"The Ultraviolent Beast: The MASADA Story" DVD Review

The Ultraviolent Beast: The MASADA Story

Smart Mark Video

Shoot Interview

Synopsis:

This special "Best On The Indies" release from SMV chronicles the career of "The Ultraviolent Beast" through a 5 hour shoot interview, and a handful of MASADA's matches.

Review: 

Smart Mark Video has produced a long series of spotlight titles focusing on specific indie wrestlers. Usually including a shoot interview, and a selection of matches. In this Case; MASADA is the focus, and The Ultrviolent Beast holds nothing back in an epic 5 HOUR(!) Shoot interview. Topics range everywhere from his beginnings on the Texas and Louisiana indie circuit, through his tryouts with WWE and TNA, His lengthy tours of Japan, all the way to the present time where MASADA reigns supreme as the top dog in CZW.

For anybody who is curious about MASADA'S career; The interview should tell you just about EVERYTHING you've wanted to know, while still leaving you with some new curiousity about the dude's experiences and lifestyle. MASADA tells stories about his time in ROH, NWA: Wildside, IWA: Mid-South, CZW, Big Japan, and a hell of a lot more. He opens up about his perspective on the business, other wrestlers, fans, life as a wrestler, and gives us a look at his unique personality. 

In addition to the interview; we are treated to 4 matches featuring MASADA including battles against Sami Callihan, Danny Havoc , Adam Cole, and Yoshihito Sasaki from CZW and wXw.

Critique: 

While the interview is very interesting, and well worth the price on it's own; it is extremely long (spanning across all 3 discs, and clocking in at just about 5 hours total), and leaves very little room for matches. 

Unlike many other "Best On The Indies" releases which feature a nice variety of matches (some between 20-30 matches); this one only has 4 matches included. While all of the matches are very good, and showcase MASADA's straight wrestling talent as well as his crazy hardcore/deathmatch abilities (including the gruesome Gusset Plate match against Danny Havoc. 

Basically my only complaint about this DVD release is the interview-to-matches ratio being a bit too one-sided. I would have been much happier with a 3 hour interview, and 10 matches rather than a 5 hour interview and 4 matches. It would have just felt like a more complete package compared to the other titles in the series.

Overall Ratings:

Overall Presentation Quality: 6/10

Average Match Quality: 9/10

Visual Quality: 8/10

Audio Quality: 7/10

Packaging Quality: 7/10

Final Grade:

8/10