one should still find this an entertaining overall package, which I will now go in-depth on.

WM 27 opens with a promo by guest host The Rock. It is okay but not one of Rock's most memorable segments, and although he was the host, at the time it still felt odd to open a Mania with a promo. (This must have annoyed Sheamus and Daniel Bryan; their scheduled bout was moved to the pre-show and whilst it is here as a DVD extra, the booking of this match on a stage like Mania, even if it technically wasn't a WM match, is incomprehensible). In the ring, the opening match made even less sense at the time: a World Title match between Edge and Alberto Del Rio. It is a pretty good if underrated match, as Edge defeats ADR to retain the gold. Eight days later, Edge announced that due to a neck injury his career had ended; had this information been more obvious before WM, chances are that this match would have been a much more memorable WrestleMania moment.

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