Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
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Actor: Brian PillmanBrand: Genius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 360 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 94556
Studio: World Wrestling
Product features:
- He created a number of controversial and chaotic moments in sports entertainment, shocking fans in WCW, ECW, and WWE . His tragic ending only further mythologizes his legend. For the first time ever, Brian Pillman s life in and out of the ring is examined. From his beginnings as a former NFL player turned high-flying wrestler and his successful championship tag-team run with Stone Cold Steve Austi
Movie Reviews of Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
Movie Review: FROM FLYIN' BRIAN TO THE LOOSE CANNON...IT'S ALL HERE!
Summary: 5 Stars
Brian Pillman is a forgotten name in the history of wrestling which is a shame concidering how innovative he was in & outside the ring. It didn't matter if it was Flyin' Brian, the Hollywood Blonde, the Horsemen or even the Loose Cannon...Pillman was a innovator & always fighting against the odds and I'm glad that his career will have justice done to it on this DVD set. What is also a plus for anyone here is that it has alot of the old WCW/NWA footage from the late '80s/early '90s that you really don't see on WWE DVDs including two of WCW's most innovative & original matches they've had.
The DVD stars talking about Brian's growing up including throat problems when he was really young to his football career & overcoming the "he's too small" sterotype that some get when it comes to playing football. His days in Calgary Stampeed Wrestling are covered such as his tag team with Bruce Hart called Bad Company before moving on to WCW as Flyin' Brian. The way Brian brought a unique style & was able to stand out above the others despite his size (ala Rey Mysterio) and his ability to make others like Lex Luger look better than he was in the ring...the only downside to this was that they didn't bring up the Yellow Dog angle since that was his first real storyline within the company. The importance to the Light Heavyweight Title and how Brian fought to make that title really valuable to the company is brought up along with the importance of his marriage (including footage from the actual wedding video) is also talked about. The DVD really kicks into high gear here as his run in the tag team of the Hollywood Blondes with "Stunning" Steve Austin is heavily talked about. The story of how they were just thrown together by Dusty Rhodes (who finally comments about the whole situtation) and started to get over, developing a team concept & look even down to their wrestling boots (you have to see that one to believe it), having the top fueds with people like Ric Flair & Anderson along with Steamboat & Douglas, and the backstage politics that led to the breakup of the team. Pillman joining the Horsemen is glossed upon before you see how he transformed himself into the Loose Cannon character including the two most memorable incidents involving him catching Bobby Heenan off guard & dropping the "F" bomb on live TV and the strap match between him & Kevin Sullivan resulting in the "bookerman" line. His short time in ECW is talked about & shown through highlights (the whole footage is too vular for WWE) including the story of how he got released from WCW and Joey Styles talking about an incident that happened which made lose all respect for Pillman. The infamous life changing car accident is talked about next along with his arrival to the WWE. The whole story behind the buildup & the actual incident involving Pillman pulling a gun on Austin is heavily talked about including comments from those who worked for WCW at the time & what they thought about it. Pillman's run in the Hart Foundation is talked about along with the reasoning behind his short stint of being an announcer is talked about along with what was going on behind the scenes with him continuing to work & hide the pain from his heavily injured ankle from the accident. Pillman's last angle involving Goldust & Marlena and the real story between those three about along with the "XXX Files" promos are discussed before leading into the story behind his death & the interview with his wife the next night on RAW close this documentry out.
Other DVD extras include interview outtakes from such people as Road Warrior Animal, Mick Foley talking about his first match with Pillman, Stone Cold talking about their first meeting & how Brian should be remembered, Eric Bischoff & Jim Ross commenting on an incidents in which Pillman lived his character with J.R. also telling a story about a funny "meeting" he had in a bathroom with Brian. Also included is the entire gun incident involving Pillman & Austin, the "XXX Files" promos involving Pillman & Marlena, a WCW interview with Brian from '95, and the Flare For The Old skit with him & Steve Austin.
Matches Include:
International Tag Team Championship Match vs. Midnight Cowboys - This was joined in progress and was nothing special past highlighting Pillman as a high flyer in the beginning stages of his career.
