It's a created finisher. Ryder dodges a clothesline, runs at his opponent, does a sort of Shining Wizard thing where he steps up on the knee but launces himself a few feet in the air and comes crashing down onto the opponent. It's really sweet looking, and it looks pretty beast.
Also, I don't have Funk built as being that powerful. I'd say he's at the lower tier of the main event.
Ryder's finisher certainly sounds better than a regular flying clothesline, and it seems as though it'd definitely be something to see rather than hear about.
As for Funk, that sounds a bit more correct as far as he'd go; plus it helps Ryder because of his legendary status, as well as being a sort-of "beginning/opening" to the Main Event scene, if that is indeed what you want for Ryder.
Zack Ryder goes on to feud with John Morrison, Terry Funk moves on to feud with the Rock I think.
Ryder and Morrison sounds like a good feud. Spotfest, perhaps? As for Funk and Rock, I'll wait until I see the feud progress, but on paper it seems as if neither guy could work well with the other. I just don't see their styles meshing well.
HBK is the only guy I could condone using it on. Maybe Taker too.
I forgot about Taker, earlier. He doesn't "kip up" though, he sits up (in the same fashion, albeit) and yes - for me, I love him doing that because him doing that is realistic. I don't mind Sting doing the kip up from time to time, because he's been known to "no sell"; but overall - I don't like using it in a ton of matches.
Sort of. In my imagination Sheamus jumped Bret Hart when Hart was cutting an in-ring promo. He badly injured Hart, but the GM punished him by putting him in a tag match with CM Punk against Sting and Stone Cold. During that match the British Bulldog ran down the ramp and knocked Sheamus off the ring apron while the ref wasn't looking! Stone Cold and Sting won the match after Stone Cold hit the Stunner on Punk, and I'm obviously going to have Sheamus feud with Davey Boy Smith now.
If Sheamus and Davey begin a program, I can see Sheamus' vicious acts against the family continue against Davey's son then. Also, in a type of spin-off match or uneasy alliance, you could have Punk upset about being left for dead (more or less) yet have them forced to pair off again against the Father-Son duo, on another Raw or something.
It's one of the few crucial things they really need to incorporate into the game, along with having more than 6 guys in the ring at the same time.
I would like to see so many things develop in next year's game. I want them to bring back fighting IN the crowd, and even that little area with weapons and a platford to jump off of. I'd love to even be able to "attack fans", but that's never likely to happen. lol
I want to see a more loyal system to understanding Stables and Tag Teams. (ie. No attacking your partner in Battle Royal/Rumble settings, and no being paired with random people on weekly shows, for no reason.)-(a note on that last one, I often have to switch up matches for Superstars because tag matches will involve one half of a tag team with a random single's star who isn't being used. For example: Lance Storm & R-Truth v. Dolph Ziggler & Jeff Hardy, when Storm & Hardy are both IN tag teams)
The ability to go from the ring, to ringside, to the stage and beyond. There was one Smackdown game (the 1st for the PS2, I believe) in which you could actually irish whip them into a new area, by whipping them through the entrance area and they'd end up in a hallway backstage, then so on and so forth. I want that back! Also, let me climb the f'n Titan Tron!! PLUS.. let me use the new HD set to bash someone's head against it, and blow it up or cause sparks, or something.
I'm not a Hogan fan either, but he's a fun guy to use. But you know what's bizarre? There is literally NOTHING in the game's finishing move list that even slightly resembles Hogan's legdrop. I'm using a powerbomb and Kofi's Boom drop for his finishers right now, with a running big boot and a super atomic drop for his signatures.
I have NO clue why people use a Powerbomb for Hogan. Most of the Hogan's available online have a Powerbomb as a finisher. When has Hogan EVER used a Powerbomb; ever? As a finisher, or regular move?! I think I recall him doing it once - in 2000 - during the New Blood angle, to Kidman through a table. It could've been Mike Awesome powerbombing Hogan though, after Hogan failed an attempt on Kidman.. so, yeah.. when has Hogan EVER used a powerbomb.
As for Kingston's leg drop.. that'd be hilarious to see him do.
That was the blow off as it had been developing for two full months and this was, I think, the third time they had a one on one match. Foley is going to disappear for a while, but I'm thinking of bringing him back sometime between SurvivorSeries and the Royal Rumble to save Sting, turning him face. I'd really like to have Foley feud with Miz and have a match between them at WrestleMania. I feel like that would be a really great feud.
I like the idea that Foley would leave after feuding w/ Sting, only to return and save him. I enjoy stories like that.
Yes, it was a word fort, but it was a match well worth recapping. My favorite part was when Cena threw Punk onto a sprawled out Angle, I marked a little.
I had a moment like this in a Tag Team TLC. Edge & Christian v. the Hardy Boys. I was just randomly playing, and the ending was Edge hitting Matt with a conchairto on the outside, while Christian and Jeff were climbing the ladder inside. Edge came back into the ring, as both were at the top, and just as Christian reached up to the "item", Edge grabbed Jeff and powerbombed him off the side as Christian unhooked the item. It happened so flawlessly and even me explaining it doesn't do it justice.
It was good, not great. I'm running a long term angle right now where Buddy Rogers is trying to turn Shawn Michaels and Triple H against each other, and Buddy Rogers and Harley Race won a tag match against Trips and Shawn to set that plan into motion.
