DVD REVIEW: TNA BEST OF 2007
By Steve Wilson on 4/16/2008 11:00 AM
2007 was undoubtedly the biggest year in TNA’s 5+ year existence. They had
just come off of acquiring Kurt Angle in late 06, and during the year would
acquire Booker T, separate from the NWA, and add a solid’s woman’s
division, now you get the chance to relive the year with TNA’s latest DVD
release, The Best of TNA 2007.
The Best of TNA 2007 is a DVD about 3 months overdue, but nonetheless is your
video yearbook that was everything in TNA last year. Hosted by Barry Scott
(the guy who does the unique voiceovers for TNA promo packages) the DVD is to
a degree interactive, as it’s content was completely chosen by the fans in
year end voting on
TNAWrestling.com.
The top 7 matches of the year are featured in full, which are Sting vs Angle
at Bound For Glory, Joe vs Angle for all the titles at Sacrifice, The King of
the mountain matchup from Slammiversary, AJ Styles vs Rhino – Elevation X
from Destination X, James Storm vs Chris Harris in a Texas Death Match,
Christian Cage vs Kaz in the ladder match final of the fight for your right
tournament, and LAX vs XXX in Six Sides of Steel from Bound For Glory.
As well, the awards for the following categories are given out… Finisher of
the year - TNA Knockout of the year - Tag Teams of the year - Biggest Feuds of
the year - Who To Watch In 2008 - The Best Of The X Division – and of course
The TNA MVP Of 2007. A top 5 of each category is presented alongside interview
comments from various TNA Stars talking about whoever garnered the spot in
question. The comments are generally your typical put over spots and thus
don’t expect anything special here. I also think Barry Scott as a host was a
interesting choice, I love his voiceover skills for TNA promos, but after a
couple of hours of him getting a little overexcited announcing an award
category or match I grew somewhat tired of it.
Some of you may recall reports that this was to be a 2 disc set featuring the
top 10 matches of the year as well as extras, But as you can tell by my
description above those plans have changed, some have been quick to say the
DVD is no longer worth it, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say that. I kind of
like the idea of having one DVD to add to my collection that enables me to
look back on the year that was. Would I have liked a second disc with more
footage? Of course, more is usually better when it comes to DVD sets, but that
doesn’t make this single disc version a write off for me either. If anything
it allows you to pick up some of the great TNA matches from the year without
having to buy multiple DVD’s, thus you can save some money. Ultimately I
think this DVD best serves as a introductory DVD for new fans who want to know
what TNA is all about.
