An inside Look at WM XX as WWE Home Video Brings This Historic Event To DVD

An inside Look at WrestleMania XX as WWE Home Video Brings This Historic Event To DVD

STAMFORD, Conn., Apr 23, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc:

-- Limited Edition 3-Disc Set Gives Fans Never-Before-Seen Footage of the Most Successful WrestleMania in the History of WWE!

-- Relive Every Moment of WrestleMania XX Coupled With New Bonus Material on April 27, 2004

WWE Home Video announces the release of the hottest DVD this year as WrestleMania XX hits stores on April 27, 2004. The DVD gives fans an all-access review complete with behind the scenes interviews, the entire 4 1/2 hour WrestleMania XX event and two bonus 45-minute specials including The Mania of WrestleMania and WrestleMania's Ten Greatest Matches Ever. Never-before-seen footages abounds on this DVD that chronicles the most successful WrestleMania in WWE history!

What better way to relive the excitement of WrestleMania XX's greatest moments than with this DVD, filled with countless hours of action packed footage as a limited edition, 3-disc set. WrestleMania XX is available for $34.95 SRP.

The WrestleMania XX DVD, is expected to be the largest initial release in WWE history. Following in the footsteps of an unprecedented Pay-Per-View WrestleMania XX, the DVD is poised to be groundbreaking for the WWE as well. The DVD includes all the matches from WrestleMania XX, including the following:

-- First Ever Triple Threat Match: World Heavyweight Championship Triple H® vs. Chris Benoit® vs. Shawn Michaels™

-- WWE Championship - Eddie Guerrero™ vs. Kurt Angle®

-- United States Championship - John Cena™ vs. Big Show®

DVD Special Features include:

-- The Mania of WrestleMania - A WWE film hosted by 2004 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Jesse Ventura, this 45-minute film chronicles the lives and untold stories of top WWE Superstars leading up to WrestleMania XIX. Extras include two features that were not included in the original TV broadcast, and a behind-the-scenes look at Jesse Ventura's voice over session.

-- WrestleMania's Ten Greatest Matches Ever - A 45-minute TV program hosted by legendary superstar Ric Flair®. Features highlights from the 10 greatest WrestleMania matches as chosen by WWE Superstars.

-- Behind-the-scenes interviews

-- 15-minutes of never-before-televised pre and post match interviews

-- History of WrestleMania photo gallery, facts and official match results

-- Interactive WrestleMania quiz which allows fans to answer 10 randomly selected WrestleMania trivia questions

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SOURCE: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Neil Lawi, 203-352-1010, Neil.Lawi@wwecorp.com, or Jennifer Sacca, 203-352-8657, Jennifer.Sacca@wwecorp.com