WWE: Superstar Collection - Daniel Bryan

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 89 Minutes
Certificate: 12
Number Of Discs: 1
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: February 10 2014

The final Superstar Collection release focused on Daniel Bryan. This compilation on Bryan kicks off with his exciting NXT debut against Chris Jericho. We see The Miz in his greatest ever match opposite Bryan with the us title at stake from Night Of Champions 2010, before his Money In The Bank Ladder match triumph from MITB 2011. After a showdown where he challenges Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Title, both end up in a steel cage at Royal Rumble 2012, this time alongside Big Show and this time with Bryan defending the crown to close the DVD (oddly, Bryan's World Title win over Show from TLC 2011 via a MITB cash-in isn't here).

Based on match quality, this is the best of the four Superstar Collections. That being said, the best matches have been released on previous compilations, and the other bouts aren't quite good enough to justify a purchase on their own.

However, all four SC DVDs are at a budget price and are good to watch without having to overthink storylines, expect major spots or reflect upon drawn-out feuds. At that cost, they are designed to be mini-profiles, and so all are worth a gander. Hopefully, we'll get a UK release of the other Superstar Collections (amongst them the spotlights on Shawn Michaels, Kofi Kingston and Zack Ryder), but for now any of these will be a nice way to fill time on your next Bank Holiday Monday.

Overall Rating: 7.5/10 - Good

WWE: Superstar Collection - Sheamus

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 90 Minutes
Certificate: 12
Number Of Discs: 1
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: February 10 2014

Amongst the four performers who got a UK release for their Superstar Collection, Sheamus is the only one who hasn't had a separate DVD release. Therefore, his mini-compilation is more comprehensive than the others.

We get his first two WWE Title victories (against Cena in a Tables bout at TLC 2009 and against Cena, Edge & Orton at Fatal 4 Way 2010 in - yes- a four-way bout), as well as his King Of The Ring tournament-winning match against John Morrison from November 2010, a successful United States Title challenge opposite Daniel Bryan from March 2011, and the closing moments of his triumphant Royal Rumble 2012 performance. Match quality is pretty high across the board and each bout is a justifiable inclusion. Strangely, though, we don't get his World Title win over Bryan from WrestleMania XXVIII (which did only last 18 seconds, after all).

Since this is the only Sheamus DVD to date, this has the most appeal of any of the Superstar Collections which got a UK release. Of course, it helps if you're a fan of the Celtic Warrior, but even if you're not, this is a good recap of (most of) the key moments from Sheamus' early years, and a reminder that he was a genuinely important and appreciated part of WWE before his career was reduced to battling off chants of "You look stupid!"

Overall Rating: 7/10 - Respectable

WWE: Superstar Collection - Randy Orton

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 87 Minutes
Certificate: 15
Number Of Discs: 1
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: September 2 2013

Randy Orton's three-disc Evolution Of A Predator (released around a year before this low-cost compilation in the States) covered most of his biggest matches to date, meaning that the match choices on this Superstar Collection are of the less-memorable variety.

That being said, his battle with Triple H at The Bash 2009 (under Three Stages Of Hell rules) and his scrap with both HHH and Cena a month later at Night Of Champions 2009 are both worth watching, although they came at a time when Orton's feuds with both men had entered overkill (little did we know that we'd get four more PPV matches between Orton and Cena in 2009 alone).

Orton vs. Ted DiBiase from a March 2010 edition of Raw is an odd inclusion, since it's not a particularly strong outing (their previous meeting around eight months earlier was far better). Finally, we revisit the great Orton-Christian rivalry from 2011 which had the World Heavyweight Title at stake, in this case their very good battle at Capitol Punishment.

Since Orton has only had one proper DVD release, this compilation is a nice little profile of The Viper. The action is good enough on the whole to warrant a purchase if you're looking for a way to spend that last fiver.

Overall Rating: 6.5/10 - Okay

WWE: Superstar Collection - John Cena

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 91 Minutes
Certificate: 15
Number Of Discs: 1
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: September 2 2013

In 2012, a series of budget DVDs on specific performers were released in the US and Australia, followed by a partial release for the U.K. market in 2013 and 2014. Only four of the original series were made available to British fans, with the focus being John Cena, Randy Orton, Sheamus and Daniel Bryan. The DVDs provide a mixture of memorable and not-so-memorable matches, mostly from PPV events.

Beginning with the extended highlight of John Cena's career, we get his fairly good Armageddon 2008 match with Chris Jericho, followed by his Survivor Series 2009 three-way win over Shawn Michaels and Triple H, which is also a strong match. It has an unpredictable start, which ultimately lead to nothing (a rumoured Shawn Michaels-Triple H feud for 2010 didn't happen).

Cena vs. Randy Orton from the Slammys 2009 episode of Raw felt like a joke at the time, since they had just completed in their "last match ever" against one another less than two months earlier. Finally, we get Cena battling The Miz and John Morrison for the WWE Title in a cage from Extreme Rules 2011, which has its moments but is far from a classic.

Cena fans will enjoy this short tribute to the top WWE star of the last decade-and-a-bit, but with only four matches, none of which are Match Of The Year contenders, it's not a must-own by any means.

Overall Rating: 6/10 - Reasonable