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On August 23, WWE Home Video will be releasing Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker, a 3-disc DVD set all about the Phenom, the Deadman, and the American Badass. He's been the WWE Heavyweight Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion, WCW World Tag Team Champion, Hardcore Champion, and the only person to be undefeated at WrestleMania, the biggest event in the industry.

Disc One covers the early part of The Undertaker's career which was 1991 to 1997. On this disc you see Undertaker compete against Hulk Hogan, Yokozuna, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, Mankind, and Bret"The HitMan"Hart. Four of those matches were for the WWE Heavyweight Championship in which he was the challenger in two. This disc also has the first-ever Buried Alive Match between Undertaker and Mankind from In Your House: Buried Alive.

Some of the negatives I found to be on Disc One are some omitted matches and promos that should've been included. For an example, who doesn't remember when Undertaker and Paul Bearer locked The Ultimate Warrior inside of a casket for several minutes? But where was that on the DVD? Also, the very first match shown was Undertaker defeating Hogan for the championship but it was a very controversial match. So controversial that President Jack Tunney ordered Undertaker to give Hogan a rematch the following Tuesday at Tuesday In Texas. The outcome of that match was controversial as well, therefore Tunney vacated the championship. But where was the rematch? We have the original match on the DVD and the rematch should've been placed either in the program or on the disc as an extra. Another negative is the mistake WWE Home Video made when they gave the wrong match information during the highlights of Undertaker defeating "Sycho" Sid for the WWE Heavyweight Championship. In the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, they had WrestleMania VIII, Indianapolis, IN, April 5, 1992 and in fact the actual match being shown should've had this information: WrestleMania 13, Chicago, IL, March 23, 1997.

Disc Two of the program covers the years 1997 through 1999. This disc features two first-evers; the first-ever Hell In A Cell Match between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels from In Your House: Badd Blood and the first-ever Inferno Match between Undertaker and Kane from Unforgiven. In addition to these two matches you'll see Undertaker compete against Mankind and The Rock as well.

Disc Three covers the recent years of Undertaker's career which are the years 1999 through 2004. This disc showcases Undertaker battle "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Triple H, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Mr. McMahon, and Kane.

Some of the other negatives I feel the DVD has is the fact that there are no comments from Undertaker regarding any of these matches like most other superstar personality DVDs include. Also, most 3-disc DVDs have holders for all three discs but this one has all three discs in one holder and if they're not pressed down and "locked" in place then they can fall out and move around the DVD case which can produce scratches.

In conclusion, there are more positives than negatives and the negatives can definitely be forgotten. This truly is The History of The Undertaker and if you add the feature program plus the extras, you get one darn good DVD. You can add this DVD to your collection by clicking here!

DISC 1
     CHAPTERS
          WWE Championship Match vs HulkHogan | Survivor Series - 11/27/91
          WWE Championship Match vs Yokozuna | Royal Rumble - 1/22/94
          vs "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel | WrestleMania XII - 3/31/96
          Buried Alive Match vs Mankind | In Your House: Buried Alive - 10/20/96
          WWE Championship Match vs Mankind | In Your House: Revenge of the Taker - 4/20/97
          WWE Championship Match vs Bret"The HitMan"Hart | SummerSlam'97 - 8/3/97
     EXTRAS
          Undertaker attacks Hulk Hogan at the Funeral Parlor | Superstars - 11/16/91
          Undertaker builds a casket for Yokozuna | Superstars - 12/18/93
          Undertaker in the graveyard talks about Diesel | Superstars - 3/23/96
          Undertaker in the graveyard talks about Mankind | RAW - 9/23/96
          Undertaker interrupts Mankind's interview | RAW - 4/6/97
          WWE Championship Match vs Bret"The HitMan"Hart | One Night Only - 9/20/97
DISC 2
     CHAPTERS
          vs Shawn Michaels | In Your House: Ground Zero - 9/7/97
          Hell In A Cell Match vs Shawn Michaels | In Your House: Badd Blood - 10/5/97
          vs Kane | WrestleMania XIV - 3/29/98
          Inferno Match vs Kane | Unforgiven - 4/26/98
          Hell In A Cell Match vs Mankind | King of the Ring - 6/28/98
          WWE Championship Match vs The Rock | King of the Ring - 6/27/99
     EXTRAS
          Undertaker interview about Shawn Michaels | RAW - 8/4/97
          Undertaker talking to his parents' tombstones | RAW - 3/23/98
          Undertaker interview; Kane burns his parents' tombstones | RAW - 4/9/98
          Undertaker breaks into Paul Bearer's house and mauls him | RAW - 6/22/98
DISC 3
     CHAPTERS
          WWE Championship First Blood Match vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | Fully Loaded - 7/25/99
          vs Triple H | WrestleMania XVII - 4/1/01
          WWE Undisputed Championship Match vs "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan | Judgment Day - 5/19/02
          WWE Championship Hell In A Cell Match vs Brock Lesnar | No Mercy - 10/20/02
          vs John Cena | Vengeance - 7/27/03
          Buried Alive Match vs Mr. McMahon | Survivor Series - 11/16/03
          vs Kane | WrestleMania XX - 3/14/04
     EXTRAS
          Undertaker interview about Triple H | RAW - 3/26/01
          Undertaker promo on Hulk Hogan | RAW - 4/29/02
          Undertaker talks about the Hell In A Cell | Sunday Night Heat - 10/20/02
          Undertaker in the graveyard promo on Mr. McMahon | SmackDown! - 11/13/03
          WWE Undisputed Championship Match vs Kurt Angle | SmackDown! - 9/3/03