The new agreement will continue to give GVE distribution rights to release 12 WWE pay-per-view events each year, including WrestleMania and SummerSlam, as well as a robust catalog of collectible titles throughout the U.S. on physical and digital platforms.

“WWE has been a true partner for us in every sense of the word,” said Bill Sondheim, President of Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. “Their dedicated fan base continues to power our promotions year after year, and this deal helps to energize our retail partners and further fuel our growth. We are excited to continue building exciting cross-promotional and merchandising opportunities with our physical and on-line retailers and key WWE partners.”

Titled ‘For All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley,’ this release will go on sale on April 16 on a 3 disc DVD set or a 2 disc Blu-Ray.

Disc one will contain the usual sit down documentary with interviews with Foley and other current and former WWE Superstars. Topics tackled are his WCW days, feud with Vader and Sting, Hell In A Cell, the creation of Mr. Socko, the Rock, and others.

There will be 17 full matches from his career spanned over the two other discs and several other Blu-Ray only content. You can see a full list of matches and chapters and extra content below.

Disc One

A Happy Story

Idyllic Childhood

Huge Fan

Training School

Working the Road

WCW

Sting

Vader

ECW & Japan

Mankind

Dude Love

Hell in a Cell

Mr. Socko

The Rock

Author

Triple H

Commissioner

Going Away

Randy Orton

Making a Difference

Edge

Retirement

Stand Up Comic

A Complete One-Off

Disc Two

Jack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs
Superstars September 1986
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis
AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988

Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown
Wild West Wrestling April 1989

Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart
Power Hour March 1990

Submit or Surrender Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sting
Power Hour November 1991

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer
Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992

Barbed Wire Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sandman
Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995

Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas
CyberSlam February 1996
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia
IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997

Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997

Disc Three

Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia
RAW 17th November, 1997

Hell in a Cell
Mankind vs. Undertaker
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws
RAW 13th July, 1998

WWE Championship Match
Mankind vs. The Rock
IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998

WWE Tag Team Championship
Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon
SmackDown 2nd September, 1999

Mankind vs. Al Snow
SmackDown 16th December, 1999

Hell In A Cell – Retirement Match
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H
No Way Out 27th February, 2000

Blu-Ray Exclusive Content

Sting’s Birthday Cake
WCW World Championship Wrestling 5th October, 1991

No Ear Surgery
WCW Saturday Night 10th September, 1994

Barbie
RAW 5th April, 2004

Cutting Edge
SmackDown 1st August, 2008

Relevancy with CM Punk
RAW 24th September, 2012

* Stories

Frank Foley

Snowed In

DeNucci Training School

Arrested in Italy?

Cactus Jack – The Name

Africa

Birth of Bang Bang

Losing Teeth

On the Spot

Wanted T-Shirt

Smoking Flight?

Anti-Hardcore ECW

Farewell in ECW

Vicious Suplex

Kevin Sullivan – Mentor

Rock `n Sock Jacket

Disneyland

Loogie Heard `Round the World

Commentator

Mr. Socko vs. The Cobra

Comedy Show

Favorite Mick Foley Persona

Sheamus Meets Mick

Christmas Cheer

Wardrobe

Thrifty Mick

Great Dad

The radio DJ confirmed his contribution in a post on Facebook yesterday when a fan asked him that he heard a rumor that he might be hosting the DVD.

“lol Yes it’s true…had a great time seeing the ‘old gang,’” Pettengill replied.

Pettengill made his WWE debut in 1993, doing mainly backstage interviews after long-time WWE employee Sean Mooney left the company. He hosted several of the morning WWE shows and worked the pay-per-view pre-shows until SummerSlam 1997, which was his last event for the company.

He is currently a DJ for WPLJ 95.5 in New York.

This release will feature a ton of matches which were never seen before on DVD and the first match featured go back to 1978 from Stampede Wrestling against the Dynamite Kid. Other matches included are versus Buzz Sawyer, The Islanders (with the Hart Foundation), Andre The Giant, Mr Perfect, Bam Bam Bigelow, The Undertaker, Owen Hart, and others.

The Blu-Ray version will carry much more exclusive content than the DVD version. You can see the full list of matches and chapters along with the cool artwork below.

