WWE Home Video
WWE Home Video is a video distribution and production company that distributes World Wrestling Entertainment 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
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.
WWF/WWE Home Video
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 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
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.
The following is a complete list of WWE Home Video releases on DVD, while select titles are makred as also being released on Blu-Ray 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
- WrestleMania 3 (Championship Edition)
- WrestleMania 15
- SummerSlam (1999)
- Royal Rumble (2000)
- WrestleMania 16 (2-Disc)
- King of the Ring (2000)
- SummerSlam (2000)
- Survivor Series (2000)
- Royal Rumble (2001)
- WrestleMania 17 (2-Disc)
- Backlash (2001)
- Judgment Day (2001)
- King of the Ring (2001)
- Invasion (2001)
- SummerSlam (2001)
- Unforgiven (2001)
- No Mercy (2001)
- Rebellion (2001)
- Survivor Series (2001)
- Vengeance (2001)
- Royal Rumble (2002)
- No Way Out (2002)
- WrestleMania 18 (2-Disc)
- Backlash (2002)
- Judgment Day (2002)
- Insurrextion (2002) (RAW Brand)
- King of the Ring (2002)
- Vengeance (2002)
- Global Warning Tour (2002) (SmackDown! Brand)
- SummerSlam (2002)
- Unforgiven (2002)
- No Mercy (2002)
- Rebellion (2002) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Survivor Series (2002)
- Armageddon (2002)
- Royal Rumble (2003)
- No Way Out (2003)
- WrestleMania 19 (2-Disc)
- Backlash (2003)
- Judgment Day (2003)
- Insurrextion (2003) (RAW Brand)
- Bad Blood (2003) (RAW Brand)
- Vengeance (2003) (SmackDown! Brand)
- SummerSlam (2003)
- Unforgiven (2003) (RAW Brand)
- No Mercy (2003) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Survivor Series (2003)
- Armageddon (2003) (RAW Brand)
- Royal Rumble (2004)
- No Way Out (2004) (SmackDown! Brand)
- WrestleMania 20 (3-Disc)
- Backlash (2004) (RAW Brand)
- Judgment Day (2004) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Bad Blood (2004) (RAW Brand)
- The Great American Bash (2004) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Vengeance (2004) (RAW Brand)
- SummerSlam (2004)
- Unforgiven (2004) (RAW Brand)
- No Mercy (2004) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Taboo Tuesday (2004) (RAW Brand)
- Survivor Series (2004)
- Armageddon (2004) (SmackDown! Brand)
- New Year's Revolution (2005) (RAW Brand)
- Royal Rumble (2005)
- No Way Out (2005) (SmackDown! Brand)
- WrestleMania 21 (3-Disc)
- Backlash (2005) (RAW Brand)
- Judgment Day (2005) (SmackDown! Brand)
- ECW One Night Stand (2005)
- Vengeance (2005) (RAW Brand)
- The Great American Bash (2005) (SmackDown! Brand)
- SummerSlam (2005)
- Unforgiven (2005) (RAW Brand)
- No Mercy (2005) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Taboo Tuesday (2005) (RAW Brand)
- Survivor Series (2005)
- Armageddon (2005) (SmackDown! Brand)
- New Year's Revolution (2006) (RAW Brand)
- Royal Rumble (2006)
- No Way Out (2006) (SmackDown! Brand)
- WrestleMania 22 (3-Disc)
- Backlash (2006) (RAW Brand)
- Judgment Day (2006) (SmackDown! Brand)
- ECW One Night Stand (2006) (2-Disc with ECW's 1st PPV: ECW Barely Legal 1997)
- Vengeance (2006) (RAW Brand) (2-Disc)
- The Great American Bash (2006) (SmackDown! Brand)
- SummerSlam (2006)
- Unforgiven (2006) (RAW Brand)
- No Mercy (2006) (SmackDown! Brand)
- Cyber Sunday (2006) (RAW Brand)
- Survivor Series (2006)
- December To Dismember (2006) (ECW Brand)
- Armageddon (2006) (SmackDown! Brand)
- New Year's Revolution (2007) (RAW Brand)
- Royal Rumble (2007)
- No Way Out (2007) (SmackDown! Brand)
- WrestleMania 23 (3-Disc)
- Backlash (2007)
- Judgment Day (2007)
- One Night Stand (2007)
- Vengeance (2007)
- The Great American Bash (2007)
- SummerSlam (2007)
- Unforgiven (2007)
- No Mercy (2007)
- Cyber Sunday (2007)
- Survivor Series (2007)
- Armageddon (2007)
- Royal Rumble (2008)
- No Way Out (2008)
- WrestleMania 24 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-Ray Releases)
- Backlash (2008)
- Judgment Day (2008)
- One Night Stand (2008)
- Night of Champions (2008)
- The Great American Bash (2008)
- SummerSlam (2008)
- Unforgiven (2008)
- No Mercy (2008)
- Cyber Sunday (2008)
- Survivor Series (2008)
- Armageddon (2008)
- Royal Rumble (2009)
- No Way Out (2009)
- WrestleMania 25 (3-Disc DVD & 2-Disc Blu-Ray Releases)
- Backlash (2009)
- Judgment Day (2009)
- Extreme Rules (2009)
- The Bash (2009)
- Night of Champions (2009)
- SummerSlam (2009)
- Breaking Point (2009)
- Hell In A Cell (2009)
- Survivor Series (2009)
- TLC (2009)
- Royal Rumble (2010) (DVD & Blu-Ray Releases) (Available on 3/2/2010)
- Elimination Chamber (2010) (Available on 3/23/2010)
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
- André The Giant
- Batista - I Walk Alone (3-Disc)
- Billy Graham - 20 Years Too Soon: The "Superstar" Billy Graham Story (DVD & UMD Releases)
- Bret Hart - The Best There Is, Was & Ever Will Be (3-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
- Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon (2-Disc)
- Brock Lesnar - Here Comes The Pain
- Chris Benoit - Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story (2-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