"Stampede Wrestling" Apr. '88
vs. United States Champion Lex Luger - This was one of those matches that gives Luger his reputation of being a bad wrestler because Pillman completely carried this match. Brian dominated a majority of the match with his mix of high flyin' moves & mat wrestling. He worked on Luger's shoulder with the story being that he was tryin' to keep Luger off his feet thoughout the match which dominated. Luger was on the defense most of the time & his offense consisted of punches, kicks, and clotheslines whenever he was in control. Luger got the win in the end off Brian making a big mistake but for the most part, this was a Brian Pillman exibition match.
NWA Halloween Havoc '89
NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match w/Z-Man vs. Fabulous Freebirds - This was the finals of the United States Tag Team Tournament. It started off hot with close near falls in the early going before the Freebirds slowed the pace down & wore down both men before Pillman picked up the pace by doing a high dropkick to Jimmy Garvin on the top rope & delivering a flying clothesline across the ring onto Hayes on the way to his team winning the championship.
NWA Feb. '90
War Games Match w/Sting & Steiner Brothers vs. Ric Flair, Sid Vicious, Barry Windham, Larry Zbyszko - For those who never seen a War Games match, it's a two ringed cage match with a caged top on it & the first two wrestlers go in for 5 minute period. A coin toss is held (which the heels always seem to win) to determine who goes in next and the teams alternate wrestlers entering the match. When the final wrestler enters the cage, the only way to win is by submission or surrender.
It should be noted that Anderson was injured at this time so his replacement for this match was Larry Zbyszko...Zybszko wasn't an official member of the Four Horsemen. Pillman had an injured arm and rushed into the cage as the first man against the wishes of his team. There were various highlights throughout the match such as all the Horsemen being tapped in figure fours at one time, Windham & Flair both wearing the "crimson mask", and Sid Vicious delivering the most vicious (no pun intended) powerbomb I've even seen onto Pillman.
NWA WrestleWar '91
WCW Light-Heavyweight Championship Match vs. Richard Morton - This was the finals of the tournament to crown the first WCW Light-Heavyweight Championship. This was a different style than normal from Pillman has him & Morton worked a more grounded style than the high-flyin' that Pillman was used to. Good match showcasing a different style of Pillman.
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
Loser Leaves Town Match w/El Gigante vs. Arn Anderson & Barry Windham - This match was pretty short & sweet (with Pillman had to carry his team with El Gigante's wrestling skills being so bad that he made Great Khali look impressive) as this wasn't anything special past this match being the beginning of the "Yellow Dog" storyline.
"Clash Of The Champions" June '91
w/Barry Windham vs. Z-Man & Johnny Gunn - This was the early stages of Pillman's first heel turn & this match just really showcased how he was able to apply his "Air Pillman" offense in a heelish faction along with starting to showcase his cocky attitude.
Dec. '92
Steel Cage Match: WCW Tag Team Champions Hollywood Blondes vs. Dos Hombres - The story here is that Dos Hombres is actually Ricky Steamboat & "Shane Douglas" underneath a mask using the gimmick that Edge/Christian & Hardy Boyz would later use on each other during the Los Conquistidors angle in 2000. This wasn't their best encounter as it was really Tom Zenk under Douglas mask (Shane was released/fired before the PPV). The match itself wasn't bad but didn't top or match the calibur that all 3 men & the real Douglas have had earlier in the year.
WCW Slamboree '93
("Legacy Of Stone Cold Steve Austin")
Thundercage Match w/Sting & Dustin Rhodes vs. Rick Rude, Paul Orndorff, Steve Austin - For those who have never seen the "ThunderCage" before, it was WCW's version of what we would later know as a Hell In A Cell match. This was a normal six man tag match with both men getting their moments during the match before it really broke down into a brawl in the end with both Pillman & Orndorff bleeding.
WCW SuperBrawl IV '94
vs. Jushin Liger - This was the debut match on WCW Monday Nitro and boy did they know how to kick this show off in style. This was very past paced with the high-flyin' action that you expected that wasn't always pretty (like a botched head sissors off the top rope) but also had a good mix of wrestling with moves like the surfboard/reverse headlock combination by Liger & a DDT off the top rope by Pillman. Great action as you would expect from both men.
