Goes From Rock Bottom To A Hard-Hitting Stunner
I don't have any creative way to introduce this DVD. I'll just say that the PPV starts rough & ends very strong, while the DVD includes some excellent bonus material. So, let's not waste any more time:

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PPV REVIEW

1) Steel Cage Match - WWF Intercontinental Championship
Christian (WWF European champion) v.
Edge (WWF Intercontinental champion)
---Let's cut to the chase: I really don't like this match very much. Considering the exceptional encounters these two had at UNFORGIVEN and NO MERCY, I expected a lot more. But the whole match is a series of fits and starts. Just when it gets good, the whole thing slows down to more weak holds and weak takedowns. The last few minutes are pretty exciting, and the finish is still (to my knowledge) unique to this particular Cage Match. But I watched this twice to see if I just missed something. Maybe the third time will be the charm?
"6.0 / 10"

2) Scotty 2 Hotty v. The Hurricane
---Okay, the good news is that this match is a lot more fun to watch than it looks in print. These two wrestlers were a couple of the goofiest of the Fed's talent roster, but they actually went out and tried to have a decent match. For the most part, it's pretty solid. The only real problem I have with this contest is the same I had with the opening Steel Cage Match: a tad slow & a tad soft. Plus, The Worm is the stupidest friggin' finisher in pro wrestling history. PERIOD!
"6.5 / 10"

3) DDP v. Big Show
---Unlike other reviewers, I don't know whether the WCW encounters between these two were any good. I actually didn't hate this match as much as everyone else seems too, because it was meant to be a funny squash. Pointless? Yes, but I wasn't bored.
"5.0 / 10"

4) Elimination Match - WCW Tag Team Championships
The Dudley Boyz (champions) v. The APA v. The Hardy Boyz
---When all three teams are active, this match isn't very good. Bradshaw was usually a fun superstar to watch back in 2001, but Ron "Faarooq" Simmons was way past his prime at this point, and it shows. But once APA is out of the picture, The Hardyz & Dudleyz deliver an exceptional back-and-forth contest. And it wasn't the same old routines between either team; I saw some counters and double-teams I hadn't seen either team use against each other before. You might not like the first few minutes, but once APA is gone, things get really good.
"7.0 / 10"

5) William Regal (WCW/ECW Alliance Commissioner) v. Tajiri
---Like everyone else has said, this little grudge match not only wipes the floor with their future SURVIVOR SERIES encounter, but is a remarkable contest worthy of any PPV. The whole match is flatout rough, and stiff as hell. These guys don't seem to pull pack on their submission holds, takedowns, or strikes. A very good showing from both men.
"7.0 / 10"

6) WCW Championships
Kurt Angle (WCW United States champion)
v. Chris Jericho (WCW champion)
---One of the greatest matches I've ever seen! If either Angle or Jericho get a WWE DVD that celebrates their career, this match belongs on them. What stands out to me is the endless arsenal of moves these two men utilize. I don't think I saw the same submission hold used more than once. The finishers weren't overused, or over-attempted for that matter. The action was back-and-forth, constantly. When the pace was slow, it was exhilerating. The UK crowd ate this whole match up from start to finish. Other than a strange aftermath, -- and possibly a shorter-than-expected time length -- this is a near-perfect display of why I love pro wrestling. This exceptional contest is the only reason you need to buy the REBELLION 2001 DVD.
"9.5 / 10"

7) Special Referee - Trish Stratus
Mighty Molly & Stacy Keibler v. Torrie Wilson & Lita
---I don't hate Divas matches, really. They have their audience, and can be fun from time to time. Heck, I even think the Bra-and-Panties Match from the INVASION PPV is criminally underrated. But this whole tag team contest is sloppy and pointless. I can't even describe what I didn't like about it, because there's not much to say. Lita and Molly are (or were) excellent athletes, and Torrie & Stacy have a couple good matches to their name. But this whole affair is pointless, boring, and over before you know it.
"4.0 / 10"

8) WWF Championship
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (champion) v. The Rock
---I need to give you a little history before I talk about this main event. I think Rock/Austin matches are very overrated. I like them, but don't they're nearly as great as every other wrestling fan does. However, this particular one really entertained me. At first, we get the usual Rock/Austin cliches. The fistfight starts the same as all the others. They fight up the entrance ramp. There's a reversed suplex on the stage. One guy drinks some water, only to spit it at the other guy. C'mon, you know this is true to some degree. But about halfway through, the match actually showed me a few tricks I hadn't seen Austin & Rock use on each other. I can't really explain it, but there seemed to more use of in-ring psychology than the straight-up brawls we usually get from these two. The counters were more unusual than I'd seen before, and Austin's ground offense was more aggressive than usual. Also, I think the final moments were more breathtaking than any other Rock/Austin showdown. In so many ways, this REBELLION DVD is a perfect tie-in to the SURVIVOR SERIES 2001 PPV, and this main event is the key example. I'm so surprised by how much I liked this main event that I'm going to give the other Rock/Austin battles another look.
"8.0 / 10"

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DVD EXTRAS
---The DVD features can be separated in two categories:
1) You get several video montages that you'll view on the PPV anyway.
2) You get two solid bonus matches.