DISC 1

- A Real Privilege

- Untapped Resources

- My Backyard

- 2-out of-3 Falls Match for the British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid
Stampede Wrestling * December 1978

- World Tour

- Bret Hart vs. Buzz Sawyer
Georgia Championship Wrestling * September 1979

- A Lot of Promise

- North American Heavyweight Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Leo Burke
Stampede Wrestling * January 1983

- The Best It Gets

- Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid
Capital Centre * September 14, 1985

- Energy

- WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Hart Foundation vs. The Islanders
Philadelphia Spectrum * March 14, 1987

- A Sign of Respect

- Bret Hart vs. Andre the Giant
Milan, Italy * April 10, 1989

- The Right Formula

- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect
Maple Leaf Gardens * April 23, 1989

DISC 2

- This Is For Us

- Hart Foundation vs. The Twin Towers
Duluth, Minnesota * May 17, 1989

- The Greatest Super-Card of All-Time

- Bret Hart vs. Tiger Mask II
WWE / New Japan / All Japan Wrestling Summit * April 13, 1990

- Change of the Guard

- Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair
New Haven, Connecticut * November 13, 1991

- On the Threshold of Greatness

- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker
Madison Square Garden * January 31, 1992

- The Best Big Man

- Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Milan, Italy * April 25, 1993

DISC 3

- Evolution at That Time

- WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Diesel
King of the Ring * June 19, 1994

- Masterpieces

- No Holds Barred
Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart
RAW * March 27, 1995

- Powerhouse

- Bret Hart vs. Jean-Pierre Lafitte
In Your House * September 24, 1995

- Time Off

- Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Sun City Superbowl * September 14, 1996

- Simultaneously a Hero and a Rat

- WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. The Patriot
In Your House: Ground Zero * September 7, 1997

- Wrestling Injured

- WCW United States Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Booker T
WCW Monday Nitro * January 25, 1999

- Misjudging Sting

- Semi-Finals Match for the WCW Championship
Bret Hart vs. Sting
WCW Mayhem * November 21, 1999

- Trip Through Memory Lane

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

- Dream Matches
- Travel Schedule
- Sleeping on a Plane
- Survivor Series with Bob Backlund
- Masked Man
- Trumpet Sound
- Customs with Owen
- Lost at Sea
- Prized Possession
- Two of the Best in Japan
- Super Skilled, Super Athletic
- WWE Championship Match

Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna
White Plains, New York * November 29, 1993

- Doing It Old School
- Bret Hart & British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Albany, New York * October 19, 1994

- A Good Soul
- Bret Hart vs. Hakushi
RAW * July 24, 1995

- Cement Truck

- WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Vader
Friday Night’s Main Event * August 29, 1997

- The Artist
- Favorites

A lot of the DVD and Blu-Ray discs are still in pre-order status although there are some old releases which have been made available immediately.

FremantleMedia is also launching a competition where 50 winners will get a CM Punk signed sleeve for the Night Of Champions 2012 disc. To enter all you have to do is pre-order the pay-per-view and 25 winners will be chosen for the DVD version and another 25 for the Blu-Ray.

The WWEDVD.CO.UK website also lists the tentative dates for the November WWE tour of Europe with the cities that both RAW and Smackdown brands will be visiting.

Titled ‘For All Mankind – Life & Career of Mick Foley,’ the three disc DVD and two disc Blu-Ray will feature the usual sit-down documentary which will occupy the first hour or more of the footage followed by several matches from his career.

This release is scheduled to be out in stores and online on April 16.

FremantleMedia will be releasing new WWE discs approximately one month after the U.S. release, meaning that fans in the EMEA region will enjoy quicker delivery of their favorite WWE shows on both Blu-Ray and DVD. The company will also be offering a range of back catalog titles that were currently produced by Silver Vision as all rights are being transferred come the first day of the new year.

Silver Vision will be allowed to sell whatever stock they have remaining for a limited amount of time and they have already reduced a bunch of titles starting at just 4.99 GBP.

One additional item that FremantleMedia will be doing that Silver Vision couldn’t was to distribute all video in digital format although it wasn’t revealed yet how will they be distributing the videos digitally and for what devices.

Silver Vision had the EMEA license for WWE videos for the past 22 years and released hundreds and hundreds of WWE content from the early days of Coliseum Video.

