This is a game that would’ve had 2 memorable spots during a Royal Rumble before getting dumped over the ropes by the 15th entrant immediately, so landing at number nine on our list feels right.įor our eighth pick with a 65.8% win rate that’s not even a full percentage point higher than our number 10, we jump ahead to the 2007 edition of WWE SmackDown! Vs. I think I got injured just watching the TLC matches with The Dudley Boyz, The Hardyz and Edge and Christian.Īll that to say, it’s a solid enough way to kick off a new series. What are we even doing if, at the height of the Attitude Era, we don’t have unimpeded violence on the menu. ![]() ![]() On a personal note, however, the hardcore and steel cage match were an absolute must of an inclusion. With no commentary, you had to wrestle to a bizarre mix of stock house-adjacent music and a steady hum of fan noise (it was honestly a little stressful.) while the bizarre non-entrances for the wrestlers in front of matches felt like a wonky corner-cutting measure more than a creative choice. SmackDown! is also a little notorious for the things it got rid of. 9: WWF SmackDown! (2000) - 65.6%Ĭounting down to number nine, we go back to Y2K and the beginnings of what became the WWE 2K series, with WWF SmackDown! It was a welcome change from previous entries on the PlayStation that went back to the more arcade style action we knew from the N64 games which, not to give too much away, might do a run in and attack this list with a chair here in a few spots. Raw at number 10 feels like the new guy in the promotion that lasts for a respectable run in the ring, but ultimately you forget he was there by the next pay-per-view. The Royal Rumble of WWE games, SmackDown! Vs. You could also create your own belt in a Create-a-Championship mode for when creating yourself in a wrestling game just isn’t enough. Meanwhile, the stare down and test of strength style mini-games, including a bra and panties match spanking mechanic that snuck in at the tail end of the Attitude Era's influence, offered a little more of what the live wrestling events featured on TV. The Clean and Dirty mechanic was a weird little blast as well, giving even the kayfabe-iest fans a chance to lean into a gimmick and be rewarded for it. Meanwhile, the brand split between Raw and SmackDown that happened just a few years prior was popular enough to gamble on rebranding the SmackDown series of games. The Attitude Era was coming to an end and the silly Invasion storyline was getting smaller in the rearview mirror. The game represents a fairly major shift for WWE as well. At number 10 with a win percentage of 65% in our Face-off, we find ourselves in the heady days of the mid-aughts with 2004’s WWE SmackDown! Vs.
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