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The WWE Home Video logo.

WWE Home Video is a video distribution and production company that distributes WWE programming. A division of WWE formed in 1997 as WWF Home Video, it replaced a similar independent company owned by Evart Enterprises, Coliseum Video,[1] which operated between 1985 and 1997.

History

Coliseum Video

The Coliseum Video logo.

VHS cassettes released by Coliseum generally fell into several categories:

  • "Best-of" volumes highlighting classic matches, both recent and from the company's earlier years.
  • Wrestler profiles, which encompassed the WWF careers of company wrestlers, both current and former.
  • Theme videos, which showcased match types. A handful of these volumes also showcased bloopers and comedy moments, rather than strictly wrestling matches.
  • Pay-per-view events.

Coliseum Video also released the two World Bodybuilding Federation events.

Coliseum Video also released two non-wrestling videos. One on the New York Giants & one on Wayne Gretzky.

WWF/WWE Home Video

The WWF Official Video logo used for VHS releases.

Upon the company's folding, videos that were being or had been released by Coliseum Video were re-released with new packaging and the WWF Home Video[2][3] name and logo in 1997. When WWF became WWE in 2002, the name of subsidiary changed as well. Content released by WWE Home Video[4] also falls into the same categories mentioned above, as well as content produced exclusively for home entertainment such as swimsuit videos and retrospective documentaries. Content from the World Wrestling Federation's "Attitude Era" (1998–2002) has to be edited due to the lawsuit that caused the WWF to become WWE. All WWF "scratch" logos and references to the initials WWF had to be blurred or edited out. However, the words "World Wrestling Federation" are not edited, and the old WWF logo was not blurred. The UK exclusive WWE Tagged Classics have no edits or censors of WWF. Some of the early WWE home video releases were not edited such as (The Rock Just Bring It). This was probably because some of the Videos/DVD"S were just renamed with the WWE logo.

In 2012, the WWE and the World Wide Fund came to an agreement with WWE being able to use the Scratch logo in past photos and videos. Thus ending the blurring on 'Attitude Era' PPV's and shows.[citation needed]

Expansion of the video library

With the expansion of the WWE Video Library, content has also been released from the vast library archives, including classic WWF, AWA, WCW, ECW, WCCW, and NWA content.

DVD format

The WWF Home Video logo.

Content has been released exclusively in the DVD and UMD format since mid 2005. WrestleMania XXIV is the company's first show, and the first sports related event, to be released on Blu-ray Disc, being released in stores on May 20, 2008 as a 2-disc set.

List of Releases[5][6][7]

The following is a complete list of WWE Home Video releases on DVD, while select titles are marked as also being released on Blu-ray Disc and UMD. The Pay-Per-View Events are listed in order of their original Pay-Per-View airing, while the other categories are listed in alphabetical order.

Pay-per-view events

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

International Pay-Per-Views

2001
2002
2003

Pay-per-view event DVD box sets

  • Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology (1988–2007)
  • WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology (WrestleMania 1–21)
  • SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology (1988–2007)
  • Survivor Series: The Complete Anthology Vol. 1 (1987–1991)
  • Survivor Series: The Complete Anthology Vol. 2 (1992–1996)

Superstar documentaries

Special documentaries

  • Action!
  • The Attitude Era (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Attitude Collection: Austin vs. McMahon
  • The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA (2-Disc)
  • Before They Were WWF Superstars
  • Before They Were WWE Superstars 2
  • Biggest Knuckleheads (Wal-Mart exclusive; Two Pack with Knucklehead release)
  • Best of WWE Confidential Vol. 1
  • Attitude Collection: Eve of Destruction
  • Funniest Moments
  • Greatest Rivalries - Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (3-disc DVD & 2-disc Blu-ray)
  • Greatest Stars of The 80's (3-Disc)
  • Greatest Stars of The 90's (3-Disc)
  • Greatest Stars Of The 21st Century (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Hardcore
  • Legendary Moments
  • Starrcade: The Essential Collection (3-Disc)
  • The Monday Night War (DVD & UMD Releases)
  • The Most Powerful Families In Wrestling (2-Disc)
  • OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Top 50 Greatest Finishing Moves (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Attitude Collection: Best of Raw Vol. 1
  • Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2 (2-Disc)
  • Raw 100 - The Top 100 Moments in Raw History (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • The Rise & Fall of ECW (2-Disc)
  • The Rise & Fall of WCW (3-Disc)
  • The Rock vs John Cena: Once in a Lifetime (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Attitude Collection: TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
  • Top 50 Superstars of All Time (3-Disc)
  • Undertaker 20-0: The Streak (4-Disc DVD & 3-Disc Blu-ray)
  • The Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
  • The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
  • History of WrestleMania I-IX
  • Attitude Collection: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
  • The True Story of WrestleMania (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)

