News on the two Eddie Guerrero BONUS DISCS in the States

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I just wanted to give everyone a heads up on the two BONUS DISCS that are attached with the new "Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero" dvd, which eerily has been released two days before the three-year anniversary of Guerrero's untimely passing.

A few weeks ago, I posted the match listings for the dvd along with the news that folks in the United Kingdom would receive a fourth bonus disc with both the Raw and Smackdown tribute shows while folks in Canada would have to go to two separate stores and purchase the set twice due to the shows being on two discs but exclusive to one of the stores.

At the time of the news, there was no mention of a Bonus disc for the folks in the United States and everyone just assumed that we would get the standard three-disc set. Just like the War in Iraq, we were wrong.

Yesterday, wrestling fans flocked to their local "Best Buy" and "F.Y.E." stores to snag up the Guerrero dvd due to the Best Buy being the retailer in the U.S. that has the bonus disc of the Raw Tribute show, while F.Y.E. is the U.S. retailer that has the bonus disc of the Smackdown Tribute show.

However, one needs to be aware of the following in regards to the bonus disc and packaging. If you are looking for the four-disc set at either store, make sure that the front of the dvd has a sticker that reads "4 DISC" and has the name of the respective tribute show. Also, if your looking for the Smackdown disc, make sure the disc is onpack and visible at the back of the dvd.

Now, please be aware that there are several differences between the original airings of these tribute shows from 2005 and these official releases. First and foremost, Chris Benoit has been completely edited out of both shows. His Smackdown match with Triple H is non-existent and anytime Benoit was highly visible on the opening of the Raw show, the WWE home video department edited in crowd or unused shots of the other wrestlers on stage.

In addition, several things have been moved around and edited in on the Raw show. Some unused footage, such as Ric Flair's post match celebration and a moment of time from the announcers) have been added in, while others (such as Benoit, Stephanie McMahon and oddly, Rey Mysterio's remembering segments) have been taken out.

On the Smackdown show, a six-minute long "remembering" segments from both William Regal and Dean Malenko have been added in and the show has been reorganized so that Chavo Guerrero vs. JBL is the main event, instead of Benoit vs. Triple H. Lastly, any mainstream music used on both shows from artist such as Johnny Cash, 3 Doors Down and a few entrance themes have been dubbed over due to copyrights.