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I wouldn’t say to go out of your way to watch this, but Royal Rumble 2011 is better than its reputation suggests and is worth checking out.

With a few exciting encounters and several title changes, Extreme Rules 2011 flies under the radar a bit, but is actually one of the year’s better events.

Money In The Bank 2011 is more than worthy of the top-level praise it has been awarded in the years since it took place.

With several enjoyable matches and a fair amount of unpredictability, TLC 2011 is well worth reliving on DVD (unless you’re a John Cena fan).

Survivor Series 2011 is a memorable card and one that justifies a second home viewing.

The ring implosion and the main event are worth checking out, but otherwise Vengeance 2011 ultimately proves to be just another PPV.

There aren’t any really good bouts at all at Hell In A Cell 2011, and neither of the championship rivalries warranted the huge cage.

As a fairly memorable event with some strong action, Night Of Champions 2011 is worth another viewing on DVD.

SummerSlam 2011 is a high-quality event overall, and is one of the hidden gems from the event’s legacy down the years.

Ignoring the main event, Over The Limit 2012 is really good, and Punk-Bryan is a must-watch. Cena-Laurinaitis drags things down, though, meaning that by watching this DVD, you will see the very best and the very worst of WWE from that era.

This will inevitably be compared to the Money In The Bank card from a year earlier, and as a result, it comes across as inferior. But the first Ladder match is great, Punk vs. Bryan is very exciting and the headline bout does have its moments.

This is an odd show. The opener and the main event are excellent, but the crowd reactions couldn’t be any more different. While the action is largely adequate for the bouts in between, nothing truly leaves a lasting memory.

The very first WWE DVD to be published by Fremantle Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom, the change-over from Clear/Silver Vision explains the delay in the release of this event, which was staged in September 2012. Was it worth the wait to see it on DVD? Kinda.

Whilst it remains one of the so-called Big Four PPVs, line-ups over the last couple of years have threatened to make it a B-show. A perfect example comes from watching the DVD of Survivor Series 2013, with inconsequential bouts and lethargic performances resulting in a mostly forgettable show.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of action, which maintains a strong standard across the first two discs and has some surprises, twists and turns during some of the less fondly-remembered matches. If you want to relive WWE in 2011, this is a very good set to watch.

Things would improve for the better a few weeks later with the arrival of a certain faction known as The Shield. They would play a key role in the next round of UK tapings, which I will document in the April 2013 review.

In the WWE Network era, it's harder to justify a full-price purchase of a DVD release for a Pay-Per-View, besides WrestleMania. But if you are still collecting supershow DVDs, the Cell matches provide a good enough reason to buy this. The remaining content isn't really worth owning, so get this for the two HIAC bouts.

It is not one of the absolute best wrestling DVDs ever, but the Money In The Bank Anthology is definitely on the rung just below. It is a great compilation that all WWE fans will love.

This release does have a lot of flaws, largely in terms of absent content. So, whilst The Best Of Raw & SmackDown 2013 is worth watching, it is not be the extensive story of the year on WWE TV that fans will have expected.