WWE: Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.0
Video		4.0
Audio		3.0
Extras		2.0
Overall		2.5

WWE: Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Blu-ray Movie Review

Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Get Another Blu-ray.

Reviewed by Martin Liebman January 31, 2017

Even if Brock Lesnar isn't literally the biggest thing in the WWE -- Big Show and Mark Henry would beg to differ, and Braun Strowman seems poised to become the company's most dominant big man -- he's at least amongst the biggest draws. Or is he? The ex-superstar turned champion MMA fighter again turned WWE superstar is but a part-timer on Monday Night RAW and the Pay-Per-View schedule. He makes a splash whenever and wherever he shows up, that's for sure. He's truly a gifted physical specimen and, true to his nickname, a beast in the ring. But can someone who only shows up every now and then really be all that? He certainly thinks so. In Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat., the superstar talks up his life and purpose, which is, essentially, to push everyone else aside and prove that he's the best. It's too bad he can't do that on a weekly basis, but maybe there's something to be said about the aura, the lurking presence that even a John Cena can't really capture if he's ever-present on the scene. Lesnar, though still much closer to his prime than other aging part-timers, has ascended into that Undertaker category where the hype often seems bigger than the actual appearance, though he can certainly still bring it in the ring, sending superstars flying with a seemingly endless barrage of suplexes and F5s.

The Beast...The Conqueror...

Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. is a disappointingly thin release. In fact, it's not dissimilar from the Lesnar disc from 2012 that was predominantly an older release repurposed for Blu-ray. Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. doesn't appear to repeat content, but many of its early interview clips are from the same interviews that were used in the previous release. Even if it's technically "new" to Blu-ray, there's little, of anything, here that appears to have been created specifically for this release. More contemporary interviews seem sourced from other places and the career retrospective components, sandwiched around various Lesnar matches, are short in length and sometimes seem to be mere highlight compilations, much like those that precede Pay-Per-View matches meant to get the audience up-to-speed on the storyline as it's been evolving and set for the next match on the card.

With that said, the program does go over some fairly crude but necessary Lesnar facts, beginning with a look at his early life, passion for hard work and success and proving his worth to himself, and his athletic career at a young age. It touches on his personal relationship with mentor and friend Curt Hennig and generally just moves on to explore, very superficially, his various clashes with wrestlers as they're featured in the matches, superstars like Lesnar's friend Kurt Angle, The Undertaker, Triple H, and CM Punk. The program briefly explores his relationship with Paul Heyman, his departure from and return to the WWE, and...that's about it. The matches are terrific, but the program is incredibly thin on meaningful content beyond. It's a shame; even as part-timer Lesnar's stature as a performer who can walk the walk, not just talk the talk, has rightly endeared him to the WWE faithful. Fans are going to want more than this.

Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. contains the following matches interspersed with the documentary clips.

Disc One:

• Career Match: Brock Lesnar & Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Michaels & Sean Casey. OVW -- October 14, 2000.
• Non-Televised Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Mr. Perfect. RAW -- January 28, 2002.
• Career Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Rob Van Dam. RAW -- June 24, 2002.
• WWE Championship Match: Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar. SummerSlam -- August 24, 2003.
• First Ever Biker Chain Match: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. No Mercy -- October 19, 2003.
• The Perfect Storm: Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar. SummerSlam -- August 19, 2012.
• Steel Cage Match: Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar. Extreme Rules -- May 19, 2013.
• "The Best" vs. "The Beast" in a No Disqualification Match: CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar. SummerSlam -- August 18, 2013.
• Career Match: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. WrestleMania XXX -- April 6, 2014.

Disc Two

• WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar. SummerSlam -- August 17, 2014.
• Triple Threat Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins. Royal Rumble -- January 25, 2015.
• WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns. WrestleMania 31 -- March 29, 2015.
• WWE World heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar. Battleground -- July 19, 2015.
• Hell in a Cell Match: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. Hell in a Cell -- October 25, 2015.

WWE: Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat.'s 1080i transfer presents a mixed-bag of sources and qualities. Older SD footage has been reformatted to the 1.78:1-frame, though the matches themselves maintain the original aspect ratio integrity at 4x3. The new HD material, a few interview clips on disc one, more on disc two, and some matches form the HD era, generally look fine, yielding the typical WWE appearance. Skin textures, sweat, tattoos, and other on-wreslter details prove impressively defined and very sharp even beyond extreme close-up shots. Mild background blocking is visible at times. A few HD interview shots are softer and much more poorly defined. Color are fine, generally, nicely vibrant and natural, capturing all the colorful fuss around the WWE arenas. Black levels into the shadows of various venues hold true.

WWE: Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat.'s Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack gets the job done, no more and no less. It's technically fine but sonically unremarkable. Dialogue dominates the vast majority of the program, whether Lesnar interview snippets, voiceovers, or ringside action calls. It's always well prioritized and adequately clear with a stable center presence. Music is suitably energetic and spreads nicely as necessary, boasting solid instrumental clarity, fair front end spacing, and mild surround support.

WWE: Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. contains five additional matches from 2014 forward on disc two, all labeled as "Blu-ray Exclusives."

• Career Match: Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar. Royal Rumble -- January 26, 2014.
• WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena. Night of Champions -- September 21, 2014.
• Career Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Kofi Kingston. The Beast in the East -- July 4, 2015.
• 2-On-1 Handicap Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper. Roadblock -- March 12, 2016.
• No Holds Barred Street Fight: Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar. WrestleMania XXXII -- April 3, 2016.

WWE: Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. is a disappointing release. The matches are terrific, no question about that, but WWE Home Video would have been better served to release this as a full-on match compilation rather than try to cram in some old, dated fluff. Nevertheless, Lesnar fans should enjoy the journey through some of the key matches from his storied career, and Steelbook fans can even pick up a copy in the fancy packaging exclusively at Best Buy. Video and audio are absolutely typical of the average WWE Home Video Blu-ray release, and supplemental content is limited to a few additional matches on disc two. This one's only worth a buy for hardcore Lesnar and WWE fans or WWE Home Video collectors.