WWF's Tough Enough - The First Season Box Set (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)In the current wave of reality based tv shows, this is one I can say I never missed. Good concept with a group that was in my opinion interesting to watch. I would say it's a mix of 65% wrestling and 35% MTV's Real World. Not a bad mix for fans who want to mostly see the training but don't mind seeing how they interact with each other in the same house. If your the sentimental sort you'll enjoy seeing the trainers go from feeling like there babysitting a bunch of spoiled brats who are being handed the same opportunity that they had to work their entire lives for, to being slowly won over my the hard work and pain these kids are willing to endure in order to make their dreams a reality. Even Tazz starts to respect them (in his own way). I really got a renewed respect for Al Snow, he excells as the head trainer and becomes a sort of father figure to the kids. The visits by the various superstars are definately one of the highlights of the show. The visit from HHH in the begining really puts them in there place and lets them know the seriousness of the business. Very moving.

Even though I really liked this series I gained even more appreciation for it after watching the current Tough Enough 2 series which appears to be less about wrestling and more about MTV's RealWorld. A major disapointment from my book. Plus Al Snow seems totally detached from this group.
The only thing about this set I didn't like were the special features. The "exclusive footage" is pretty boring with the exception of the extended footage of a few of the superstar's visits. The cast's submission tapes are somewhat interesting and might be worth watching. In my opinion MTV really dropped the ball on this one. It should have been packed with behind the scenes footage and unedited segments, instead you have to buy a seperate DVD to see that and it's pretty un-impressive anyways (see my review of that). All in all I thought this was a quality show with a good cast. If you like reality tv and wrestling, but don't mind scant special features then this is a show for you.

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