411Mania’s Squared Circle News Report 08.29.09

Welcome back inside the Squared Circle! How is everyone doing this week? Me? I’m totally excited! Why? Because the time has finally come! Tonight is UFC 102 in my hometown of Portland and I’m jacked! I’ve been waiting along time for the UFC to come here and I don’t think they will be disappointed. Portland is notoriously loud for events such as Blazer games and WWE events and I wouldn’t expect anything less than a rowdy crowd tonight. If you happen to catch the PPV, look for me….I’ll be sitting ringside so you may be able to see me!

Anyway, we have a lot to talk about this week. So……..

LET’S GET IT ON!!!!!

Biggest News Of The Week:

Rey Mysterio Suspended…..

Warning: Steroids can cause you to crush little kid’s jaws’ using just your fingers!

No doubt in my mind, the biggest news of the week has to be the suspension of one of the WWE’s most popular wrestlers, Rey Mysterio. This one came as a shock to some people, but not too me. Why am I not shocked? It’s simple. I’ve been a pro wrestling fan for YEARS and I have almost convinced myself that 99% of wrestlers are on drugs of some sort. I guess I shouldn’t exactly say “wrestlers” because I’m sure there are tons of guys on the indy scene who have never touched steroids. Perhaps it’s more like “99% of WWE superstars.” Now, let me explain myself before you get all pissy at me. I don’t know what Rey took that caused the suspension so I’m just ASSUMING it’s steroids. I mean, did you see the extreme weight gain the dude had in between his stint with WCW and the WWE? You want some photo comparisons?

Rey in WCW…..

Rey in WWE…..

You see the size difference? Now, as I mentioned before. It’s hard for me to write this story without assuming Mysterio was busted for some kind of steroids. I remember the first time seeing Mysterio in the WWE, the first thought that popped in my head was “Wow, he put on some muscle!.” I know it’s bad to assume that every pro wrestler is on steroids, but when a man who is Rey’s size is off television for a few years and then returns looking like a bodybuilder, one has to assume the guy is juicing. I’m sure if Rey was taking steroids he was doing it to help an injury heal, but that’s still no excuse. The WWE has a very strict drug policy these days and us as wrestling fans have had to put up with this kind of shit for awhile now. It’s absolutely inexcusable. Stop trying to look out for what’s best for your career right now and start looking at how it’s going to affect your health in the future.

I understand that a lot of wrestlers don’t have the spare time (or energy) to hit the gym REAL hard and steroids are a great easy way to improve your look (which is what WWE is all about in the first place), but have we not learned from all the wrestler deaths in the past? Rey should know this better than anyone….

As for what’s going to happen with Rey’s IC title? Well, the current news is that Rey’s suspension won’t start until next Wednesday. That would allow the WWE time to have Rey drop the IC title (most likely to Dolph Ziggler) at the Smackdown tapings next Tuesday. If this does indeed go down, don’t blame it on me for spoiling it for you. It’s just an educated guess made by someone more intelligent than me.

Anyway, I hate to cut this short but I don’t want to elaborate on the situation until I get more details. So make sure you check back next week and I guarantee you I’ll have more on this developing situation……

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Remember This Guy???

Johnny B. Badd

“I’m a BAAAADDDDDD MAN!”

WCW was full of crap during it’s run. While last week I focused my attention on none other than P.N. News, this week I’m taking it even a step further….with P.N. News’ old buddy, Johnny B. Badd! You see, Marc Mero was unfortunately born looking A LOT like Little Richard and WCW (being the great company that it was) sure did capitalize on that. While Mero was the “Wildman” and a boxer during his WWE run….in WCW he wore make-up, shot confetti out of a cannon, and pranced around like a chick. While his character was originally a heel, he ACTUALLY got over with the fans and the head honchos at WCW decided to turn the guy babyface….making his character 10x worse. Badd lasted a few years in WCW before deciding to jump ship to the WWE where the only reason he ever got over….was because his wife was hot.

Yes…..it does suck to be Marc Mero.