The company will take over from SilverVision in the new year and will be distributing WWE home entertainment products for Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

The first eight releases have been announced and include Night Of Champions 2012 on January 21, Hell In A Cell 2012 on January 28, Top 100 Raw Moments on February 4, The Attitude Era on February 18, Live in the UK on February 25, Best PPV Matches 2012 on March 4, Survivor Series 2012 on March 11, and TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs on March 25.

FremantleMedia will be releasing almost all the videos on both DVD and in high-def on Blu-Ray.

The DVD version will contain 3 discs while the high-definition Blu-Ray will have 2 discs with loads of extras.

This new release will feature a long countdown from 100 to the number 1 moment – which on this DVD is the Steve Austin beer bath on the Corporation from the March 22, 1999 episode.

Rounding up the top five moments are the This Is Your Life segment from September 1999, Chris Jericho’s debut in August 1999, Mike Tyson and Steve Austin brawl in the ring from January 1998, and CM Punk’s pipe bomb segment from the June 2011 show.

You can see the full – and very long list – of the top 100 moments and extras along with the artwork below.

DISC ONE AND TWO (DVD VERSION)

100. Silent Stare – Feb 21, 2011
99. Tea Time with Santino – Nov 8, 2010
98. Evolution Kicks Out Randy Orton – Aug 16, 2004
97. WrestleMania XIV Challenge – Mar 2, 1998
96. Mouth-To-Mouth – May 27, 1996
95. Sheamus puts Mark Cuban through a table – Dec 7, 2009
94. Are You Ready For Some Wrestling? – Nov 22, 2004
93. DX mocks the McMahons – Jun 26, 2006
92. Tuxedo Match – Jan 9, 1995
91. Seth Green is the first Celebrity Host – Jul 13, 2009
90. Snitsky punts Kane and Lita’s `baby’ – Nov 8, 2004
89. Shawn Michaels superkicks Hulk Hogan – Jul 4, 2005
88. Mr. McMahon trains for the Royal Rumble – Jan 11, 1999
87. Loser-Leaves-Raw Ladder Match – Oct 3, 2005
86. Mr McMahon is Bald – Apr 2, 2007
85. The Rock’s Eulogy for Stone Cold – Apr 19, 1999
84. Santino Marella: Milan Miracle – Apr 16, 2007
83. Mr. McMahon’s Birthday Bash with DX – Aug 24, 2009
82. Marty Jannetty vs. Shawn Michaels – May 17, 1993
81. Edge’s Retirement Speech – Apr 11, 2011
80. Triple H takes over DX – Mar 30, 1998
79. Hugh Jackman punches Dolph Ziggler – Sept 19, 2011
78. Musical Chairs – Jul 5, 2004
77. Big Shows First Match – Mar 22, 1999
76. An Hour in England – Apr 23, 2007
75. Loser-Leaves-Town Match – Jan 25, 1993
74. Triple H and Shawn Michaels reunite DX – Jul 22, 2002
73. CM Punk cashes in Money in the Bank – Jun 30, 2008
72. Stephanie Announces Her Pregnancy – Feb 4, 2002
71. Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold, Street Fight – April 21, 1997
70. Floyd “Money” Mayweather Confronts Big Show – Mar 10, 2008
69. Kofi Kingston… Boom! Boom! Boom! – Nov 16, 2009
68. Hornswoggle is Mr. McMahon’s Son – Sept 10, 2007
67. Y2J Throws HBK into Jeritron 5000 – Jun 9, 2008
66. Cemented Corvette – Oct 12, 1998
65. Donald Trump – New Chairman of WWE – Jun 15, 2009
64. Shawn Michaels Farewell Speech – Mar 29, 2010
63. The Rock makes fun of Toronto – Feb 24, 2003
62. Bob Barker Hosts Raw – Sept 7, 2009
61. The Greater Power Revealed – Jun 7, 1999
60. Intercontinental Title Over A Bridge – Dec 15, 1997
59. Dumpster Incident – Feb 2, 1998
58. The Miz cashes in Money in the Bank – Nov 22, 2010
57. US vs. Canada Flag Match – Jul 21, 1997
56. Ric Flair’s Retirement Celebration – Mar 31, 2008
