will94

Not bought 3rd party, Best Buy in Tennessee new in box.

Got my copy last year, maybe it's region free now.

sg2386

Interesting, maybe Silvervision have finally made them region free. Wonder if Summerslam 2009 is also region free.

Looks like the latter. I imported Summerslam 2011 from Amazon, it will ship later today or tomorrow. I`m going to test it out on my Blu-ray players. If it is a success, then getting the rest.

I`m probably end up getting the Oppo BDP-93 with the region free kit that attaches to the back of the player...i heard it`s one of the blu-ray players on the market and has great region free compatilities for DVDs and Blu-rays.

will94

SummerSlam 2011 works on both of my Sony players (my living room one is a standard, Region A player purchased from Walmart), so I do believe they are region free. I've got Night of Champions on its way to me to test that theory though.

ShadyLPete

I bought my copy of Royal Rumble 09 from Amazon, a couple weeks ago. That's the one that didn't play on any region locked players.

chocoboy87

Royal Rumble and SummerSlam 09 Blu-ray's from the UK were definitely locked to Region B when I purchased them upon release back then. I tested them and it was one reason I decided to find a region free player. I can't imagine Silver Vision altered those two in future production, but the situation with the new ones looks promising.

supplex55

had the same experience with the Blu Ray Best of the WWE 2011 Disc 2 (disc 1 played fine) not playing in my Sony BD350. When i put the disc in my Sony
BD300 (a much older model) it played fine. I have sent for an upgrade for my
BD350 from sony and hopefully the disc will play fine in it after i download it
(will let you know in a week or so when it arrives)

sg2386

Someone on WWEDVDNews.com confirmed that Night of Champions Blu-ray is region free...looks like this will continue with the rest...this is great news for us outside Europe and definitely import these Blu-rays from Amazon uk.

nodeerforamonth

Been watching the Greatest Superstars Of the 21st Century (hoping it's just "part 1", as there's 88 more years to go!) on blu-ray and they cut out the commentary! I can barely hear them! At first I thought it was an audio format issue, but there's only one audio track.

Anyone else have this problem? (then again considering how bad the commentators are (except JR), this may not be a problem)

sg2386

Likely just a firmware issue. I bought my copy from Amazon.ca and Disc 2 played fine on all three of my Blu-ray players; have a 160GB PS3, Sony BDP-S580 and BDP-S380.

Only glitches i encountered on WWE Blu-rays (looks to be widespread) is DX: One Last Stand. During the Show/Jericho vs. DX vs. Taker/Cena from MSG, it has about 10 seconds of glitches in the audio & video, it just starts to speed up a lot for those 10 seconds.

chuckliddell

since nobody answered ill ask again, how much is a good price for older out of print dvds such as summerslam 2002, cause stone cold said so, would it be worth buying more than 1 copy for cheaper prices less than 20$

SkipKassidy

The rarer the event the more it will go for. Since SummerSlam 2002 is a WWE event versus WWF (so no scratch logos) there should be a high number of copies in the marketplace. Doing a search at the Amazon Marketplace I found one used for $9.32 that is fulfilled by Amazon.

Best Buy also shows a listing for SummerSlam 2002 for $12.99 in the shrink wrap. The store also has Cause Stone Cold Said So for $5.99.

Here is a list of OOP WWF DVDs (according to WWEDVDNews):

