Discs 2 and 3 attempt to redeem the lackluster main feature with an assortment of bonus matches. Unfortunately, most of these aren't anywhere close to "career highlight" status; in fact, only four or five of the included 12 matches are above average. Perhaps the best of the bunch is Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar's 60-minute "Iron Man" match from a 2003 edition of Smackdown. It's one of the better brawls in both of these men's careers, and it's also new to home video. In fact, over half of these matches are from non-PPV events, which isn't necessarily a bad thing...but overall, much better examples of their work have already seen the light of day. A complete list of these 12 matches is provided below.

Sadly, a few additional problems keep this entry-level collection from staying above water. From the questionable product title and description ("21st Century" instead of "2000-2009", "Nine hours of content" instead of "Six", and omitting bonus matches from 2008-2009 on this DVD release) to the problematic video presentation covered below, Greatest Superstars is a half-baked effort from a company that usually has very little trouble pumping out impressive multi-disc compilations.

Presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and enhanced for 16x9 displays, Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century definitely isn't WWE's best effort. Disc 1 fares the best with crisp on-screen graphics, colorful bios and passable highlight clips. Discs 2 and 3, however, aren't nearly as lucky: aside from the usual pixellation and compression problems (especially since these window-boxed bonus matches are all pre-HD), frame-rate is also an issue. For some reason, all of this footage is presented at approximately 24fps and looks like movie scenes instead of televised clips. It's unknown why such a ham-handed visual decision was made for this release, but here's hoping it's not repeated. Thumbs down!

The audio is presented in a fairly standard Dolby Surround mix, and it's roughly on par with pre-HD WWE releases. Crowd noise and play-by-play commentary are typically well-balanced, creating a satisfying audio experience overall. Spanish commentary and Closed Captions are not included, unfortunately.

WWE usually has no problem filling DVD compilations with terrific matches and interesting documentaries, but Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century is a wasted opportunity. It's got a slightly misleading title, a paper-thin main feature and an uninspired collection of bonus matches...and if that weren't enough, the latter is crippled by video frame-rate problems. Assuming the Blu-Ray release suffers the same fate, I'd avoid this one entirely and grab...well, just about any other WWE collection instead. Skip It.