Superstar match compilations

  • André the Giant (re-issue of 1985 Coliseum video release, with new commentary dubbed in on select matches)
  • The New & Improved DX (3-Disc)
  • DX: One Last Stand (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero (3-Disc)
  • Edge: A Decade of Decadence (3-Disc)
  • Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (4-Disc)
  • Hulk Hogan: Unreleased Collector's Series (3-Disc)
  • John Morrison: Rockstar
  • Kane: Journey to Hell
  • The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane (3-Disc)
  • Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection (3-Disc)
  • Mick Foley: Greatest Hits & Misses (2-Disc or Hardcore 3-Disc Edition)
  • Rey Mysterio: The Biggest Little Man (3-Disc)
  • Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man (3-Disc)
  • The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection (3-Disc)
  • Rob Van Dam: One of A Kind (2-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
  • Shawn Michaels: Boyhood Dream
  • From the Vault: Shawn Michaels (2-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
  • Shawn Michaels: My Journey (3-Disc)
  • The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin (3-Disc)
  • The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports entertainment (3-Disc)
  • The Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive
  • Undertaker's Deadliest Matches (3-Disc)
  • Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker (3-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
  • Triple H: That Damn Good
  • Triple H: King of Kings – There Is Only One (2-Disc)
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Daniel Bryan
  • WWE Superstar Collection - John Cena
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Kofi Kingston
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Randy Orton
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Rey Mysterio
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Shawn Michaels
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Sheamus
  • WWE Superstar Collection - Zack Ryder

Special match compilations

  • Allied Powers: The World's Greatest Tag Teams (3-Disc)
  • The Very Best Of WCW Monday Nitro (3-Disc)
  • The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (3-Disc)
  • BloodBath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches (2-Disc)
  • Blood Sport: ECW's Most Violent Matches (2-Disc)
  • ECW Extreme Rules (2-Disc)
  • ECW Unreleased Vol. 1 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Satan's Prison: The Anthology Of The Elimination Chamber (3-Disc)
  • Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and other Out of Control Matches (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time (3-Disc)
  • The Greatest Superstars of WrestleMania (2-Disc)
  • Hell in a Cell: The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time (3-Disc)
  • The History of the Intercontinental Championship (3-Disc)
  • The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (3-Disc)
  • The History of the WWE Championship (3-Disc)
  • The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
  • The Best of King of the Ring (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-Ray)
  • The Ladder Match (3-Disc)
  • The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Best Pay Per View Matches 2009-2010 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2011 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Raw The Beginning: The Best of Seasons 1 & 2 (4-Disc)
  • Best of SmackDown! vs. Raw (2008) (Blu-ray Disc, Packaged with the PlayStation 3 Collector's Edition Release of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009)
  • Best of Raw 2009 (3-Disc)
  • Best of Raw 2010 (3-Disc DVD and 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Smackdown: The Best of 2009-2010 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2011 (4-Disc DVD & 3-Disc Blu-ray)
  • The Best of Raw: 15th Anniversary (3-Disc)
  • The Best of Smackdown 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 (3-Disc)
  • The Best Of WCW Clash of the Champions (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-ray)
  • Wrestling's Highest Flyers (3-Disc)

Other specials

Mattel WWE figures with DVDs

  • Series 1 Flex Force DVD Hero John Cena
  • Series 1 Flex Force DVD Hero Rey Mysterio
  • Series 2 Flex Force DVD Hero John Morrison
  • Series 2 Flex Force DVD Hero C.M. Punk
  • Edge & John Cena w/WWE Championship Belt & DVD (Toys R Us Exclusive)
  • Rock & Stone Cold Steve Austin w/Intercontinental Belt & DVD

(Run time of DVD approx. 20 min)

Upcoming Releases

  • Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012 (available January 2013)(DVD/Blu-ray)
  • The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 2 (available February 2013)(DVD/Blu-Ray)
  • Royal Rumble 2013 (Available February 2013)(DVD/Blu-Ray)
  • Bret “Hit Man” Hart – The Dungeon Collection (Available March 2013)(DVD/Blu-ray)
  • Elimination Chamber 2013 (Available March 2013)(DVD)
  • For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley (Available April 2013)(DVD/Blu-Ray)
  • The Best of In Your House (Available April 2013)(DVD/Blu-Ray)

References

  1. ^ Coliseum Video
  2. ^ World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Home Video
  3. ^ WWF Home Video
  4. ^ WWE Home Video
  5. ^ WWEShop.com
  6. ^ Amazon.com's WWE Store
  7. ^ Silvervision UK
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