The first bonus match is on the RAW that followed REBELLION. The Rock and Chris Jericho compete for almost 30 minutes, with Rock winning the WCW Title back from Y2J. Not quite as good (in my opinion) as their PPV matches before and after this TV main event, but still an incredible faceoff.

The second bonus match is on the following SMACKDOWN. The Undertaker competes in a Handicap Match against Kurt Angle & Steve Austin. This contest lasts about 12 minutes, and doesn't let up from the opening bell. Angle & Austin can't get along, which allows Taker to survive the odds better than he probably should've. And when Angle & Austin are in control, the match is never dull.

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OVERALL
---The REBELLION PPV starts off very rough, especially with a disappointing Steel Cage Match from Edge and Christian. However, about halfway through, the card becomes well worth your money. And then when the event is over -- which is only about 135 minutes, by the way -- you get two great bonus matches to sink your teeth into. REBELLION 2001 might not be a great PPV, but it's still an excellent purchase. Not only does the DVD make a nice little bridge to the SURVIVOR SERIES that ended the Invasion angle, but it also includes four terrific matches that you can't get on any other WWE DVD.

WWF's Best U.K. Event
Rebellion 2001 is one of the most rare events that the WWF has had to offer. This event was only on Skybox and was never aired in the United States, until this DVD was released. It featured a solid lineup from top to bottom and left you with entertainment that the WWF usually delivered.

Steel Cage Match: Intercontinental Champion Edge vs Christian. This rivalry was similar to the one that Bret & Owen had in 1994. Not only that but the original black barred cage was used as well & similar to the one from 1994, this was a great wrestling match inside a cage.

Scotty 2 Hotty vs The Hurricane. I was pleasantly surprised that this match received a good amount of time to become an actual contest. This is a good cruiserweight match for what it was.

Diamond Dallas Page vs The Big Show. We have seen better from these two in WCW as this was no more than a comedic squash, which was not a surprise considering that DDP was poorly used in the WWF.

Elimination Match: WCW Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardy Boyz vs The A.P.A. I thought that this match was going to steal the show, it did not. The match itself was decent at best but once the Hardyz & the Dudleyz go at it, the match gets even better.

William Regal vs Tajiri. This match was much better than their Survivor Series encounter because they were given enough time to perform in the ring. A solid mat-based contest with stiffed kicks delivered by Tajiri. The ending promised that this feud would continue.

WCW Champion Chris Jericho vs Kurt Angle. Angle had just joined the Alliance & is in heel mode. This was a great match that gets overshadowed by their previous encounters at No Way Out & King of the Ring but I actually enjoyed this one a little more because they not only had time to perform but they wrestled a good clean match without putting over the storyline.

Divas Tag Team Match: Lita & Torrie Wilson vs Stacy Keibler & Mighty Molly w/Trish Stratus as the guest referee. Another match that did not last long but it showed that the women's division was going in the right direction at the time so the purpose was well-served.

WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock. First of all, I enjoy Austin as a heel. He was born to play one & is very good at it but the fans (including myself) can not seem to hate him. Anyways, this was the match of the night & truly a forgotten classic in the Austin/Rock rivalry. There was nothing extreme here as these two blended well & delivered a great wrestling match with some storytelling. The ending involved interference from Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho but it does not take away from this match. I would rank this one along with their WrestleMania X-7 & Backlash encounters as my favorite Rock/Austin match.

The extras made up for the disappointing lack of features in the previous two events (Unforgiven & No Mercy):

WCW Champion Chris Jericho vs The Rock (RAW). Not better than their No Mercy classic but still a good match between these two. Mostly to put over the storyline of Rock & Jericho not getting along.

Undertaker vs Stone Cold & Kurt Angle (SMACKDOWN). A wild brawl that was actually entertaining & once again put over the storyline going into Survivor Series. The other features include a Rock/Austin promo & Angle defecting to the Alliance.

This event was worth the money & the wait. It is a shame that not many people know about this one because this was one of the best events from the Invasion angle. It is not my favorite event but it was better than Unforgiven, including when it came to extras. Highly Recommended.

WWF Rebellion
During the WWF era, they were going thru the whole Invasion angle. The WWF rooster was stacked with talent. However, WWF didnt really know how to manage this talent. This PPV is more like a epsiode of Raw rather then a PPV.

Edge VS Christian in a Cage Match: I hate Edge but will give credit to him, this is probably the best ending to any cage match ive ever seen. A short match, alot of this matches were short.

Hurricane VS Scotty 2 Hotty: I cannot believe Hurricane lost to the worm.

DDP cuts a promo in his motivational phase. DDP was a excellent worker and was just one of many wrestlers who had talent but WWF didn't know how to handle them. Call me crazy but DDP would have been a excellent world champion in WWF but they still had Rock and Austin, so DDP could second hand titles.

DDP VS Big Show: A good match but way to short. Big Show wins even though DDP could have easily won.

The Hardys VS Dudleys VS APA: A pretty good match.

William Regal VS Tajiri: A good but anther short match. I dont know why these matches were so short.