Here’s Johnny B. Badd battling one of my all-time favorites…..Bobby Eaton:

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Random News Bits:

– In news that shocked almost everyone (well, I was shocked at least), the WWE announced that they had signed longtime ROH sensation Bryan Danielson to a contract. Danielson is widely considered the best technical wrestler in wrestling right now, so you know what that means. He’ll be given a horrible gimmick and thrown on ECW for two years before he’s finally “future endeavored.” I really hope that Danielson succeeds in the WWE, but part of me is skeptical and I have every right to be. He’s a small guy and may need to start roiding up like Mysterio. Oops….did I just say that?

– The rapper Cam’Ron has released a new album. What does this have to do with wrestling? Well, apparently his lead single is titled “Ric Flair.” I have personally yet to hear the song but I’m hoping the chorus goes something like this…..

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

– The latest update on Jeff Jarrett/TNA is that Jarrett is expected to stay with the company as half owner, but his time on television may be over due to the situation with Kurt Angle. Jarrett is now expected to work on various TNA business deals from the comfort of his own home. It’s a lot safer than going to the arena and seeing this charging at you…..

And he’s actually crazy too folks!

– The poster for Bound For Glory features a picture of Sting with the words “The final curtain?” on it. However, you can’t expect this to be Sting’s “retirement match”. In recent years, Sting has always been talked into resigning with the company, so unless he’s actually willing to jump to the WWE for once (hey….they are PG now!), I’d fully expect him to remain with TNA for another year. The man moves merchandise like it’s no one’s business and the company HAS to love that.

– During a recent appearance on the Bubba The Love Sponge Show, everyone’s favorite psycho, Kurt Angle, discussed the current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. During the interview, Angle claimed that he could defeat Lesnar in an MMA fight due to the fact that he beat Lesnar when he was “jacked up at 315” in their much talked about wrestling match before a WWE event years ago. Oh, you don’t know the story? Well, Angle talked about it again here! The only problem is, he mentions that he took Lesnar down “eight to nine times” and that Lesnar couldn’t do anything to him. Bubba mentioned that he has heard the same story from Gerald Brisco and Chris Jericho…..so perhaps it’s true. However, in my opinion…if the two were to meet in an MMA fight, Lesnar would smash Angle’s face in with one of his 5XL gloves. Angle would have LITTLE to NO chance against Lesnar in an MMA fight. I would gladly take that bet any day.

– Mick Foley and Jeremy Borash are reportedly working on doing a touring comedy routine together. You should go ahead and classify this as “the worst news ever.” Borash is a lot of things…an ass kisser, annoying, ugly, etc. However, I find it hard to believe that humor is one of his strong points. Was that too harsh?

– The majority of the TNA employees happened to catch the huge women’s MMA fight between Gina Carano and “Cyborg” Santos on Showtime a few weeks back. Jim Cornette mentioned that he loves watching MMA because it tends to give him new ideas for finishes. There was also talk of how the company would use Carano if they could ever convince her to come in. That would never happen in a million years seeing as Carano is the biggest name in women’s MMA and this would be career suicide. However, after reading this news story I started thinking of women wrestlers who could succeed in MMA. You want to know who popped in my mind first? THIS THING…..

– Speaking of women wrestlers trying out MMA. Lisa “Victoria” Varon recently sat down with MMAJunkie.com and responded to comments made towards her by Randy Couture’s ex-wife, Kim:

“Kim, I do walk around in the low 150s, but as a former bodybuilder and fitness competitor, know how to cut weight as good or better than most fighters. I cut to 119 for one show. I know I can get to 135, but frankly, you don’t want me to. So Kim, I have a tremendous amount of respect for the heart you showed in your first pro fight (Couture got her jaw broke during the first punch of the fight, yet lasted all three rounds). Tremendous. And you may be a nice stepping stone for me if I choose to drop down t 135. But as for the veiled insults toward me, I find them cute. Because for us to meet up in the ring, you’d be bringing a knife to a gun fight.”

And you all know what I’m going to say here…..

– In his recent blog, Jim Ross predicted that the November UFC show headlined by a UFC heavyweight title fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin would do over 1 million PPV buys. Apparently Ross thinks the world of Lesnar’s drawing power. Carwin is a great opponent for Lesnar (he’s 11-0 and has finished EVERY opponent in the first round), but the man has little to no drawing power amongst MMA fans. A million PPV buys would lay entirely on Brock’s drawing power and is the man REALLY that popular? We shall find out soon…..

