SVR09 Roster

[Rawkus Keyes]

Lets say you are responsible for who is going to be on the smackdown vs. raw 2009 roster, who would be on your ideal smackdown vs raw 2009 roster? (remember to have a healthy balance of different caliber eventers, and don't forget the current champions) And you can only pick 43 male superstars, 8 divas & 6 Legends. (yep another WWE game of a shitty roster lacking in superstars)

Given the 6/28/08 dated roster:

Males
William Regal
Batista
Paul Birchill
Lance Cade
John Cena
CM Punk
Deuce
Ted DiBiase Jr.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Charlie Haas
Hardcore Holly
Chris Jericho
JTG
Kane
Kofi Kingston
John Bradshaw Layfield
Paul London
Santino Marella
Robbie McAllister
Rory McAllister
Rey Mysterio
Randy Orton
Shawn Michaels
Jamie Noble
Chuck Palumbo
Cody Rhodes
Shad
Snitsky
Matt Striker
Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin
Big Show
Carlito
Domino
Edge
Festus
Funaki
The Great Khali
Jeff Hardy
Curt Hawkins
Jesse
Brian Kendrick
Mr. Kennedy
Vladimir Kozlov
Shannon Moore
Trevor Murdoch
MVP
Zack Ryder
Umaga
Triple H
DH Smith
Big Daddy V
Kenny Dykstra
Gregory Helms
The Undertaker
Jimmy Wang Yang
Evan Bourne
Elijah Burke
Colin Delaney
Tommy Dreamer
Armando Estrada
Finlay
Chavo Guerrero
Matt Hardy
Mark Henry
Hornswoggle
Mike Knox
The Miz
John Morrison
Bam Neely
Nunzio
Stevie Richards
Super Crazy
The Boogeyman

Divas
Kelly Kelly
Cherry
Maria
Michelle McCool
Natayla
Victoria
Kate Lea Burchill
Mickie James
Jillian Hall
Layla
Beth Phoenix
Ashley
Candice Michelle
Melina
Maryse

Any 6 WWE or ECW Legends

 

[MikeRaw]

Woah, thats a huge roster, and I dont think it would ever get that big. Not to mention, quite a few of those guys arent used in wwe at all pretty much, and I can guarntee they wont be in the game. But hey, its ideal roster, so whatever you want... For me, Im going to use a smaller roster, to see a more (IMO) realistic thing that Id like the rosters to be like...

30 guys, 10 women, 15 legends


Males:

Batista
Big Show
Brian Kendrick
Carlito
Chris Jericho
CM Punk
Cody Rhodes
Edge
Hardcore Holly
JBL
Jeff Hardy
John Cena
JTG
Kane
Kofi Kingston
John Morrison
Lance Cade
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Miz
Mr.Kennedy
MVP
Paul London
Randy Orton
Rey Mysterio
Robbie Mcallister
Rory Mcallister
Santino Marella
Shad
Shelton Benjamin
Shawn Michaels
Ted Dibiase Jr
Trevor Murdoch
Triple H
Umaga

Divas:
Ashley
Beth Phoenix
Candice Michelle
Kelly Kelly
Layla
Maria
Melina
Michelle McCool
Mickie James
Natalya

Legends:
Bruno Sammartino
Bret Hart
Curt Hennig
Davey Boy Smith
Dusty Rhodes
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
Mick Foley
Owen Hart
Rob Van Dam
Sabu
Scott Hall
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Rock
The Sandman
The Undertaker



I think thats a good anmount of superstars.And all the main players of wwe are included, as well as most tag teams, and almost all midcarders. Anyone lse simply isnt needed, but if anyone wants th[em, anyone can create Charlie Haas, Smitsky, Mike Knox, etc...
But ya, I cant see Funaki, Colin Delaney, Jimmy Yang, Nunzio or Snitsky being in the game. And quite frankly, I wouldnt want then, as too many guys means less time spent on game play and stuff, so I think this would be agood roster... I especiall ylike my list of legends.

 

[The Showstopper]

Yeah they shouldnt put unactive wrestlers in the game and why is Ron Simmons in it? He doesnt even wrestle he just comes once in a while to say "DAMN"

 

[Rawkus Keyes]

Yeah they shouldnt put unactive wrestlers in the game and why is Ron Simmons in it? He doesnt even wrestle he just comes once in a while to say "DAMN"

Good point, i'm taking him off.

