Review for WWE: True Giants

What makes a giant in the wrestling business? Size. That's what makes a giant and this set takes a look at a number of the biggest men in the wrestling business. Whether we are talking being tall, being big or simply having a huge muscular frame, each one has a short five or so minutes to discuss their impact on the business. Sometimes that is simply not enough, but I do feel as an overview of some of these Superstars it is fine.

We start off with The Big Show which includes the wonderful moment of him and Brock Lesnar breaking the ring, Gorilla Monsoon which features his confrontation with Muhammed Ali and his great chemistry with Bobby Heenan. One Man Gang including his transformation as Akeem the African Dream, Haystacks Calhoun which is told by Bill Apter and a nice history of his career.

Giant Gonzalez was a spectacle, but it is sad that he simply could not wrestle a lick. But it is amazing to see someone that The Undertaker had to look up to. Big John Studd which is a nice look at his career and his eventual induction in the Hall of Fame. Diesel or Kevin Nash I never really considered a 'giant', but when you consider how big he was you can understand it. This is a nice overview of his career including his time in WCW both before (as Oz?) and after with the nWo.

Ernie Ladd who was an impressive size, but it was his promos that are simply amazing. Mark Henry who I have never been a fan of, but I can understand why he is on here. He is a huge guy and certainly deserving of the title 'World Strongest Man'. King Kong Bundy is one of my favourite bad guys ever and certainly an immense sight.

Sid Vicious, another one I wouldn't consider a giant. Big? Yes. But not a giant. Though I think (much like with Diesel) it is more the charisma and persona of him that made him scarier. They discuss his horrific leg break injury, though they don't show it, which is shame as it really is shocking to see. Vader is a terrifying, scary 'wrestler', but he always seems in real-life like one of the nicest guys in the wrestling business. The sight of him doing a moonsault has got to be one of the most amazing things you will ever see a man his size do.

Yokozuna is just mass, just sheer mass. Seeing that Bansai Drop is scary and when you watch just how agile a man his size was, it is incredible. Great Khali is probably one of the last true spectacles in the WWE. His size is immense and unlike Giant Gonzalez, he isn't just tall he is simply huge. Sadly, he still couldn't wrestle a lick, but he certainly looked scary doing it.

And finally they saved the best til last. The one and only Andre the Giant. No other wrestler means Giant more than Andre. This was the best segment of this set as a tribute to such a wonderful man and it so sad that being a giant is what took his life so young. He was amazing to watch and certainly is what I think of when you say the word 'Giant'.

This was a wonderful set and a wonderful look at some of these giants. Unlike most, where I end up complaining about people missing, there are very few if any that I would say are missing. The only ones I can think of are Abdullah the Butcher, Kamala, Earthquake, Tugboat/Typhoon and maybe Undertaker and Kane. However, I can understand that you can't include everyone-and apart from Typhoon they are included in the extras, though I never can understand why they don't just include it in the main feature.

The two disks also comes with an immense amounts of matches, which is great. All of those featured are represented in some way. Highlights include an excellent match between WWE Champion Bruno Sammartino and Ernie Ladd, WWE Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Big John Studd and a pretty good match between WWE Champion Macho Man Randy Savage and Andre the Giant. All are great and show just how good the big men were, especially if they are in the ring with someone who can work to their skillset.

Also included is the fantastic WWE Championship match between Hulk Hogan and Yokozuna at the King of the Ring, a phenomenally good match for the Intercontinental Championship with Diesel against Razor Ramon and Sycho Sid against Bret Hart for the WWE Championship. There is also an ultra bizarre match between The Great Khali and Shawn Michaels which I'm not sure proved that Khali could actually work or that HBK could get a decent match out of anyone.

True Giants is a great overview of the business and how it has changed. In the 1980s it seemed everyone was 6ft9ins and 300lbs, but now it is ok for someone to be as small as a Rey Mysterio or (not that he can be described as small) John Cena. This is a great set and if you like old skool wrestling, this features a great cross-section of most of the territories and companies. I will openly admit that when it comes to the matches most are lumbering, but they are still an amazing sight, which is what made them giants in this business.