With this shift, the next game in the series was called SmackDown! Games in the series are primarily developed by the Japanese-based company, Yuke's Future Media Creators. The original series was produced from through , and was titled under the SmackDown name, while the present series, which has been produced since , is titled SmackDown vs. Following SmackDown vs. Raw , THQ took over as the Japanese publisher and the series adopted the western name.
Initially, the series was exclusive to PlayStation video game consoles, and was featured in all of the seventh generation consoles by The SmackDown! The game engine for the series is based on that used by the Japanese professional wrestling video game series, Toukon Retsuden and Rumble Roses, a fictional professional wrestling series, both developed by Yuke's.
THQ and YUKE's Future Media Creators consider one reason the series has remained so popular is due to series bringing "WWE programming to life through a host of key new features, extensive rosters with WWE's most popular Superstars, incredible graphics and engaging action in and beyond the ring. The first four games in the series were each titled after one of The Rock 's catchphrases.
Following Here Comes The Pain , taglines were phased out. Its fast, arcade-style gameplay were different from past slower paced WWF games. The game is generally considered by fans of the series to be superior to its predecessor, with its vastly increased roster of wrestlers, backstage areas, matches, and improved Season Mode.
However, this game has was criticized for having long loading times in comparison to the first Smackdown game. The third installment was released on the PS2 on November 16, In , Rey Mysterio was a former world champion and a legend in wrestling. On the other hand, John Morrison was one of the up-and-coming superstars and was proving to be an exciting in-ring talent.
The two put in a long, fantastic match, and Morrison won with the Starship Pain for the title. While WCW was starting to slip up in , there were still some great moments thanks to the talent putting on fantastic matches despite the shaky booking. In yet another multi-man match for the cruiserweight title, four men were fighting at Souled Out This was a four-corners match, and once again, it was Kidman who won, pinning Juvi to retain the title.
All four men looked tremendous, and this match stole the show. Shawn Spears had tons of potential when he came over to AEW. Unfortunately, since joining the company, nothing has worked. Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Film Studies. He has worked as a journalist for over 20 years, first in the world of print journalism before moving to online media as the world changed.
Before 2K14's beat the streak, there was the Vs. Undertaker Road To WrestleMania storyline. Either as a created superstar or one of the few provided characters, you get the opportunity to face Undertaker at WrestleMania, and the latter proceeds to give them hell. The Undertaker plays mind games by making his opponent hallucinate a battle royal match with an arena filled with druids and Paul Bearer.
However, that pales in comparison to what happens should you lose to the Undertaker. Instead of a game over, you will have to make a desperate last stand against a bunch of druids. Eventually, they turn you into a druid.
The weirdest storyline to occur in any WWE game period involves lesser-known women wrestler Candice Michelle and a wand. The player gets into a feud with her and Edge and strangeness ensues. Not only does Michelle make Edge talk and sound like former wrestler Daivari but also turns the player into a girl.
If that was not unusual enough, the wrestler is seen admiring themselves at one point, which is made all the stranger if Triple H or Undertaker was chosen as the playable character since they provided their actual voices for the game. Also, Viscera, with his world's largest love machine gimmick, falls in love with the wrestler in their female form. Share Share Tweet Email. This year's Money in the Bank pay-per-view offered WWE the chance to revitalize one of their best match types.
The Money in the Bank briefcases haven't been all that much of a factor over the past couple of years. Both men's winners Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin failed on their cash-ins. The women's winners Alexa Bliss and Carmella were successful, but Bliss cashed in on the same night that she won the ladder match.
WWE has missed out on being able to use Money in the Bank as a star-making tool or something to kick off notable angles. Look at how the show did on PPV, where the buys came from, and how this number compares with the other companies. Compare it with All In, look at what was both good and bad about running in Las Vegas, the problems with Starrcast and high spots of Starrcast, merch numbers, the Cody vs.
Dustin match,. Also run down the show, and the issue of it being easy to say things when it's to your benefit but another having to make decisions that back up your proclaimed beliefs. Have a look at the Hall of Fame career of Rashad Evans, from his start in winning The Ultimate Fighter, to winning the light heavyweight title, to his grudge matches with Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson, and famous bouts with the likes of Lyoto Machida and Chuck Liddell. If you order by mail with a check, cash or money order to P.
For the weekend, we've got two new shows up. We have a second show which is an interview we did today with John Arezzi talking about his run as a promoter, radio host, and historian of pro wrestling in the 70s and 80s and some of his new projects talking about Bruno Sammartino, Mick Foley, and many other personalities that we both knew. As far as weekend trending numbers, Anthony Joshua was the most searched topic in the U. As of this writing, Alexander Gustafsson, who retired yesterday, was No.
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