Australian Penthouse

BEST OF WWE: REY MYSTERIO

DIRECTOR: N/A

‘CAST’: REY MYSTERIO, EDDIE GUERRERO, KURT ANGLE, RANDY ORTON, CHAVO GUERRERO

SHOCK

WHEN the WWE toured Australia in July/August with SmackDown Live, the superstar who received the biggest cheer was Rey Mysterio. Admittedly, The Undertaker and CM Punk were absent, but still, it’s no surprise the Mexican ‘luchador’ was chosen to be the subject of the first volume of the new budget-price Best of WWE range.

For $12.99, this disc gives you four of Rey’s classic battles from 2005-07: his ladder match against Eddie Guerrero, supposedly for custody of Mysterio’s son Dominick; a three-way heavyweight title bout in which he takes on Kurt Angle and Randy Orton; and two of his in-ring tussles with Chavo Guerrero, one of them under ‘falls count anywhere’ rules.

Despite the age of the footage, there’s no denying the quality of the wrestling, and it’s hard to complain about the price when you get 90 minutes of the masked marvel in action. According to the press release, the Best of WWE range isn’t available in the US, so for that reason alone Aussie Rey Mysterio fans may want to add this DVD to their collections.