- D-Generation X
- D-Generation X - The New & Improved DX (3-Disc)
- Divas - Desert Heat
- Divas - Do New York
- Divas - In Hedonism
- Divas - Postcard From The Caribbean
- Divas - South of The Border
- Divas - Tropical Pleasure
- Divas - Undressed
- Divas - Viva Las Divas
- Dusty Rhodes - The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (3-Disc)
- Eddie Guerrero - Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story (2-Disc)
- Hardy Boyz - Leap of Faith
- Hardy Boyz - Twist of Fate (2-Disc)
- Hulk Hogan - Hulk Still Rules (2-Disc)
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Pick Your Poison (2-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
- Jeff Hardy - My Life, My Rules (3-Disc)
- John Cena - My Life (3-Disc)
- John Cena - Word Life
- Lita - It Just Feels Right
- Mick Foley - 3 Faces of Foley
- Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
- Mr. Perfect - The Life & Times of Mr. Perfect (2-Disc)
- nWo - Back In Black
- Rey Mysterio - 619
- Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection (3-Disc)
- Ric Flair & The 4 Horsemen (2-Disc)
- Road Warriors - The Life & Death of The Most Dominant Tag Team In Wrestling History (2-Disc)
- Rowdy Roddy Piper - Born To Controversy (3-Disc)
- Shawn Michaels - Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (3-Disc)
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - Austin 3:16 Uncensored
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - Austin Vs. McMahon: The Whole True Story
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - Hell Yeah!
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - The Stone Cold Truth
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - What?
- The Rock - Just Bring It (2-Disc)
- The Rock - Know Your Roll
- The Rock - The People's Champ
- The Undertaker - The Phenom
- The Undertaker - This Is My Yard
- Triple H - The Game
- Trish Stratus - 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed
- Ultimate Warrior - The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior (DVD & UMD Releases)
- Vince McMahon - McMahon (2-Disc)
Special Documentaries
- Before They Were WWE Superstars
- Before They Were WWE Superstars 2
- Greatest Stars of The 80's (3-Disc)
- Greatest Stars of The 90's (3-Disc)
- Hardcore
- History of WrestleMania 1-10 (1985-1993)
- The Monday Night War (DVD & UMD Releases)
- The Most Powerful Families In Wrestling (2-Disc)
- The Rise & Fall of ECW (2-Disc)
- The Rise & Fall of WCW (3-Disc)
- The Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
- The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Superstar Match Compilations
- Eddie Guerrero - 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)
- Kane - The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane (3-Disc)
- Macho Man Randy Savage - The Ultimate Collection (3-Disc)
- Mick Foley - Greatest Hits & Misses (2-Disc)
- Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man (3-Disc)
- Ric Flair - The Ultimate Collection (3-Disc)
- Rob Van Dam - One of A Kind (2-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
- Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
- Shawn Michaels - From The Vault (2-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - The Legacy (3-Disc)
- The Rock - The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment (3-Disc)
- The Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive
- The Undertaker - Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker (3-Disc DVD & 1-Disc UMD Releases)
- Triple H - The King of Kings (2-Disc)
Special Match Compilations
- Allied Powers: The World's Greatest Tag Teams
- Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (3-Disc)
- BloodBath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches (2-Disc)
- Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches (2-Disc)
- ECW Extreme Rules (2-Disc)
- Hell In A Cell: The Greatest Hell In A Cell Matches of All Time (3-Disc)
- History of The Intercontinental Championship
- History of The World Heavyweight Championship
- History of The WWE Championship
- Legends of Wrestling (3-Disc)
- Starrcade: The Essential Collection (3-Disc)
- The Ladder Match (3-Disc)
Other Specials
- Best of Confidential Vol. 1
- Best of WWE RAW Vol. 1
- Best of WWE RAW Vol. 2
- Best of SmackDown! 10th Anniversary (3-Disc)
- Best of SmackDown! Vs. RAW (2008) (Blu-Ray, Packaged with the Playstation 3 Release of WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008)
- Eve of Destruction (2000)
- Hall of Fame (2004)
- Ramped Up: WWE The Videos Vol. 1
- Tribute To The Troops (2-Disc)
- WWE Action!
- WWE Originals (Packaged with WWE Originals CD Release)
- WWE RAW 10th Anniversary
- WWE RAW 15th Anniversary (4-Disc)
- WWE ThemeAddict: The Videos (Packaged with WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6 CD Release)
Upcoming Releases
- Best of WWE RAW (2009) (3-Disc) (Available on 1/26/2010)
- John Morrison - Rock Star (Available on 2/16/2010)
- Royal Rumble (2010) (DVD & Blu-Ray Releases) (Available on 3/2/2010)
- Shawn Michaels - My Journey: His 25 Greatest Match (3-Disc) (Available on 3/9/2010)
- Elimination Chamber (2010) (Available on 3/23/2010)
- Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology (3-Disc) (Available on 4/6/2010)