 

[Rawkus Keyes]

Superstars
1. Batista (Raw Roster)
2. John Cena (Raw Roster)
3. CM Punk (Raw Roster)
4. Chris Jericho (Raw Roster)
5. Kane (Raw Roster)
6. JBL (Raw Roster)
7. Rey Mysterio (Raw Roster)
8. Randy Orton (Raw Roster)
9. Big Show (Smackdown Roster)
10. Edge (Smackdown Roster)
11. Jeff Hardy (Smackdown Roster)
12. Mr. Kennedy (Smackdown Roster)
13. Triple H (Smackdown Roster)
14. Undertaker (Smackdown Roster)
15. The Great Khali (Smackdown Roster)
16. Big Daddy V (Smackdown Roster)
17. Finlay (ECW Roster)
18. Tommy Dreamer (ECW Roster)
19. Elijah Burke (ECW Roster)
20. Chavo Guerrero (ECW Roster)
21. Matt Hardy (ECW Roster)
22. Mark Henry (ECW Roster)
23. Shawn Michaels (Raw Roster)
*All the above are self explained)
24. Kofi Kingston (Raw Roster)
25. Lance Cade (Raw Roster)
26. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (Raw Roster) *Probably the reason he's sticking around, because he wants in a game*
27. JTG (Raw Roster)
28. Shad (Raw Roster)
29. Santino Marella (Raw Roster) *as annoying as I think he is, he is an important asset*
30. Paul London (Raw Roster)
31. Cody Rhodes (Raw Roster)
32. Ted DiBiase Jr. (Raw Roster)
33. Zack Ryder (Smackdown Roster)
34. Festus (Smackdown Roster)
35. Funaki (Smackdown Roster) *Because he's been around for so long, just throwing him a bone*
36. Curt Hawkins (Smackdown Roster)
37. Jesse (Smackdown Roster)
38. MVP (Smackdown Roster)
39. Umaga (Smackdown Roster)
40. John Morrison (ECW Roster)
41. Bam Neely (ECW Roster)
*the final two is simply because they are originals*
42. Nunzio (ECW Roster)
43. Stevie Richards (ECW Roster)

Divas
1. Cherry (Smackdown Roster)
2. Victoria (Smackdown Roster)
3. Michelle McCool (Smackdown Roster) *Only over Natalya because she has been for it longer*
4. Jillian Hall (Raw Roster)
5. Mickie James (Raw Roster)
6. Beth Phoenix (Raw Roster)
7. Melina (Raw Roster)
8. Layla (Raw Roster)

Legends
1. Eddie Guerrero
2. Ric Flair
3. Bret Hart
4. Sgt. Slaughter
5. Mr. Perfect
6. Stone Cold


Those left behind:
Snitsky
William Regal *All those wellness policy violations are finally coming back to him*
Paul Birchill *Still has some recognition building to do, plus I don't think he'd be one of the superstars people would cheer and jump to have in*
Deuce
Charlie Haas
Hardcore Holly
Robbie McAllister
Rory McAllister
Jamie Noble
Chuck Palumbo
Matt Striker
Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin
Carlito *His constant complaining backstage didn't help*
Domino
Brian Kendrick
Vladimir Kozlov *Still needs to build up some Idenity and recognition*
Shannon Moore
Trevor Murdoch
DH Smith *His wellness policy violation & needing to build tiny bit more recognition*
Kenny Dykstra
Gregory Helms *Been out, WAY too long. Also had a wellness policy violation*
Jimmy Wang Yang
Evan Bourne *Too new of a talent, needs to build recognition*
Colin Delaney
Armando Estrada
Hornswoggle *Could possibly make the cut as a non playable character or manager only*
Mike Knox
The Miz
Super Crazy
The Boogeyman *Has been inactive for way too long*
Kelly Kelly
Maria
Natayla
Kate Lea Burchill
Ashley *All this time under the radar wouldn't get her in*
Candice Michelle *Her inactivity was the cause of this*
Maryse


This makes you realize how hard it is to pick people for these games. I was really liberal with the amount of superstars too. I'm sure they could have a complete roster but would probably have insufficent data for anything more then basic matches and story mode.

 

[imported_Lucky]

Rosters
o Paul Burchill
o Kofi Kingston
o Bam Neely
o Ted DiBiase Jr
o Carlito
o Jeff Hardy
o John Cena
o JTG
o John "Bradshaw" Layfield
o Lance Cade
o Mr. Kennedy
o Randy Orton
o Shad
o Shawn Michaels
o Big Show
o Triple H
o Umaga
o Shelton Benjamin
o Batista
o Chavo Guerrero
o DH Smith
o Edge
o Finlay
o The Great Khali
o Chris Jericho
o Kane
o Hardcore Holly
o Big Daddy V
o Mark Henry
o Matt Hardy
o Montel Vontavious Porter
o Rey Mysterio
o The Undertaker
o CM Punk
o The Miz
o Tommy Dreamer
o John Morrison
o Santino Marella
* Divas
o Candice Michelle
o Melina
o Mickie James
o Michelle McCool
o Katie Lea Burchill
o Kelly Kelly
o Maria
* WWE Legends
o Bret Hart
o Ric Flair
o Ted DiBiase
o Mick Foley
o Eddie Guerrero
o Jim Neidhart
o Davy Boy Smith
o The Rock
o Roddy Piper
o Owen Hart
o Steve Austin
* ECW Legends
o Sabu
o Rob Van Dam
o Taz(z)
* Unlockables
o Vince McMahon
o Shane McMahon
o William Regal
o Hornswogle

