MORE WWE DVD EDITS!

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

From LOP:

There is an interesting edit on WWE's new Hell in a Cell DVD set. During the HBK vs. Triple H Cell match from Bad Blood 04, there is a part where Jerry "The King" Lawler is talking about the dangerous effects of chair shots. On the original PPV broadcast, Lawler says how chair shots can not only cut you open but also damage your brain, give you concussions as well as alter your state of mind. On the DVD, only the part about chairs cutting you open is left included and the rest has been taken out.

Also, I noticed they edited Edge's music on the Viva La Raza DVD. I believe they edited it to the E+C theme from the Rob Zombie theme, which though understandable, made me a sad panda .

[Hiroshi Hase]

They've been doing that edit with E & C's theme replacing Edge's Rob Zombie theme for a while now.

[Robbymac]

Oh the humanity!

[GuyOfOwnage]

None of that even remotely shocks me, considering the obvious. And the Edge deal is nothing new...they've been dubbing the RZ theme on archive footage ever since they lost the rights to it over 4 years ago.

[MGH]

NOT THIS WAY! DAMN IT.

Even I'll admit though, this is just excessive.

[Crappler El 0 M]

'Never Gonna Stop' has been edited a lot.

Very interesting about editing the concussion/brain damage comments, which Chris Nowinski has been preaching about for awhile now, not to mention it brings up thought about Benoit.

[Mozenrath]

I don't really mind. I'm not watching these DVDs to be bummed out.

[Marvelously Mediocre]

does it really take away from the enjoyment of the DVD? Did anyone really buy the DVD to hear Jerry's lecture about chairshots?

[The Line]

nothing too important or shocking. Looks like just a "newsbreak" to rile up some smarks.

[derrtaysouth95]

I have the orginal release of the Bad Blood ppv and that's correct.

Kinda odd they would even think to remove that from the release.......oh well. Doesn't affect my enjoyment of the dvd.

[Robbymac]

Dec 29, 2008 20:03:07 GMT -5 Marvelously Mediocre said:

does it really take away from the enjoyment of the DVD? Did anyone really buy the DVD to hear Jerry's lecture about chairshots?

Exactly. The blurs I can kind of understand (although complaining does no good, they have no choice) but complaining about this is just bitching for the sake of bitching.

[CM Dazz]

Had I heard that on the DVD I probably wouldn't have even realized it. When I read about the edit, Benoit was the first thing I thought about. Backfire?

[MGH]

Dec 29, 2008 20:03:07 GMT -5 Marvelously Mediocre said:

does it really take away from the enjoyment of the DVD? Did anyone really buy the DVD to hear Jerry's lecture about chairshots?

Well no of course not, but it just seems almost silly. What, they think Jerry Lawler's breakdown of a match is suddenly going to cause someone watching at home to go, "wait a damn second ... chair shots? ...concussions? .... mental s....OH MY GOD BENOIT! HOLY CRAAAAAP!!!!!!", turn the DVD off, take it back and demand a refund? I've never had a real problem with them removing Benoit footage from best of comps and removing his likeness from cases, but this is just borderline ridiculous.

[Crappler El 0 M]

does it really take away from the enjoyment of the DVD? Did anyone really buy the DVD to hear Jerry's lecture about chairshots?

I didn't remember him saying it in the first place, so it didn't bother me. However, I do find it very interesting that they would cut out those words, which are similar to words of some critics and advocates who warn about unprotected chair shots, the dangers of concussions, and brain damage.

[Robbymac]

People put too much thought into this. Its likely an editing team in Stamford and they are under instruction to "remove any references to Benoit or things that could remind people of Benoit" During editing they stumbled upon this piece of commentary and figured better to err on the side of caution.

[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

Dec 29, 2008 20:06:23 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

does it really take away from the enjoyment of the DVD? Did anyone really buy the DVD to hear Jerry's lecture about chairshots?

I didn't remember him saying it in the first place, so it didn't bother me. However, I do find it very interesting that they would cut out those words, which are similar to words of some critics and advocates who warn about unprotected chair shots, the dangers of concussions, and brain damage.

Yeah, kinda weird for Lawler to actually state what specialists outside of the wrestling realm have been saying: I can see why it was removed.

[Steveweiser]

Haven't forgiven WWE DVDs since they took THAT bit of the Mickie/Trish match off the Mania 22 disc.

[Marvelously Mediocre]

Dec 29, 2008 20:15:14 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Haven't forgiven WWE DVDs since they took THAT bit of the Mickie/Trish match off the Mania 22 disc.

I will give you £10,000 if you can go one day without mentioning Mickie.

[Robbymac]

Dec 29, 2008 20:17:09 GMT -5 Marvelously Mediocre said:

Dec 29, 2008 20:15:14 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Haven't forgiven WWE DVDs since they took THAT bit of the Mickie/Trish match off the Mania 22 disc.

I will give you £10,000 if you can go one day without mentioning Mickie.

Is that a lot? [/ignorant American]

[Frank Castle]

I'm just going to let this one go and enjoy RAW, You people can be silly and make a big stink out of nothing and look like fools.