Jeez, Kurt Angle use to cut a hell of a promo. I miss these phase of Angle's career. Of course, WWF had alot of wrestlers could cut funny promos in this era.

Chris Jericho VS Kurt Angle: An alright match. Endings to England PPV's world title matches seem to be different then Ameircan endings.

Rock cuts a promo. I miss this guy, he is what WWF needs. Damn Hollywood.
Not his best promo though.

Lita @ Torrie Wilson VS Mighty Molly @ Stacy Keibler: I dont know why England ppv's have these matches towards the end. Skip for an ale.

Steve Austin VS The Rock: Liked the back story, these two never disappoint. Too bad the ending sucked.

Extra matches are pretty good: Rock VS Jericho for the WCW title in a match that was better then the whole PPV. Rock won the title but I dont think the WCW title meant much at this time. Sould have given DDP a run with it. At least for a few weeks.

Undertaker VS Anfle and Austin: A short match that ends with a roll up. I hate when matches end that way, sometimes its good but most, its bad.

The also have a promo of Rock-Austin from WrestleMania X7 and Angle defecting to the alliance.

Overall, its worth getting. Rock VS Jericho match is well worth it and thats an extra!

Another one from the Invasion Angle
This was actually a pretty good ppv from the invasion period. Very good title matches and a decent mid card.

IC Championship Match
Edge vs. Christian
Another reviewer pointed it out. But I also noticed this was kind of rehash from the Bret vs. Owen steel cage match. In fact, this entire feud was a rehash of that feud. Still a great wrestling match. No blood though. With a nice ending. 4/5

Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Hurricane
I didn't expect too much from this match. But it was ok. Nothing memorable. Your average mat base wrestling with a comedic spot here and there. 3/5

Big Show vs. DDP
They had better in the old WCW. This was just a plain weak squash match. I really didn't like DDP's wwf/e run. Nothing special. 1.5/5

WCW Tag Team Elimination Match
The Hardys vs. The Dudleys vs. APA
These teams always blend well together. Some good team work and decent spots. It got alot better when it was the Hardy's and Dudley's. 3.5/5

William Regal vs. Tajiri
A really good mat base wrestling match. Some nice holds with decent kicks. Well paced and not very long at all. 4/5

WCW Championship Match
Y2J vs. Kurt Angle
Kurt defected to the Alliance. Kurt is at his best when he's a heel. This how I always enjoyed him most. A really good wrestling match. Mixed with some entertainment as well. A good finsh also. These two just blended well. 5/5

Divas Tag Team Match
Lita & Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Keibler & Mighty Molly w/Trish as special ref

I really didn't like this match. Even by today's standards looking at women's matches. This was just something to past the time for the Title match. Good eye candy though. 2/5

WWF Title Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock
Austin was born to be a heel. Even though he taunts the crowd, they just can't hate him. I find his antics beyond funny sometimes. Austin & The Rock just got it. They blend so well and delivered a great match. They fought outside, it went back and forth. Plus some interference that added to the overall match. This was match of the night for me. 5/5

The ppv itself was pretty good. The extras didn't disappoint at all either. It has two good matches plus when Angle defects.

WCW Championship match from Raw 11-5-01
Y2J vs. The Rock
A very good match. Not better than their other title matches but still good. It got brutal too. Some blood and a table crash. 4/5

2 on 1 handicap tag match from Smackdown 11-08-01
Undertaker vs. Stone Cold & Kurt Angle
A very good match. Not too long and a couple of comedic spots. A decent match assault as well. 4/5

I think this ppv is worth a purchase due to the matches and extras.

Rebellion 2001
1.Edge vs Christian for the IC title- a great match to open the show with innovative ways to use the steel cage, the ending is much like the Bret/Owen match at SS 94. winner=Edge 7.5/10

2.Scotty 2 Hotty vs The Hurricane- a filler match, but a good one at that. two of WWFs and Alliances best light-heavyweights have a good match that is worth watching. winner=Sotty 6/10

3.Big Show vs DDP- a squash match that is is pretty preditable, the match was alright for its 3 minutes. winner=Big Show 3.5/10

4.Elimination match for WCW tag team titles-APA vs Dudleyz vs Hardy Boys- first thing I dont know why APA was in this match just because it was revolving around the Hardy Boyz and the Dudleyz, but they showed themselves during this one. Hardyz also prevailed a good showing. winners=The Dudleyz 8/10

5.William Regal vs Tajiri-a good showing by both and they actually work great together with Tajiri taking a few bumps. winner=Regal 5.5/10

6.WCW title-Kurt Angle vs Chris Jericho-another good wrestling classic that is really been forgotten by everyone. this was also a great technical battle with both trying to end the match numerous of times. winner=Chris Jericho 9/10

7.Molly/Stacy vs Lita/Torrie w/Trish as ref-I don't know why these women were on the card this match was just a waste of time. winners=Lita/Torrie 2.5/10

8.WWF title-Stone Cold vs The Rock- this was the match of the night no doubt. this was everything you could want plus more.Jericho and Angle make an appearance near the end of the match with Angle helping Austin win. winner=Stone Cold 10/10

If anyone could find this ppv for under $5.00 should really recommend buying this event.