 

[Nation]

RAW:
Batista
Chris Jericho
CM Punk
Cody Rhodes
Hardcore Holly
JBL
John Cena
JTG
Shad
Kofi Kingston
Lance Cade
Paul Burchill
Paul London
Randy Orton
Rey Mysterio
Santino
Shawn Michaels
William Regal
(18)



Divas:
Beth Phoenix
Candice
Katie Lea
Melina
Mickie James
Maria
Maryse
Michelle
Natalya
Victoria
Kelly
(11)


Smackdown:
Big Daddy V
Big Show
Brian Kendrick
Carlito
Edge
Jeff Hardy
MVP
Mr.Kennedy
Shelton
The Great Khali
Trevor Murdoch
Triple H
Umaga
(13)


ECW:
Matt Hardy
Chavo Guerrero
Finlay
Mark Henry
Miz
Morrison
(6)

Legends
The Rock
Stone Cold
RVD
Mick Foley
Owen Hart
Bret Hart
Sandman
Hulk Hogan
(8)

 

[The Ripper]

i know this is your ideal rosters but WWE puts a limit off wrestlemania for roster selection, meaning wrestlers to debut after are a no and wrestlers in doghouse now but in good books then are likely

 

[Hometown Kid]

RAW:John Cena, Batista, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Hardcore Holly, JBL, Kofi Kingston, Chris Jericho, Shawn Micheals, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Cryme Tyme, Ted DiBiase Jr., Kane, Jamie Noble (17)

ECW: John Morrison, Elijah Burke, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Tommy Dreamer, Mark Henry, The Miz, Mike Knox, Finlay, Chavo, Bam Neely, Jimmy Wang Yang (12)

SD!:Shelton Benjamin,Triple H, Edge, Mr Kennedy, Gregory Helms, Big Show, Jeff Hardy, Umaga, MVP, Undertaker,Edgeheads, The Great Khali, Carlito, Trevor Murdoch (15)

Divas: Victoria, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Beth Pheonix, Mickie James, Natalya, Michelle McCool, Layla (8)

Legends: The Rock(2003 entrance music plz ), Stone Cold, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Taka Michinoku, Ultimo Dragon, Ted DiBiase Sr., Ricky Steamboat, Randy Savage, Crush, Owen Hart (11)

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

RAW:John Cena, Batista, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Hardcore Holly, JBL, Kofi Kingston, Chris Jericho, Shawn Micheals, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Cryme Tyme, Ted DiBiase Jr., Kane, Jamie Noble (17)

ECW: John Morrison, Elijah Burke, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Tommy Dreamer, Mark Henry, The Miz, Mike Knox, Finlay, Chavo, Bam Neely, Jimmy Wang Yang (12)

SD!:Shelton Benjamin,Triple H, Edge, Mr Kennedy, Gregory Helms, Big Show, Jeff Hardy, Umaga, MVP, Undertaker,Edgeheads, The Great Khali, Carlito, Trevor Murdoch (15)

Divas: Victoria, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Beth Pheonix, Mickie James, Natalya, Michelle McCool, Layla (8)

Legends: The Rock(2003 entrance music plz ), Stone Cold, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Taka Michinoku, Ultimo Dragon, Ted DiBiase Sr., Ricky Steamboat, Randy Savage, Crush, Owen Hart (11)

Legends? Seriously?

 

[Hometown Kid]

Legends? Seriously?

Definitely! Those 2 are shoe ins in my book. I'm tired of not having any light heavyweight legends...Taka was the 1st ever Light-Heavyweight champ and held it for over 10 months(record). And not to mention a multiple time tag team champion, hell he even faced Triple H for the WWE(F) championship at 1 point! And Ultimo Dragon well...I might be on the fence as far as "WWE" Legend but overall he may be the biggest wrestling "legend" out of anyone on that list...

 

[xtremebadass]

First of all, Ted Dibiase is not going to be in the game, he is too new of a star and it's too late to stick him in there, from past experiences.

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

Besides, it is obvious that the draft will not be reflected on the Game.

 

[xtremebadass]

Yea that's another thing CMS, this game is already going to be outdated.

 

[Dre]

Looking at the roster. it seems that it's mostly going to be jobbers in the game.