– Tickets for WrestleMania in Phoenix will go on sale November 7. Ticket prices will be $755, $255, $155, $100, $80, $60, $45, and $25. If any one would like to buy me a ticket….it would be much appreciated.

– And in “Wow, the UFC is way more popular than the WWE right now” news, it appears as though UFC 100 got more PPV buys than all 7 WWE PPV’s of the first six months of this year COMBINED! That includes WrestleMania and the Royal Rumble. Wow, perhaps Lesnar really is a huge draw and I’m underestimating his power. In even scarier news for the WWE, it appears as though UFC 100 and UFC 101 combined will be get more PPV buys than EVERY WWE PPV THIS YEAR COMBINED! Why is this wrestling news? Because if the UFC keeps killing it in the PPV department, the WWE’s buy rates will continue to drop significantly. It’s the truth people…..

– Kane (who is now 42) recently shot down any rumors of a pending retirement during his interview with the Daily Star:

“I’m still having fun, an important part of the company, as long as I can be good at what I do, I’ll keep doing it. It’s very unique. There’s nothing like being out there. It’s my favorite part, having a match and knowing that I have been able to elicit certain responses from the crowd that I wanted to, then I’ve done my job and they’ve got their moneys worth. It’s what I love to do. There aren’t many other vocations where you get that instant gratification.”

– The WWE is currently planning on releasing eight straight-to-video releases over the next three years. The current rumor right now is that they are considering Christian, John Morrison, The Miz, and Dolph Ziggler as possible leads in future movies. This is HORRIBLE NEWS! Am I the only one who wants to see Michael Cole play the lead actor in an action flick? That alone would be enough to sell me on the movie!

– The Black Pope/Elijah Burke recently appeared on the “Hit The Ropes” radio show. It’s a fanastic interview and here are some excerpts courtesy of co-host Shane Howard:

On why he chose to go to TNA:

“I didn’t want to be screwed around. I want to take what was said and I want both sides to be happy, and or thrilled…I want to be someplace where Pope is wanted and Pope can be used to the best of his ability. And at this time, TNA was that shining star for me.”

On the veterans in TNA:

“We have our legends. What’s cool about those guys is that they don’t mind mixing it up with the young guys. They don’t mind putting younger talent over. They don’t mind working in such a way that cause them to try something different.”

Burke also talks about the backstage environment in TNA as well as how he thought Cryme Tyme should have won the tag titles at SummerSlam. You can listen to the entire interview right here.

(Credit goes to The Wrestling Observer for the above news!)

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Wrestling Top 10 Lists:

Top 10 Best Wrestling Video Games

Let’s not make any mistake about it, we all LOVE wrestling video games. The sad truth is, most of them suck monkey balls. However, I have managed to track down 10 wrestling video games that are my own personal favorites, so if you are looking for a good rasslin’ video game…then I highly recommend checking one of these out. Now, before the comments section BLOWS A GASKET. There are some games that are not ranked (the Fire Pro Wrestling series) mainly because I have just never played them. How can I honestly rank the Fire Pro games in my “Top 10 video games of all-time” list if I have never played them? I can’t…..that would just make me a big fat liar and we all hate liars! So, enjoy the list!

This list IS IN a particular order……

10) WCW vs. The World
System: Sony Playstation

The Roster:

WCW: – Chris Benoit, The Unknown, Ultimo Dragon, Dean Malenko, Eddy Guerrero, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, Masahiro Chono, Steven Regal, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Ric Flair

EWF: (AJPW) – Bear Breath (Gary Albright), Wu Fang (Mitsuharu Misawa), Siberia (Steve Williams), Fujigami (Tatsumi Fujinami), Samoa (Giant Baba), Kapuna (Toshiaki Kawada), Sam Song (Kenta Kobashi), Mongrel (Jumbo Tsuruta)

SWF: (UWF) – 200 Wins (Yoji Anjoh), Yamagiwa (Kazuo Yamazaki), Akira (Akira Maeda), Thunder Dome (Bas Rutten), Billy Gaijin (Scott Norton), Sherlock (Ken Shamrock), Kaiji (Yoshiaki Fujiwara), Moma (Nobuhiko Takada), Konaka (Shiro Koshinaka)