WWF WrestleMania XV (15)
WWF Stone Cold Steve Austin: Hell Yeah
WWF SummerSlam 1999
WWF The Rock: The People’s Champ
WWF Royal Rumble 2000
WWF WrestleMania 2000 (16) (2 Disc Set)
WWF King of the Ring 2000
WWF SummerSlam 2000
WWF Survivor Series 2000
WWF Mick Foley: Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
WWF Ringleaders Boxset (USA Exclusive)
WWF Royal Rumble 2001
WWF Divas in Hedonism
WWF WrestleMania X-Seven (17) (2 Disc Set)
WWF Backlash 2001
WWF Judgment Day 2001
WWF Best of Raw Volume 1 & 2 (2 Disc Set)
WWF Hardcore
WWF King of the Ring 2001
WWF Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWF Action
WWF Invasion
WWF Undertaker: This is My Yard
WWF SummerSlam 2001
WWF Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith
WWF Unforgiven 2001
WWF No Mercy 2001
WWF Survivor Series 2001
WWF Rebellion 2001
WWF Vengeance 2001
WWF Austin 316: Uncensored (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Best of Survivor Series 1987-1997 (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Best of WrestleMania 1-14 (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Three Faces of Foley (Attitude Coll.)
WWF In Your House: Unforgiven 1998 (Attitude Coll.)
WWF In Your House: Rock Bottom 1998 (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Best of Raw Volume 1 (Attitude Coll.)
WWF The Rock: Know Your Role (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Eve of Destruction (Attitude Coll.)
WWF TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Austin vs McMahon (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Undertaker – The Phenom (Attitude Coll.)
WWF Before They Were Superstars
WWF Best of the WWF 2001
MTV’s Behind WWF Tough Enough (USA Exclusive)
MTV’s WWF Tough Enough – First Season (3 Disc Set) (USA Exclusive)
WWF Royal Rumble 2002
WWF Funniest Moments
WWF No Way Out 2002
WWF Divas Tropical Pleasure
WWF Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?
WWF WrestleMania X8 (18) (2 Disc Set)
WWE The Classic Five of 2001 Boxset (UK Exclusive)
WWE The Rock: Just Bring It!
WWE The Rock: Just Bring It! (2 Disc Set) (USA Exclusive)
WWE Triple H: The Game
WWE Triple H: That Damn Good (USA Exclusive)
WWE nWo: Back in Black
WWE Backlash 2002
WWE Insurrextion 2002
WWE Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules (2 Disc Set)

chuckliddell

thanks for the info but got 2 questions
-how much would u pay for those OOP dvds, i already have summerslam 2002 but if i find it for 10 bucks would it be worth it just to have a extra copy in shrink wrap, im not a hardcore collector but just curious what would a steal be on these
-can u give a list of ecw dvds, offical dvds that were released by old ecw, and maybe other rare OOp dvds

RockBallsford

The official ECW dvds, released by Pioneer:

Barely Legal 1997
Wrestlepalooza 1997
Heatwave 1998
Anarchy Rules 1999
Cyberslam 1999
Guilty as Charged 2001

Deep Impact
Hardcore History
Path of Destruction
Extreme Evolution

Best of Cactus Jack
Best of Dudley Boys ( two different dvd covers)

sg2386

Also in the UK, almost every major ECW ppv and supercard were on DVD released by Delta from 1995-2001. They're region 0 so they play everywhere, some great rare stuff. Surprisingly one of the events along with many others from 1994 they didn't release was Night the Line was Crossed and is only available from RF Video.

I wish Pioneer released some 2000 events like Hardcore Heaven, Heatwave, Anarchy Rulz, and November to Remember.

Of course RF Video has almost every ECW event and are slowly releasing them along with the Hardcore TV sets.

RockBallsford

Some stand out prices for WWE dvds at Amazon.com (official site not marketplace ones):

$6.95
Royal Rumble 2011
Elimination Chamber 2011
Extreme Rules 2011
Over the Limit 2011
Capitol Punishment 2011

Money in the Bank 2011 - $12.49
Night of Champions 2011 - $11.49
Hell in a Cell 2011 - $10.99
Vengeance 2011 - $11.23
3-disc Wrestlemania 27 13.99

TLC 2010 - $6.68

SteveOVig

Does anyone know offhand what the special features are for the BD Extreme Rules 2011?

Jman4200

Special Feature

Home Video Exclusive
Interview with the New World Heavyweight Champion
Extreme Rules 1st May, 2011

Blu-Ray Exclusive Special Features

Edge’s Retirement Announcement
SmackDown 15th April, 2011

John Cena’s Draft Night
Monday Night Raw 25th April, 2011

The Rock’s Birthday Celebration
Monday Night Raw 2nd May, 2011

SmackDown - April 29th 2011

Randy Orton Arrives on SmackDown

Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus

Michael Cole Introduces Jack Swagger

Jack Swagger vs. Sin Cara

Kharma is Coming

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Kane & Big Show vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater

The Great Khali & Ranjin Singh Meet Jinder Mahal

Rey Mysterio Says Good-Bye to SmackDown

Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Henry

Michelle McCool vs. Layla

WWE International Tour – April 2011

Matt Striker Interviews Christian in the Locker Room

Randy Orton & Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio & Brodus Clay

SteveOVig

Thanks a ton.

sg2386

Received Summerslam 2011 and Night of Champions 2011 Blu-rays from Amazon uk and can confirm both worked flawlessly on all three of my region A Blu-ray players, all connected via HDMI and quality and sound are amazing. No PAL to NTSC framerate issues, since HDMI fixes all that.

Very tempted to import Hell in a Cell.

Love that Silvervision have made these Blu-rays region free.