55. Lita vs. Trish Stratus – Dec 6, 2004
54. Chris Jericho “Wins” The WWE Championship – Apr 17, 2000
53. Dude Love Debuts – Jul 14, 1997
52. John Cena vs. Kevin Federline – Jan 1, 2007
51. Goldberg Debuts – Mar 31, 2003
50. Brock Lesnar Returns To Raw – Apr 2, 2012
49. Formation of Evolution – Feb 3, 2003
48. DX Reunion at Raw 1000 – Jul 23, 2012
47. Shaq Attacks Big Show – Jul 27, 2009
46. Mankind Attacks Jim Ross – Jun 9, 1997
45. Rock vs. Cena. One Year Away – Apr 4, 2011
44. Bret Hart Shoves Mr. McMahon – Mar 17, 1997
43. Vader Attacks Gorilla Monsoon – Jan 22, 1996
42. Jeff Hardy’s Swanton off the Tron – Jan 14, 2008
41. Stone Cold Drives Zamboni – Sept 28, 1998
40. Choppy Choppy Pee Pee – Aug 3, 1998
39. Mike Tyson Joins DX – Mar 2, 1998
38. Batista Quits WWE – May 24, 2010
37. “Bret Screwed Bret” – Nov 17, 1997
36. D-Generation X Forms – Aug 11, 1997
35. Nexus Wreaks Havoc – Jun 7, 2010
34. Live Sex Celebration – Jan 9, 2006
33. Mr. McMahon vs. Stone Cold – Apr 13, 1998
32. The Rock Challenges Hulk Hogan – Feb 18, 2002
31. Stone Cold Stuns Mr. McMahon – Sept 22, 1997
30. DX Invades The Norfolk Scope – Apr 27, 1998
29. Debut of Monday Night Raw – Jan 11, 1993
28. Mae Young Powerbombed – Mar 13, 2000
27. WCW/ECW Alliance – Jul 9, 2001
26. The Rock Returns – Feb 14, 2011
25. Bedpan McMahon – Oct 5, 1998
24. Bret Hart Returns To Raw – Jan 4, 2011
23. Triple H Returns To Raw – Jan 7, 2002
22. Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy – July 1, 2002
21. Kurt Angle Milk Truck – Aug 20, 2001
20. 1-2-3 Kid Upsets Razor Ramon – May 17, 1993
19. Batista Turns on Evolution – Feb 21, 2005
18. Foley Wins the WWE Championship – Jan 4, 1999
17. Bischoff. New Raw GM – July 15, 2002
16. Shawn Michaels Loses His Smile – Jul 15, 2002
15. Sable Wears A Potato Sack – Dec 8, 1997
14. Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night – Jul 11, 2007
13. Pillman’s Got a Gun – Nov 4, 1996
12. Vegas Wedding – Nov 29, 1999
11. Kane Unmasks – Jun 23, 2003
10. WrestleMania XXVI Challenge- Feb 22, 2010
9. Raw/Nitro Simulcast – Mar 26, 2001
8. Rock Concert – Mar 24, 2003
7. DX Mocks the Nation – Jul 6, 1998
6. 1 Draft Pick – Jun 6, 2005
5. Pipe Bomb – Jun 27, 2011
4. Tyson and Austin – Jan 19, 1998
3. Millennium Man – Aug 9, 1999
2. This Is Your Life – Sept 27, 1999
1. Beer Bath – Mar 22, 1999

EXTRAS

Rocky Waters
WCW on Raw
One Man Band
Piven Hosts Raw
Sheamus wins King of The Ring
Shawn Michaels Mocks Montreal

DISC THREE (DVD VERSION)

Raw 1000 – July 23, 2012 – St. Louis, MO
Mr. McMahon Introduces D-Generation X
Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara & Sheamus vs. Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler & Alberto Del Rio
AJ prepares for her wedding
Jack Swagger vs. Brodus Clay
Trish Stratus gives a Yoga lesson to Triple H
Daniel Bryan & AJs Wedding
CM Punk confronts Daniel Bryan
Intercontinental Championship Match: Christian vs. The Miz with Special Guest Referee: Bret “Hitman” Hart
Triple H wants an answer
The Saga of Stone Cold Steve Austin & Mr. McMahon
Heath Slater vs. Lita
Sean Mooney interviews Daniel Bryan
Catchphrases of WWE
Zack Ryder accuses “Mean” Gene Okerlund
The Brothers of Destruction reunite
WWE Championship Match: CM Punk vs. John Cena
The Making of Raw 1000

BLU-RAY ONLY EXTRAS

The Legends of Wrestling – The History of Raw

Legends of Wrestling Roundtable Discussion featuring: Mean Gene Okerlund, Jim Ross, Michael Hayes, Pat Patterson & Brian “Road Dogg” James.

