WWE Edits Wrestlemania XV For Violent Content
Mar 11, 2013 10:58:43 GMT -5
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Post by kidglov3s on Mar 11, 2013 10:58:43 GMT -5
I'm sorry I just felt this might've been buried in the home video thread. As far as I know this is the first time that WWE has gone through and picked out spots in matches to be removed from a show on DVD for being too violent, and carries on a new trend began with Saturday Morning Slam and continued on the Attitude Era DVD of subtly censoring violence with cutaways. I've compared the new release of WM XV with the Anthology DVD, which is about seven minutes longer, noting any differences between the two.
Changes I found (time based on more complete Anthology timecode):
16:09: 2013 restores a 5 second shot of Holly walking away with the belt cut from 2005
18:23: 2013 extends the bickering of Test and D'Lo when 2005 dissolves to a shot of the audience. 2013 cuts to the audience after one second of bickering, a little before the point of the dissolve in 2005.
48:51: 2013 restores a half second shot of an audience member giving the finger.
50:05: 2013 restores a half second of dead frame as Road Dogg ducks before a cut to the crowd.
1:25:02: 2013 cuts a 10 second shot of Big Pun in the crowd.
1:26:58-1:27:08: Alternate footage. The lead in on both cuts is Tori walking to the ring. 2005 cuts to 5 seconds of video package from Raw, 2013 cuts to Tori attempting to slide into the ring and getting an axe handle from Sable. At 1:27:06 2005 and 2013 are in sync again, with 2005 not showing the axe handle at all and 2013 showing none of the video package.
1:31:09-1:31:18: Alternate angles. 2013 shows this attempt at a Sable Bomb in a single close profile shot. 2005 cuts to a wider profile shot and then to a shot from behind Sable.
1:33:13: 2013 restores an extra 1 second of Lawler before the X-Pac/Shane match graphic, and the graphic runs about 5 seconds longer as well. It's interesting because in 2005 it flashes to the DX promo, while in 2013 in dissolves to the promo, so in 2005 you can like see everyone with their eyes down, which you don't notice in 2013 because of the dissolve. By the time the dissolve finishes everyone's eyes are up.
1:48:02-1:50:23: 2013 removes the Undertaker video package in its entirety, though it does tack on a 3 second shot of the M&M blimp in its place.
1:58:29-1:58:50: 2013 removes Bossman choking Undertaker, replacing 18 seconds of violence with 3 seconds of Paul Bearer B roll.
2:05:11-2:08:36: 2013 completely removes the Bossman/Taker post match stuff, cutting from Taker raising his arms after the pinfall to the Wrestlemania Rage Party video package.
2:08:38: 2013 is reversed here for some reason, and notice whatever kinda ghosting or overlay is goingon with the WWF logo.
2:09:19: 2013 cuts 30 seconds of the Rage party vignette here.
2:09:49: 2013 cuts a 4 second shot from the Rage party.
2:25:35-2:25:50: 2013 cuts Austin choking Rock, replacing it with a three second crowd shot.
2:45:27: 2013 completely cuts Undertaker/Boss Man from music video, and oddly also the Shawn/Vince stuff afterward, picking up with the shot of The Rock's entrance.
Some title graphics were not altered for 2005 (Hardcore, Brawl for All), but the ones that were are restored on 2013:
I'm really shocked at some of these edits. We're gonna have to somehow let WWE know that this kind of stuff is not cool. Particularly the two choking shots but really all of it. These events should be uncut.
Changes I found (time based on more complete Anthology timecode):
16:09: 2013 restores a 5 second shot of Holly walking away with the belt cut from 2005
18:23: 2013 extends the bickering of Test and D'Lo when 2005 dissolves to a shot of the audience. 2013 cuts to the audience after one second of bickering, a little before the point of the dissolve in 2005.
48:51: 2013 restores a half second shot of an audience member giving the finger.
50:05: 2013 restores a half second of dead frame as Road Dogg ducks before a cut to the crowd.
1:25:02: 2013 cuts a 10 second shot of Big Pun in the crowd.
1:26:58-1:27:08: Alternate footage. The lead in on both cuts is Tori walking to the ring. 2005 cuts to 5 seconds of video package from Raw, 2013 cuts to Tori attempting to slide into the ring and getting an axe handle from Sable. At 1:27:06 2005 and 2013 are in sync again, with 2005 not showing the axe handle at all and 2013 showing none of the video package.
1:31:09-1:31:18: Alternate angles. 2013 shows this attempt at a Sable Bomb in a single close profile shot. 2005 cuts to a wider profile shot and then to a shot from behind Sable.
1:33:13: 2013 restores an extra 1 second of Lawler before the X-Pac/Shane match graphic, and the graphic runs about 5 seconds longer as well. It's interesting because in 2005 it flashes to the DX promo, while in 2013 in dissolves to the promo, so in 2005 you can like see everyone with their eyes down, which you don't notice in 2013 because of the dissolve. By the time the dissolve finishes everyone's eyes are up.
1:48:02-1:50:23: 2013 removes the Undertaker video package in its entirety, though it does tack on a 3 second shot of the M&M blimp in its place.
1:58:29-1:58:50: 2013 removes Bossman choking Undertaker, replacing 18 seconds of violence with 3 seconds of Paul Bearer B roll.
2:05:11-2:08:36: 2013 completely removes the Bossman/Taker post match stuff, cutting from Taker raising his arms after the pinfall to the Wrestlemania Rage Party video package.
2:08:38: 2013 is reversed here for some reason, and notice whatever kinda ghosting or overlay is goingon with the WWF logo.
2:09:19: 2013 cuts 30 seconds of the Rage party vignette here.
2:09:49: 2013 cuts a 4 second shot from the Rage party.
2:25:35-2:25:50: 2013 cuts Austin choking Rock, replacing it with a three second crowd shot.
2:45:27: 2013 completely cuts Undertaker/Boss Man from music video, and oddly also the Shawn/Vince stuff afterward, picking up with the shot of The Rock's entrance.
Some title graphics were not altered for 2005 (Hardcore, Brawl for All), but the ones that were are restored on 2013:
I'm really shocked at some of these edits. We're gonna have to somehow let WWE know that this kind of stuff is not cool. Particularly the two choking shots but really all of it. These events should be uncut.