SexualPudding

Thank you, Sir. I shall now go purchase Summerslam, Night of Champions, and Hell in a Cell.

platt222

Listings are out for the new Rock set

Disc 1

He electrified a generation of sports entertainment fans with his brash style, superb athleticism, and uproarious interviews. He held the WWE Championship a record seven times, and was known for legendary battles with ''Stone Cold'' Steve Austin, Triple H, Mick Foley, Undertaker, and more. And at the peak of his popularity, he made a move to conquer a new industry, becoming an enormous movie star. Now, he's back in WWE, ready to main event the biggest WrestleMania in history, ''The People's WrestleMania.'' In the exciting buildup to WrestleMania XVIII, fans can, for the first time ever on DVD, relive the exciting life and times of the Rock. Packed with brand new interviews as well as a selection of the Rock's biggest career-spanning bouts, moments, and promos, this DVD/Blu-Ray set will electrify every member of Team Bring It!

Family Tradition

The U

Blue-Chip

Rocky Sucks

Nation of Domination

The Corporate Champion

Fighting for Number One

The People’s Champion

Rock & Sock Connection

Mainstream Star

Electrifying

Icon vs. Icon

Backlash

Rock Concert

“The Rock Has Done it All”

Hollywood Sensation

Twentieth Anniversary

Honouring his Family

Rock Comes Home
A Year in the Making

Happy Birthday

Rock’s Toy Chest

Disc 2

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Rocky Maivia, Marc Mero, Barry Windham & Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Hunter Hearst- Helmsley, Goldust, Crush & Jerry “The King” Lawler
Survivor Series 17th November, 1996

Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
The Rock vs. Triple H
SummerSlam 30th August, 1998

Triple Threat Cage Match
The Rock vs. Mankind vs. Ken Shamrock
Breakdown 27th September, 1998

“I Quit” Match for the WWE Championship
The Rock vs. Mankind
Royal Rumble 24th January, 1999

No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship
The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Backlash 25th April, 1999

Disc 3

Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
The Rock vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H
SummerSlam 27th August, 2000

World Tag Team Championship Match
The Rock & Undertaker vs. Edge & Christian
Raw 18th December, 2000

The Rock vs. Ric Flair
Raw 29th July, 2002
WWE Undisputed Championship Match

The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar
SummerSlam 25th August, 2002

The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan
No Way Out 23rd February, 2003

The Rock returns to Raw
Raw 24th February, 2003

The Rock Concert II
Raw 21st April, 2003

The WrestleMania Guest Host
Raw 14th February, 2011

The People's WrestleMania
WrestleMania XXVII 3rd April, 2011

Blu-Ray Exclusive Content

The Rock challenges John Cena for WrestleMania XXVIII
Raw 4th April, 2011

The Rock's Birthday Celebration
Raw 2nd May, 2011

Never Before, Never Again
The Rock & John Cena vs. Awesome Truth
Survivor Series 20th November, 2011

Farmland

People’s Elbow

Toy Chest

The Rock Thanks New York City

SkipKassidy

Anyone else not like the trend that for wrestler retrospectives WWE is skimping on the second and third discs? I mean, come on, only 10 matches spread across two discs for The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Granted, he had a number of DVD titles already, but I mean really.

It would be one thing if one of the matches was his Iron Man match against Triple H from Judgment Day 2000, but maybe that will eventually appear on Triple H's forthcoming release.

md2810

I agree completely - what is the point of having a disc with an hour free, I'm sure the production and manufacturing costs won't increase much by adding the other 2-3 hours.

They would be better off with two discs crammed full than 3 empty, plus if it were just 2 disc you wouldn't have to change the discs as much when your watching!

platt222

It seems to me that since they started doing the 2 disc BDs with 4 hours on each (about an hour being exclusive content) that the 3 disc DVD sets have dropped down to 7 hours. So in order to have more on the BD's than the DVD's the DVD's suffer as a result.

sg2386

No offense but DVDs don't suffer, it's your choice you want to stick to DVD, not WWE's problem...Blu-ray is the way to go, movie studios hardly give DVDs any worthy extras and load up the Blu-ray versions.

Seems like North America find it hard to adjust to change, especially in technology compared to Europe and Asia.

Blu-ray players are so cheap these days, they don't cost $500-$600 anymore you can get decent one for less than $100, and they play your DVDs too, so no big deal.

WWE has to find ways of enticing sales for Blu-rays for people paying premium...having same content for both versions won't do that which is why they focus on giving exclusive content.

People were complaining the same situation with VHS and DVD...crying on how DVD always has more extras than VHS, and so on.