The Beginning
The 1st Raw
Live TV
Bret Hart Returns to Raw (Jan 4, 2010)
Destination Programming
Triple H Returns From Injury (Jan 7, 2002)
Sense of Urgency
Reaction To Nitro

Cena and Lesnar Brawl (Apr 9, 2012)
Opportunity
Stone Cold Eulogy (Apr 19, 1999)
Taking Chances
DX Impersonates The Nation (Jul 6, 1998)
The Attitude Era
The War With WCW
CM Punk Cashes In His Money In The Bank Contract (Jun 30, 2008)
Bringing Attention To The Opposition
Mankind wins the WWE Championship (Jan 4, 1999)
Sex Appeal
The Unholy Union (Apr 26, 1999)
Broader Spectrum
Impact On Pop Culture
Social Media
What Makes Raw Special

The deal goes into effect in January of 2013 and will see FME manage the DVD, Blu-ray and digital rights for all new and existing WWE content, making it the first time that fans of WWE’s popular programming can access it digitally across EMEA.

Pete Kalhan, SVP Home Entertainment & Archive EMEA, FME, commented, “WWE is an incredibly strong and ever-growing brand with a huge and extremely dedicated global fan base. The brand has a rich history and has performed exceptionally well on DVD for many years. We look forward to working with WWE to grow all aspects of their home entertainment catalogue and are particularly excited about introducing the content to the masses across EMEA via digital platforms.”

Casey Collins, Executive Vice President, Consumer Products for WWE said, “WWE is pleased to partner with FremantleMedia Enterprises on the digital and retail distribution of our content in EMEA. FME’s broad retail reach will allow us to place more WWE content across all channels where our fans shop.”

This will be a documentary style feature with people such as Arn Anderson, Sean Waltman, Kevin Nash, Dusty Rhodes, Booker T, and other personalities who were involved in the nWo era, all interviewed. The nicely-done trailer shows the rise of the nWo but then shifts to the Hogan/Nash “match” that Hogan won after poking Nash which is described as the beginning of the end for the nWo angle.

You can see the trailer below.

In a statement on the Silver Vision website, the company said that they are saddened by this news as they have worked very hard over the years to bring the best service to WWE fans.

The SummerSlam 2012 and nWo: The Revolution title releases will be the last two new discs to be produced by Silver Vision. The company will continue to sell WWE DVDs, Blu-rays and WWE films after December 31 until stocks last.

Trouble between WWE and Silver Vision’s parent company Clear Vision started in May after it was announced that they have suspended future releases of titles citing “product problems.” It was never announced what these problems were and Silver Vision refunded everyone their money for pre-orders.

In the beginning of June, an agreement was reached and Silver Vision resumed production, including the much anticipated WrestleMania XXVIII DVD and Blu-Ray.

Silver Vision also supplied WWE licensed titles in Middle East and Africa.

The DVD will contain three discs while the Blu-Ray version will have two in addition to some added content.

“In the mid-90s, a malicious group of renegades ‘invaded’ World Championship Wrestling, shaking the landscape of the sports-entertainment world and turning the tables on Monday Night War. Little did anyone know, the shock of the century was yet to come,” reads the preview for the title.

“When Hulk Hogan did the unthinkable and turned his back on the fans, The Outsiders had officially become The New World Order, and chaos ensued. Now, relive the history of one of the most infamous and controversial factions of all time with this brand new documentary.”

The new look at the nWo – another DVD was released years ago – will feature “the inside scoop from those who lived it,” including Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, as well as new interviews from Superstars. It’s believed that interviews from the first nWo DVD will be re-used especially those who are no longer working for WWE.

This release will also have matches from nWo members and interviews from the glory days of WCW.

You can see the artwork for this disc below.