There is also a short "Chicago Buzz" featurette, giving the viewer an insight into the city`s interest in Wrestlemania, as well as a Battle Royal match that was aired on free television prior to the beginning of the pay-per-view. On Disc One, there are vignettes focusing on Mick Foley, Edge, John Cena, and Triple-H, all of which previously aired in the build-up to Wrestlemania on WWE TV. There are also Dutch and Portuguese subtitles.įeatures Much like previous Wrestlemania releases, extras are plentiful throughout this three-disc set. There are four other Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks: French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Each announcer has their own individual style, but commentary is consistently well-handled, even when - as expected - it is decidedly over the top. Confusing things further, Joey Styles joins the broadcast position for the hardcore match involving Edge and Mick Foley. Announcing duties are handled by the returning Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler for the RAW brand match-ups, and by Michael Cole and Tazz for the Smackdown contests. This is not the first time that this has been the case, and whilst I doubt that there is any substantial difference between the 5.1 and 2.0 tracks (given their made-for-TV source), it would have been nice to have sampled a WWE event in 5.1. An interesting note, for those interested in regional differences, is that the Region 1 release uses a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, rather than this 2.0 track. Everything is well-captured and mixed, so that what goes on inside the ring can be heard just as clearly as the commentary, or the wrestlers` themes.
Emanating from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on 2nd April 2006, Wrestlemania 22 aimed to prove that this year`s (Peter Gabriel) theme song was once again true - that this is the "Big Time".Īudio Audio is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 and is very good for a DVD of this genre. This year, taking the main event stand were WWE Champion John Cena and challenger Triple-H, a match made more intriguing by the fact that good-guy Cena is, ironically, the least popular wrestler among the WWE`s main male 18-34 demographic. But away from the business end of wrestling, this event is traditionally the end of the wrestling year, where the company`s biggest feuds culminate, and the creative direction for the next twelve months is ultimately decided.
To those who pour scorn on wrestling - and certainly, they give the general public enough reasons to do so - that might not seem like any big shake, but Wrestlemania is an event that consistently draws this year, 900,000 households ordered the event on pay-per-view television and ticket sales alone generated $2.5m.
Introduction Wrestlemania is the biggest professional wrestling production on the planet.