Dead or Alive: (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling) – Blackheart (Tarzan Goto), Saladin (Genichiro Tenryu), David Harley (Sabu), Puchteca (Atsushi Onita), Habanero (Hayabusa), Kim Chee (Koji Kitao)

Independent Union: (Michinoku Pro) – Black Belt (Taka Michinoku), El Bolador (Hiroyoshi Tenzan), Black Ninja (Great Sasuke), Shaolin (Jinsei Shinzaki), Mukluk (Kensuke Sasaki)

NSW: (NJPW) – Abispa (Jushin Liger), The Turk (Dynamite Kid), Bad Blood (Great Muta), Overdose (Hawk), Bolt Jamison (Kensuke Sasaki), Mongol (Keiji Mutoh), Dakota (Hiroshi Hase), Mad Oahu (Riki Choshu), Dojo (Shinya Hashimoto)

Screenshots:

WCW vs. The World is by no means a “great” wrestling game. The gameplay is actually pretty bad but there is one saving grace in the whole thing. The fact that it was WCW VS. THE WORLD! While WCW couldn’t actually trademark any of the “world” guys, the fact that they tried is good enough for me. Can you imagine if WWE did the same thing now a days? Like in the next Smackdown vs. RAW game they have a federation called something like “Old Japan Pro Wrestling” featuring tons of your favorite Japanese superstars with fake names. I don’t know about you guys….but I’d love it!

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9) WWE Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth!
System: Sony Playstation 2

The Roster:

Al Snow, Albert, Big Show, Big Valbowski, Billy, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Bradshaw, Brock Lesnar, Bubba Ray Dudley, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian, Chuck, DDP, D-Von, Eddie Guerrero, Edge, Faarooq, Goldust, Hardcore Holly, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, The Hurricane, Ivory, Jazz, Jeff Hardy, Kane, Kevin Nash, Kurt Angle, Lance Storm, Lita, Mark Henry, Matt Hardy, Maven, Molly Holly, Randy Orton, Raven, Rhyno, Ric Flair, Rico, Rikishi, Rob Van Dam, The Rock, Scotty 2 Hotty, Shawn Michaels, Shawn Stasiak, Spike Dudley, Stacy Keibler, Stephanie McMahon, Steve Austin, Tajiri, Tazz, Test, Torrie Wilson, HHH, Trish Stratus, Undertaker, Vince McMahon, William Regal, X-Pac

Screenshots:

Smackdown “Shut Your Mouth” is ranked on this list for one reason and one reason only. I absolutely LOVED the season mode. I can’t actually explain and it’s something that has troubled me for some time now, but I loved the “feud” between McMahon and Flair as well as the addition of the nWo. I honestly must have played through “SYM’s” career mode somewhere between 15-30 times. It probably wouldn’t hold up to today’s standards, but back in the day I had a blast playing this thing.

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8) WWE Day of Reckoning 2
System: Nintendo GameCube

The Roster:

Randy Orton, HHH, Batista, Chris Jericho, Christian, Edge, Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Eugene, Kane, Tajiri, Ric Flair, William Regal, Hurricane, Muhammad Hassan, Kurt Angle, John Cena, Undertaker, JBL, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Booker T, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Eddie Guerrero, Big Show, Heidenreich, Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki, Chavo Guerrero, Orlando Jordan, Trish Stratus, Stacy Keibler, Torrie Wilson, Snitsky, Maven, Chris Masters, Paul London, Christy Hemme

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Tons of people expected the “Day of Reckoning” series to be the next “No Mercy”. Hell, the WWE was returning to a Nintendo platformer for the first time since then…so who didn’t believe that? However, what we got was FAR from “No Mercy.” But still, I enjoyed the “DoR” series on the GameCube and since I only wanted to rank one of the games, I decided to rank the second one based on the fact that it had SNITSKY……

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7) WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2007
System: Sony Playstation 2, Sony Playstation Portable, Xbox360

The Roster:

HHH, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Big Show. Rob Van Dam, Edge, Kane, Carlito, Ric Flair, Viscera, Snitsky, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Johnny Nitro, Batista, Rey Mysterio, Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Chris Benoit, Randy Orton, Matt Hardy, Ken Kennedy, JBL, Gregory Helms, Joey Mercury, William Regal, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Kid Kash, Super Crazy, Psicosis, Vito, Paul Burchill, Great Khali, Daivari, Chavo Guerrero, Bobby Lashley, Trish Stratus, Lita, Torrie Wilson, Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Melina, Jillian Hall, The Rock, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Mick Foley, Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Bam Bam Bigelow, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, Dusty Rhodes, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Shane McMahon, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Tazz

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There’s an easy explanation as to why this game is ranked here. It was the first of the “Smackdown” series to be released on the Xbox system. Seeing as I’m more of an Xbox fan than a Sony fan (I worked at Game Crazy for 2 years and the #’s of PS2’s brought in for repairs was stupid, of course Microsoft now has their “red ring of doom” which has got me a few times) I was absolutely ecstatic to finally get the chance to play a SvR game on the 360. It was great times indeed….!

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6) WWE Wrestlefest
System: Your local arcade

The Roster:

Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, Earthquake, Ted DiBiase, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Big Bossman, Sgt. Slaughter, Smash, Crush, Hawk, Animal

Screenshots:

This story won’t mean anything to anyone else, but when I was a kid and I would head to the local arcades (or Godfather’s Pizza) there was always ONE game that I would scour the room for. That one game was none other than “the greatest wrestling arcade game ever”. You got it….WWF WrestleFest! It’s actually quite a shame that this game was never released on any platform as it was just downright awesome. It only had two modes (battle royal and tag team mode), but the actual gameplay was fun as hell! I’m such a fan of this game that I have constantly tried to download it on different computers over the years with NO LUCK. So if you have this game on your computer, you should know that I’m very jealous of you….but that’s about where the jealousy ends.

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5) Extreme Warfare Revenge
System: PC

The Roster:

Anyone you’d like considering you can edit anything…….

Screenshots:

Eh, you don’t wanna see them…….

Extreme Warfare Revenge (EWR) is responsible for wrestling nerds all over the world losing their girlfriends (LOL @ wrestling nerds having girlfriends) and families. Why? Because the game was not only exciting and original…but it was so fun that it would take up all your spare time. For those of you who don’t know about EWR (seriously…those people exist?), the game is a simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a wrestling booker. Seriously, you control EVERYTHING. You want Evan Bourne to get 16 straight wins over HHH? DONE! Have you always dreamed of what it would be like if Sting joined the WWE? DONE! Have you ever wanted to resurrect and murder Chris Benoit? DON….well….nevermind. I guess you can’t do everything. But still, the game is money and it’s free and it’s fun as hell. Check it out!

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4) WWE WrestleMania 2000
System: Nintendo 64

The Roster:

Al Snow, Big Boss Man, Big Show. Blue Meanie, Bradshaw, Brian Christopher, Chaz, Chris Jericho, Christian, Chyna, Debra, D’Lo Brown, Droz, Edge, Faarooq, Gangrel, Gerald Brisco, Godfather, Hardcore Holly, Ivory, Jacqueline, Jeff Hardy, Jeff Jarrett, Kane, Ken Shamrock, Mankind, Mark Henry, Matt Hardy, Meat, Michael Hayes, Mideon, Mr. Ass, Pat Patterson, Prince Albert, Road Dogg, The Rock, Scott Taylor, Shane McMahon, Steve Austin, Steve Blackman, Terri Runnels, Test, Thrasher, Tori, HHH, Undertaker, Val Venis, Vince McMahon, Viscera, X-Pac

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I can remember the day this game was released like it was yesterday. For years I had played the WCW N64 titles just PRAYING that the WWE would finally release one. Well, the day finally came and needless to say….I WAS JACKED! I seriously drove 15+ miles before I finally found this son of a bitch. When I finally got home and sat down to play it, I was in love! I actually skipped school the next day in order to try and make Jeff Hardy (back when the Hardy Boyz were the shit!) world champion. One of the only complaints about the game is, it’s not the best WWE/N64 game ever released. Oh no….that game comes much later!