See, I'd have to "be" a fan of either of those guys (Rogers/Race) to understand and like this feud. Much like you toward Orton/Edge, for me.
The second match had Fury vs. Randy Savage. I wasn't sure if I was going to use this as a blow off match (the next PPV is Night of Champions, so it's impossible for me to give them a proper PPV match then), but I decided yes. It was an absolutely amazing match, easily match of the night. Savage jumped fury from behind before the match started, and immediately went for the diving elbow drop, but Fury dodged it. The match went on for a while and was very much back and forth until the point where both men were very battered. Fury had the chance to lock in the Crossface, but Savage countered it and was able to take advantage to hit a running hot shot and followed it up with a diving elbow drop for the win. There was one 2.99999 count that I managed to kick out of, it was intense!
I'm seriously debating having Sheamus/Black for the US title happen on a Raw, because I've pushed Black for 3 months now, and he's in 3rd place for the Heavyweight title - but isn't even in the top 10 for the US. And it pisses me off, because he's feuded with Sheamus for 2 of those 3 months.
I also LOVE last split second kick-outs. Twice did that happen to me in the Beer Money/Impact Players match, and once in a Kid Kash/Chavo Guerrero match.
Third match was Miz vs. Santino, as they've been feuding for a little while and needed some screen time. Miz won with a SCF despite the fact that Santino rushed to the ring and got some pre-bell offense in, including his signature diving headbutt.
Do you use Santino in any serious role? I'm debating seriously pushing him and Kozlov, but I enjoy using so many of my other teams it almost seems worthless to push Santino & Kozlov.
Your EC PPV sounded solid, though I could never imagine the IC Title being defended in a steel cage. Still, I liked the Punk hiring Baretta angle... his he going to be a new inductee to the SES, or was it just a cash deal for Trent?
Truth is, I figured the IC title would be involved in a regular match and the SD Elimination Chamber was going to be the S.E.S. against Christian, MVP and a partner of their choice - with the idea that one of Christian's partners would turn on him. But when I realized the IC title was inside the Chamber, and the screw-ups everywhere else.. I just changed up some stuff.
As for Trent and the S.E.S., to truth is: Trent would've NEVER been allowed in that match if I had my way. But I enjoy actual title matches, for the ending cut scenes of the winner claiming the title. So I kept it, and decided to work with it by twisting a guy like Trent being in that type of match, much less that high up on the card.
Still, I may very well see what I can do with him now.

Maybe he knew I was considering replacing him with someone new off the CAW-wire.
My favorite match to read was the first tag match, sounds like an epic comeback! Too bad Beer Money didn't get to hold onto the gold for very long. Your tag division is very strong. Right now all I have is Kane and Big Show, DX, Edge and Christian, and Regal and Goldust (comedic face tag team that jobs to everyone 90% of the time). I am going to be making a team between AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler though, and in turn I'm going to reunite RVD and Rey.
First; the Beer Money/Impact Players match was INTENSE, and great to play. Had it not been for the interaction of everything in the Sting/Taker-Edge/Jericho match, the BM/IP would've been my fave. Also, Beer Money
retained their titles. James Storm kicked out of a That's Incredible, and later pinned Justin to retain.
My Tag Team list is..
Beer Money
Impact Players
Los Boricuas
S.E.S.
Team 3D (thinking about spliting them though, they have no 3-D in the game)
Wolfpac (Nash/Syxx)
AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels
Husky Harris/Michael McGullicuty
The Corre (Slater/Gabriel)
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Teams Available, but not being pushed as a Tag Title contender:
Santino/Kozlov
MVP/Mark Henry (lately Henry is out, Christian is in)
Edge/Jericho
Hardy Boz
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Considering: Zack Ryder & Kid Kash for a new "Pitbulls" team.
In your IC match, how did Trent hit Christian before he left the cage? Is that an imagination thing, a cut scene, or what? I've never had that happen to me, and I play elimination chambers all the time.
No, it was an imagination thing. Another truth.. I was controlling Christian, with the full intention of having him win the title then feud with Punk for it, to continue their storyline into Mania.
FACT: Christian pinned Trent, eliminating him - then Ziggler clotheslined me, and pinned me clean. I was pissed because I had barely been injured, and was tapping the buttons like crazy to kick out.. but couldn't. So, yeah, instead of saying "Christian got eliminated because of stupid BS", I made up a better sounding story to continue a storyline for my own benefit.
I WISH that could've been a cut scene.
And fucking Randy Orton winning the match like a weasel

. So it'll be Orton vs. Edge at Mania? That's not a bad match-up at all, though my feelings about Orton certainly put a damper on it. Orton, along with Batista, is one of the few highly rated guys who didn't make the cut on my roster.
Another truth be told event.. I hadn't even thought of the Raw ME for Mania until right after Mania when I realized Edge would carry the title into Mania. I had ideas from..
Jericho turning on Edge to feud for the title, to Tyler Black becoming the "rookie contender at Mania", to some type of hopeful 3-way with HHH, HBK & Edge, or HHH & Nash since both have been screwed in recent ppvs, or adding Cena somewhere. Yeah, I had nothing; then realized an Edge/Orton Mania match isn't awful, and could draw.