Product description
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This is the TNA DVD release every red-blooded male has been
waiting for - the lovely Knockouts of Total Nonstop Action are
back! Featuring the femme ales of TNA Wrestling: Christy Hemme
Gail Kim Traci Brooks Karen Angle SoCal Val Velvet Sky Jacqueline
and many more! Some are drop dead gorgeous...others are just drop
dead! No Divas here real wrestling real athletes real risk. Grab
the "Knockout Out" DVD and find out what makes TNA's Knockouts
pro wrestling's elite female division. Contains exclusive footage
of each Knockout including sexy video shoots matches interviews
and so much more.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES Rating: NR
Age: 853877001690 UPC: 853877001690
Review
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DVD REVIEW : TNA WRESTLING : KNOCKED OUT: Pro Wrestlings
Greatest Women's Division
Reviewed by : Steve "Rockamaniac" Wilson of MainEventRadio.com
There is no doubt that over the past 12 months, TNA has taken
women's wrestling to a whole new level with the addition of their
Knockouts division and now the Knockout's story is told in the
latest TNA DVD release "Knocked Out : Pro Wrestling's greatest
women's division"
Knocked Out is a fitting title for this DVD because for once, TNA
knocked it out of the park when it comes to a solid DVD package.
A nearly 3 and a half hour main feature accompanied with a
special bonus disc featuring "Gail Kim's Final TNA Interview" has
finally taken TNA DVD production to another level.
The main feature offers interview segments with every member of
the Knockout division , with the exception of Awesome Kong, who
instead is covered by the other knockouts, each of them speak on
their beginnings in the wrestling business, what the knockouts
division has meant to them, why the knockouts division is better
than the Divas, and even the personal stuff like their personal
hobbies. Peppered throughout the interview segments is actual
photos and video footage of the knockouts from their pre TNA
days, which is something that TNA has only included on their
DVDs on the rare occasion. Another improvement is the natural
progression of the feature, Often on previous TNA DVDs featuring
interview segments you would be interrupted by a constantly
repeating 5 seconds of music with a graphics board to introduce
the next segment, this time however you have a smooth transition
cutting with just a graphic board. For anyone who saw the
original TNA Knockouts DVD from a few years ago this is no
comparison as it blows the original out of the water and uses a
very different format.
Also in the main feature is some of the best matches from the
knockouts division over the past year, beginning with the obvious
choice of the match that started it all the TNA knockouts
battle royal from Bound For Glory 07 which crowned Gail Kim as
the first ever Knockouts champion, Next up is Roxxi Laveaux vs
Gail Kim vs Angel Williams vs ODB from Genesis 07, Then we have
the two knockouts matches from Turning Point 07 in The Beautiful
People vs Roxxi Laveaux/ODB, and the first battle between Awesome
Kong & Gail Kim, which is followed up by their subsequent battles
at Final Resolution and Impact in January of this year. The So
Cal Val-Jay Lethal wedding from Slammiversary 08 is next up,
followed by the Sacrifice 08 Knockouts Makeover Battle Royale in
which the loser had her head shaved bald. The Lockdown Tag Team
Grudge match between Gail Kim / ODB and Awesome Kong /Raisha
Saeed as well as the Awesome Kong vs Taylor Wilde 25,000$
Challenge for the knockouts title from Impact wraps up the match
lineup..
The DVD bonus disc features Gail Kim's final TNA Interview, which
is an audio only interview set to photos and videos of the
knockout which was recorded on August 21st 2008 at 4:30pm,
Running 3 minutes in length, Kim expresses that she has been
debating with one of the hardest decisions of her life and had
made the tough choice to leave the company. She goes onto speak
of her favorite memories of her run in the company. There is
obviously no mention of the WWE and why she chose to leave, and
when I got the DVD, I wondered why a bonus disc hyping her
departure was included, obviously it was added late in production
thus the need for it to be on a second disc. A bonus match is
included on this disc as well as Gail Kim takes on Awesome Kong
in a street fight on Impact.
Review continued below... --Steve Gerweck
Continued...
This would turn out to be her final match on television for TNA
and keeping with wrestling tradition she goes out on her back,
Whether or not she returns is unknown at this point but if she
does depart to return to the WWE then this is a nice added touch
to complete the package because the documentary portion does put
over Kim often as a huge part of the success of the division and
the impact she has had on those around her.
I'd definitely recommend picking this DVD up, its one of the best
DVDs ive seen from TNA. Recently it was announced that TNA was
near completion of it fully featured and dedicated production
studio, and if this DVD was any indication of where they are
going then TNA has finally crossed the line into a major player
in the wrestling dvd market --Steve Gerweck
The other day I was able to get my hands on the new TNA Knocked
Out DVD, courtesy of TNA Wrestling. Immediately I popped the disc
into my Playstation 3 and I was amazed. In this DVD not only do
we get a great a of matches featuring the Knockouts, but we
get a glimpse at how each Knockout made her way to TNA.
The formula of the DVD is very fluid, as we hear from a Knockout
on her path to the TNA roster, her influences in wrestling and
more. Then we're treated to a nice match between interview
segments. This DVD even features TNA President Dixie Carter,
which is a nice touch, as she shows her support for women in
professional wrestling.
One of the shocking elements of this DVD is the fact that they
already have, and use for promotion, Gail Kim's final TNA
interview. Not only that but you can also see photo and video
shoots and tons more. Without a shadow of a doubt, this is a DVD
that I would recommend you head over to ShopTNA.com now to pick
up, or hit up a retail store in your area and buy this thing.
--WadeNeedHam