Legends of Wrestlemania updated Roster, Cyber Sunday/No Mercy buys

[MikeRaw]

- We can confirm the following names for WWE’s upcoming Legends of WrestleMania video game:

* Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Steve Austin, Undertaker, The Rock, Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Jerry Lawler, Ultimate Warrior, Ted DiBiase, Mr. Perfect, Brutus Beefcake, Yokozuna, Haku, Jake the Snake, Rick Rude, British Bulldog, Bobby Heenan, Jim Ross, Sgt. Slaughter, Ricky Steamboat, Honky Tonk Man, Earthquake, Gene Okerlund, Road Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Jimmy Hart, Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, Gorilla Monsoon, Mr. Fuji, Virgil, Howard Finkel and Joey Marella as referee.

- WWE’s Cyber Sunday 2008 pay-per-view this year from Phoenix, AZ featuring Batista vs. Chris Jericho with Steve Austin as referee has done a total of 162,000 buys based on WWE’s early estimates. The show only did 102,000 North American buys which would make it the third lowest in WWE history, right behind the infamous December to Dismember event and another show in 1996. Last year’s Cyber Sunday did 194,000 buys with Undertaker vs. Batista as the main event with Steve Austin as referee.

This year’s No Mercy pay-per-view featuring Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho in a Ladder match did 238,000 total buys and 150,000 in North America, which is pretty good for an event considered on the “B level.” This is down from the 2007 No Mercy that did 271,000 buys on a show where an injured John Cena vacated the WWE Title just a week before on RAW.

Source: cramthis.com

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Seems like a pretty good roster for the game. It's shaping up nicely.
WWE can't be happy with the Cyber Sunday buyrates, but No Mercy's was pretty good.

 

[Nancy Di Loreto]

That roster looks friggin' sweet. I have to get this game

 

[monkeystyle]

I really want to know why Vince hates Savage so much. Like I've heard one thing that would make sense, but weird man.

 

[SQUIRREL K1LLER]

How can a Legends Of Wrestlemania roster leave out several wrestlers who have main evented Wrestlemania. And I am hoping that Virgil is in it solely as the Million Dollar Man's bodyguard and not as a "Wrestling Legend"

Plus the whole Savage thing is getting quite pathetic now.

 

[Moonlight Drive]

I really want to know why Vince hates Savage so much. Like I've heard one thing that would make sense, but weird man.

Me too. Wasn't it something to do with Savage and Stephanie?

CS had a pretty god awful card anyway. Except Batista was in the Main Event, so that means it should've been an instant classic PPV.

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

* Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Steve Austin, Undertaker, The Rock, Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Jerry Lawler, Ultimate Warrior, Ted DiBiase, Mr. Perfect, Brutus Beefcake, Yokozuna, Haku, Jake the Snake, Rick Rude, British Bulldog, Bobby Heenan, Jim Ross, Sgt. Slaughter, Ricky Steamboat, Honky Tonk Man, Earthquake, Gene Okerlund, Road Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Jimmy Hart, Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, Gorilla Monsoon, Mr. Fuji, Virgil, Howard Finkel and Joey Marella as referee.

I thought this was "Legends" of Wrestlemania.

 

[Moonlight Drive]

I think (well, hope) he may just be there for the managerial aspect, they do have Mr. Fuji in there too. Plus Okerlund, Monsoon, Marella, etc. were all non-wrestlers, hopefully it'll be the same for Virgil.

 

[J]

Lmao.

Sorry couldn't resist. >.<

 

[Quintastic One]

Still needs Macho Man, Bam Bam Bigelow, Doink The Clown, Jimmy Snuka, Jim Duggen and King Kong Bundy in my opinion. But they have Jake Roberts and Rick Rude so I bes happy

 

[Moonlight Drive]

Still needs Macho Man, Bam Bam Bigelow, Doink The Clown, Jimmy Snuka, Jim Duggen and King Kong Bundy in my opinion. But they have Jake Roberts and Rick Rude so I bes happy

I would buy this game in a second if we got some Doinkage.

But this really is a kickarse roster and from what I've seen the game is quite different to the SvR games, I might check it out.

Am I the only one surprised there's no Triple H yet, I mean with his backstage pull he must've been able to convince Vince to chuck him in as a 'Legend of Wrestlemania'?

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

Well, in all honesty, seeing some of the names they have in there, HHH should be in there.

Also, again, if it's Legends of Mania, what the hell would Doink the Clown be doing in the game?

 

[Nancy Di Loreto]

Virgil's there... Right... Is hard for everyone else to fathom too?

 

[Solid Stinger the Big Boss]

I refuse to pay $60 for this shit. SvR09 was terrible, it got old and boring fast.

Unless they make some drastic changes, i'm not buying.

 

[Evil Austin]

With the Virgil mention, I still think that this game still has a decent roster I will most likely buy it and first have Virgil get beat up and job to me which I will probably end up being Yokozuna.

 

[McLovin]

I got SVR 2009 for about 10 pounds