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3) WCW/nWo Revenge
System: Nintendo 64

The Roster:

Hulk Hogan, The Giant, Brian Adams, Scott Hall, Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, Eric Bischoff, Scott Steiner, Curt Hennig, Kevin Nash, Sting, Lex Luger, Randy Savage, Konnan, Raven, Lodi, Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy, Reese, Kidman, Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page, Goldberg, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Rick Steiner, Fit Finlay, Booker T, Saturn, Disco Inferno, Jim Neidhart, British Bulldog, Glacier, Meng, Van Hammer, Kanyon/Mortis, Yuji Nagata, Larry Zybsko, The Barbarian, La Parka, Stevie Ray, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Psychosis, Rey Mysterio Jr, Dean Malenko, Juventud Guerrera, Ultimo Dragon, Chavo Guerrero, Alex Wright

Screenshots:

This game and Wrestlemania 2000 are pretty close for me, however there was one key factor that gave “WCW/nWo Revenge” the edge over WrestleMania 2000. That factor? Quite simply, the roster for “Revenge” is AWESOME! Just look at those names! Not too mention, the game had Raven and his entire flock as well! Easily the best WCW video game ever made……

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2) WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain!
System: Sony Playstation 2

The Roster:

A-Train, Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Goldust, Kane, Lita, Rhyno, Rob Van Dam, Scott Steiner, Stacy Keibler, Tajiri, Trish Stratus, Victoria, Batista, Bubba Ray Dudley, Chris Jericho, Edge, Hurricane, Kevin Nash, Matt Hardy, Ric Flair, The Rock, Sean O’Haire, Stephanie McMahon, Test, Ultimo Dragon, Vince McMahon, Big Show, Charlie Haas, Christian, Eric Bischoff, Jazz, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, Rico, Rodney Mack, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Torrie Wilson, Undertaker, Booker T, Chavo Guerrero, D-Von Dudley, Goldberg, John Cena, Lance Storm, Rey Mysterio, Rikishi, Sable, Shelton Benjamin, Steven Richards, HHH, Val Venis, Animal, Iron Sheik, Sgt. Slaughter, George Steele, Jimmy Snuka, Ted DiBiase, Hawk, Nikolai Volkoff, Hillbilly Jim, Roddy Piper

Screenshots:

Smackdown “Here Comes The Pain” is easily my favorite game of the “Smackdown” brand. It had great gameplay, good modes, a great roster, and of course WWE LEGENDS! Now, you have to remember. This was back when all we had was the horrible crap known as the “Legends of Wrestling” series. To get actual WWE legends on an actual WWE game was amazing at the time! Not only that….but the game also had a dose of ULTIMO F’N DRAGON~! I don’t care what anyone says….give me “Here Comes The Pain” over any other wrestling game on the Playstation 2.

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1) WWE No Mercy
System: Nintendo 64

The Roster:

Albert, Steve Blackman, Kurt Angle, Bradshaw, Steve Austin, D’Lo Brown. Chris Benoit, Big Bossman, British Bulldog, Bull Buchanan, Christian, Chyna, Road Dogg, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Edge, Faarooq, Godfather, Eddie Guerrero, Billy Gunn, HHH, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Crash Holly, Scotty 2 Hotty, Chris Jericho. Kane, Mankind, Dean Malenko, Taka Michinoku, Rikishi, Steven Richards, Essa Rios, The Rock, Perry Saturn, Al Snow, Tazz, Test, Undertaker, Val Venis, Viscera, X-Pac, The Kat, Stephanie McMahon, Ivory, Lita, Terri Runnels, Tori, Trish Stratus, Andre The Giant, Cactus Jack, Shawn Michaels, Ken Shamrock, Mae Young, Mick Foley, Earl Hebner, Jim Ross, Ho’s, Linda McMahon, Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon

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BEST.WRESTLING.GAME.EVER! Do I honestly need to say anything else? Thousands of people before me have classified this as the “best wrestling game of our time” and I’m going to follow the pack. Just imagine WrestleMania 2000 with a better roster and better gameplay. That my friends….is WWE No Mercy! You know what’s really sad? The fact that this game was made almost 10 years ago and wrestling video games have declined in gameplay. What the hell is going on with that anyways? GET YOUR ACTS TOGETHER THQ~!!! For those of you who don’t think No Mercy is the greatest video game of all-time……

…..change your minds quickly otherwise A-Train eats the baby.

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It’s FAMILY GUY vs. WWF wrestlers!……

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