"WCW Nitro" Sept. '95
vs. Dean Malenko - In a rare "heel vs. heel" match during the phase where Pillman began to abandon his "Flyin' Brian" persona for the "Loose Cannon." This match was more of a matbased wrestling match between both men that saw Pillman just going off at times screaming at the fans & into the camera. Dean Malekno had the nickname "Iceman" for a reason as he usually doesn't show much emotion in the ring but Pillman pushed him to his breaking point after slapping him that caused Malenko to really turn it up. Good match but it was more about pushing Pillman's character.
"WCW Nitro" Jan. '96
vs. Eddie Guerrero - This was just like the previous match against Malenko where he was more matbased between both men with Pillman once again acting like a complete nut under the "Loose Cannon" persona however this match is more memorable than anything else for Pillman scaring Bobby Heenan to death to the point where he dropped the "F" bomb on live TV.
"WCW Clash Of The Champions" Jan. '96
vs. Steve Austin - This match had a special stipulation in that the members of the Hart Foundation (except Bret, he wasn't there) were handcuffed to the ringpost to prevent them from getting involved...eventhough Austin did get his shots in whenever he could. This was just a big brawl between the former "Hollywood Blondes" that resulted in Pillman having a broken nose right now and getting so out of control that the referee ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this end, this match & the aftermath was more focused on setting up...
"RAW" June '97
w/Hart Foundation vs. Steve Austin, Legion Of Doom, Ken Shamrock, Goldust - ...this match. This was one of the most unique main events in wrestling history as the Hart Foundation were heels in America but babyfaces everywhere else in the world so they had a heavy hometown advantage with this PPV being in the hometown of the Hart Family of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was a wild six man tag with various moments like the opening minutes between Bret & Austin, Niedhart mocking Ken Shamrock & paying for it, Austin going so far as to attack the Hart family members at ringside...including getting his hands on Stu, both Owen & Austin being taken out of the match, Pillman making an ass of himself, and the aftermath & celebration.
IYH: Canadian Stampede '97
vs. Goldust - This was the rematch from SummerSlam with the stipulations that Pillman would leave WWE if he lost but he would get the personal services of Marlena if he won. Based off how personal this feud got, this was the brawl you expected it to be with Pillman able to insert some comedic spots into the match. In the end, karma came back to haunt Goldust for what happened at SummerSlam in what turned out to be Pillman's last PPV performance.
IYH: Ground Zero '97
vs. WCW Light-Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger - Probably the most famous match in Pillman's career as this was the top light-heavyweights from Japan & America fighting in a rematch from their non-televised encounter months earlier when Liger won the championship. Pillman did more matwrestling early while Liger used his aerial offense of dropkicks & moonsaults off the top rope both in & out of the ring. When Brian started to pull of his "Air Pillman" offense with his flying clothesline & cross bodyblock, Liger tried to ground Pillman by working over his legs with moves like the figure four. This was without a doubt one of the greatest matches in WCW's history when it came to crusierweight/light-heavyweight action. Look out for such moments like Liger executing his "Liger Bomb", Pillman executing an impactful DDT, and one hell of a suplex by Liger.
WCW SuperBrawl II '92
In all, Brian Pillman is a forgotten name that should be remembered in this business & this DVD was a classic tribute to his career. I highly recommend.
Summary of Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
He created a number of controversial and chaotic moments in sports entertainment, shocking fans in WCW, ECW, and WWE . His tragic ending only further mythologizes his legend. For the first time ever, Brian Pillman?s life in and out of the ring is examined. From his beginnings as a former NFL player turned high-flying wrestler and his successful championship tag-team run with Stone Cold Steve Austin, through his loose cannon persona and role as a wild card in the anti-USA Hart Foundation, BRIAN PILLMAN: LOOSE CANNON provides the definitive look at Pillman?s career. The two-disc set is complete with recollections from fellow superstars, competitors, and his family, as well as presenting some of his best matches.Similar DVD Movies
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