Before reading, as a disclaimer to all, I am both a collector and a seller of ORIGINAL VHS wrestling video's.  WWF / WWE, WCW and NWA video's are all of interest to me.  And I have been an eBay member for long enough to know that they are also of interest to many of you as well.  That's why the rarest of the rare video's consistently command top dollar.  Hunting them down is the challenge, but is also half the fun!

The following is my own personal thoughts on original factory released wrestling videos that I consider to be very rare to come by (and if interested be sure to check out my auctions as I'm always listing original wrestling videos each and every week, and when I'm lucky enough to come into one of these rare gems to sell, they're going to go fast!)...

WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 - Extremely rare to come by with it's original box.  This was one of the last WCW pay per views to ever have an official home video release from Turner / WB, and it's rumored that small quantities had only a very limited shelf life because of the Hogan / Russo incident on this show (resulting in a lawsuit from Hogan).  All WCW VHS videos from 2000 are tough to come by (with New Blood Rising 2000, Fall Brawl 2000 and Great American Bash 2000 also being a little harder to come by than average), but Bash at the Beach 2000 is a true challenge to come into.  And if you can find a WCW video from 2000 that is factory sealed, then you have come into a true rare gem.

WWF Factory Sealed Coliseum Videos - Be sure to look for a watermark on the sealed shrinkwrap reading "Coliseum Video" as this is proof positive that a video is in fact FACTORY SEALED.  While it's true that there is the odd video out there that is a legit factory sealed VHS that will not have this, my advise is don't allow yourself to be fooled ever and trust only videos that show this Coliseum Video watermark in their auctions.  That watermark is what gives the video its value anyways -- it's your "certificate of authenticity" of sorts!  Some videos are more rare than others factory sealed, with many being common place on eBay for a long time.  Try hunting down the one's that are not so common and you'll see that they command the big bucks.  WCW and NWA factory sealed videos will also have a watermark on their shrinkwrap (either reading Turner Home Entertainment, WB or Warner Bros), and are even harder to come by! On 80's WWF original clamshell videos that were factory sealed will have a silver "A&H video" sticker sealing their clams in addition to shrinkwrap surrounding the clam itself (though the un-cut A&H silver foil sticker would the proof of it being brand new).

WWF In Your House Mind Games - This was only available to order in 1996 through WWF Magazine catalogue orders.  A real tough one to find (note that the Coliseum Video version is the tough find I speak of, which comes in a yellow box -- there is a blue boxed Silvervision version (NTSC convert) floating around eBay which is very common).

WWF Mega Matches 1996 (Good Friends Better Enemies) - Another rare 1996 Coliseum video to find, produced in very small quantities.

WWF In Your House (Terminators or Lumberjacks) - These are both the same video released by Coliseum Video.  It's believed that it was released in Canada only under the name "Terminators" and in the USA only under the name "Lumberjacks" making both versions scarce (Terminators seems to be the harder of the two to find though).

WWF In Your House A Cold Day in Hell - the Coliseum Video version of this tape is a super rare find!  There were some WWF videos that were released in North America via Silvervision (WWF's UK manufacturer).  The tape itself should read just like any other common WWF video - with text (always either yellow, white or gold) printed directly onto the tape itself (not onto any sticker / label).  Finding IYH A Cold Day in Hell is challenging.  Other Silvervision-produced Coliseum Videos (NTSC versions only) include IYH It's Time, Shawn Michaels (1995), Best of Raw Volume 1, Best of Raw Volume 2, and 1996 Year in Review, among others.  Note that for all of these videos, they come in what appears to be a hard-cased rental clamshell, however these were the original boxes that they were released in (they did not come in standard Coliseum Video sleeves).

Other challenging videos to come by include:

WWF Best of Volume 13, 16 and Volume 20

WWF British Bulldogs

WWF Countdown to Summerslam '94

WWF Demolition

WWF Grudge Matches 1993

WWF Hart Foundation

WWF History of the Heavyweight Title

WWF Hulkamania 2 and 3

WWF Judgement Day 2002 - (same with it's original DVD -- also a tough find)

WWF Macho Man & Elizabeth

WWF Mega Matches 1995

WWF No Way Out 2000

WWF Rampage 1997 (Coliseum version of IYH Badd Blood '97)

WWF Rowdy Roddy Piper

WWF Strong Men

WWF Survivor Series 1989, 1990 and 1997

WWF Terminators 1996

WWF Tough Guys

WWF Ultimate Warrior (yellow-boxed version)

WWF Vengeance 2002

WWF Women of the WWF (1988)

WWF Wrestlefest 1988, 1993 and 1995

WWF Wrestling Classic (Wrestlevision)

WCW Battlebowl 1993

WCW Beach Blast 1992 and 1993

WCW Best of 1990's (2000 release purchased exclusively through WCW Magazine)

WCW Chi-Town Rumble 1989

WCW (NWA) Clash of the Champions (1 - 5)

WCW Fall Brawl 1994 and 1996

WCW Great American Bash 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1997

WCW Great American Bash 1990 alternative Sting cover

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996

WCW Rumble in the Rising Sun 1991 (Japan Super Show)

WCW Slamboree 1997

WCW Spring Stampede 1997

WCW Starrcade 1985 (NWA The Gathering), 1991 (Battlebowl), 1992, 1996 and 1997

WCW Superbrawl 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996

WCW Uncensored 1996 and 1997

WCW War Games 1991 and 1992

WCW World War 3 1996, 1997 and 1998

I hope you found my guide on rare wrestling videos worthwhile, please vote "YES" below.