CM Punk Best in the World DVD One of the 'Best WWE Videos Ever'

Critical reception of the CM Punk Best in the World DVD remains high in the wrestling media, as the below curated review excerpt from Bleacher Report shows. The CM Punk DVD covers circumstances behind his rise within the industry, including his WWE controversies (prior to those behind his 2014 departure), and the iconic Punk merch, from 'Best in the World' products to MMA shirts.

...Running 109 minutes, this is easily one of the best WWE documentaries ever, if not the best. Off the top of my head, only The Rise and Fall of ECW and Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (which is more of a sit-down interview than a traditional documentary) are up there in terms of how engaging and honest they are.

In general, it's just completely different from most WWE documentaries. Punk's backyard and independent wrestling days are covered extensively with footage from IWA Mid-South and Ring of Honor.

The graphics, music (Punk made sure that artists he likes such as The Bouncing Souls would be featured instead of "crappy bands like Switchfoot"), and editing are much different from what WWE usually comes up with.

One thing that makes this documentary unique that's not directly related to Punk is that it provides a much more detailed look at WWE's talent development and creative processes than anything they've put out in the past.

In one segment that I found especially revealing, SmackDown head writer Michael Hayes gives a legitimately compelling argument for why wrestlers favored by Paul Heyman have historically been stigmatized by the company.

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