Another 30-minute cash-grab release here, this one a Canadian Toys R Us exclusive from 1998 which came free with the purchase of an action figure. I hear you; what am I complaining about if the tape didn't cost a penny? True, it didn't, but neither does a swift kick in the nads and I wouldnt want that either. The content itself is utter garbage, featuring, as you might have guessed, highlights from the historically important WrestleMania XIV. However, it is not possible to take a three hour show and cut it down to thirty minutes while retaining anything worthwhile from the bouts shown, even with the exercising of two full matches from the footage. If any care had been taken in producing the video that would at least be something, but the quality of the tape itself is so wafer-thin and delicate that I suspect it will find itself chewed up and mangled inside of most VHS players before it reaches the end of its runtime. That rather negates the whole free defence somewhat, doesn't it?
The author of the highly acclaimed 'Titan' book series, James Dixon has been involved in the wrestling business for 25 years as a fan, wrestler, promoter, agent, and writer. James spent several years wrestling on the British independent circuit, but now prefers to write about the bumps and bruises rather than take any of them. His past in-ring experience does however give a uniquely more "insider" perspective on things, though he readily admits to still being a "mark" at heart.
James is the Chief Editor and writer at historyofwrestling.co.uk and is responsible for the best-selling titles Titan Sinking, Titan Shattered, and Titan Screwed, as well as the Complete WWF Video Guide series, and the Raw Files series.
