Early Build of SVR 2006 Featuring Never Before Seen Superstars! 🤯 (WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2006)

[@Smacktalks]

*Earlier this week I received an early prototype build of WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2006 featuring alternate versions of Superstars, THQ Commentary and some brand new Superstar models that were never used! In this video I'll be covering some of the differences between this version and the version that was released, as there's some pretty cool differences!* 😀

[@NoDQCreations]

Awesome video 👍

[@lopezg8475]

Can you cover all the wwe game prototype builds? I saw that there were a few more besides this one

[@ericmurrill7847]

The green model is also Lesnar but colored green

[@Laycool2001]

Victoria was also supposed to be in this game.... are you able to show her?

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@Laycool2001 not in the game

[@SwitsaSwoo]

that beta version of 80’s Hogan is the most realistic Hogan’s hair has ever looked in the whole series.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I was watching and was wondering why they wouldn't have Hogan or The Million Dollar Man in their entrance attire from the start

[@fatboymachinegun]

He is embarassed by his oldman hair. That's why s bandana.

[@yooitsxtra]

Imagine an early build of SVR 2008 surfacing that had Benoit in it

[@alec2000]

That would be amazing. I really wish he was in the final game.

[@zmr3352]

I believe a really early build of the game does exist with Benoit in it. Not sure when/if we'll ever see it, though.

[@br-jj6re]

There undoubtedly are, the issue is that Benoit might be lacking commentary and announcer calls for ecw arenas

[@kdxtreme7479]

Only reference to Benoit in the final game is that high flyer icon, that's Benoit doing the diving headbutt

[@Smacktalks]

Hopefully we see some more builds released, theres tons of models over the years that were worked on but never made the finished versions

[@Strangepete]

2005 Luther Reigns in a feud with Undertaker saying "This is my yard" then 12 years later Roman Reigns saying the same thing kinda funny

[@uainjansun]

So he's the real dad of reigns

[@swirls9583]

Really, I prefer Luther over Roman.

[@GalaxyInfinitePlus1]

The THQ staff doing commentary is hilarious, but I'm not judging, we've all done it

[@RC99_Productions]

While Maven's model didn't make it into the final build, his entrance and moveset did. They are your standard generic preset options.

[@krisbritwres394]

That's so Maven

[@unstablebrother]

@@krisbritwres394 Haha nice one

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Well maven does look generic

[@ramilovestoedge]

His theme was legendary

[@sunkid02]

werent all the default movesets since sym mavens movesets ?

[@BTSwithCTS]

The placeholder commentary by the developers makes me feel so nostalgic despite hearing it for the first time. Why? It reminds of the very early days on KZbin when users uploaded their C-A-W leagues of matches from one of the WWE games with their own commentary. The cadence of their speech and mic quality is probably why I'm getting this sense of nostalgia, as it's very similar to what was heard back then in those C-A-W leagues. All that's missing from the placeholder commentary is a lot more vulgarity, haha.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Yeah I kind cringe a little dude still sounds like he hasn't going though puberty yey

[@diesel101raw]

I still pray till this day for the day we finally get to see the 3 Hogan's, Jeff Hardy & Ultimate Warrior for Smackdown Here Comes the Pain

[@Laby_lim]

I still remember I was so mad that Victoria was not in the game

[@AxEWorlD]

SAAAAAME!!!!!!! Instead I had to download CAWs. 😫😫😫

[@TheSafetysuit]

They really left her off 3 games in a row for no reason 😫 i would’ve rather they left trish off one

[@Laby_lim]

@@TheSafetysuit IKR! more pissed off they chose Joy over Victoria

[@TheSafetysuit]

@@Laby_lim even tho she eventually became a legend, even Michelle McCool over Victoria didn’t make much sense.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Probably contract issues and going to tna

[@blacktytrix]

Ive already seen yumboy11 showcase this a few days ago. Its so interesting to see how this came about and reactions in the community.

[@xXBRTBXx]

The dev commentary killlls me

[@saudalarfaj88]

😄😄

[@mikepagebrand]

"He always wants to get higher"

[@meanwhileinjapan2265]

Sounds like two reviewers from the early KZbin.

[@johnm5889]

SVRO6 is one of my favourite WWE games... if not my "favorite" 💙vs.❤

[@milomolina7754]

2007 for me tbh

[@40kkidlock18]

@@milomolina7754 who was the guy at the beginning that was pixelated 2:03

[@franciscoelgamer100real8]

@@40kkidlock18 Luther Reigns

[@lorjay862]

Same here

[@AxEWorlD]

I still don't get how rookies like Joy (though her theme was a guilty pleasure) & Michelle McCool were in but Victoria, Dawn Marie, & even Melina ( though MNM debuted kinda late, April 2005) weren't in. It's so cool that people found all of this so many years later.

[@Daniel19073]

but what are you complaining about? Joy only appeared in a video game, Melina appeared 5 video games. Are you not happy with that? If Joy did not appear in WWE SVR 2006, she would not have appeared in any.

[@AxEWorlD]

@@Daniel19073 Well in the past tense I was upset that one of my favorite wrestlers, a multi-time Women’s Champion, a wrestler with one of the best movesets on the roster was left out of this game (as well as the next two games) while Joy, who was gone by the time the game came out AND NEVER HAD A MATCH, was included. It didn’t make any sense. I’m not bashing Joy BTW.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Victoria probably because she got released don't really care about Melina

[@AxEWorlD]

@@nevermindgaming6848 Victoria was never released, she left WWE in 2009. SVR06-08 were released from 2005-07.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@AxEWorlD oh okay makes then no Clue why she got removed

[@DoomSlayerEythyn]

Yeah it’s great man, I knew this a few months ago If your a ScottJay member you will get this build as a finished release build, plus there’s not just Maven or Luther Reigns, you will get Hardcore Holy, The Hardy’s, Bobby Lashley, Jake The Snake, Mr Kennedy, Albert, Rhyno, Mark Henry, Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon... Which there are even more as well. Also nearly each wrestler has 2 to 3 attires. Which has already been released as a previous version it’s great.

[@ban66a1]

Need SvR 2005 beta version, I wonder if Goldberg, Brock, Stone Cold and The Rock(update version) were there

[@rileyanthony6068]

This game brings me back.

[@devinsantiago5357]

svr 2006 gm mode and challenges were hard

[@saudalarfaj88]

This used to be my favourite game back then

[@Carla_Sevilla86]

These models looked really great even though they are from 2005! Definitely SDvsRAW '06 was a great game and one of my favorites, I keep a nice memory !!

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Also Kenzo Suzuki and Mr America were supposed to be in the game

[@Smacktalks]

Mr America was listed in this build but his model had already been removed 🙁

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

@@Smacktalks For Me the controls were so difficult, I Like the controls they used on the 2k games

[@devinsantiago5357]

@@Smacktalks wish we have gotten mr america in a wwe game hopefully we'll get him in wwe 2k22

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@Smacktalks probably just a place holder means nothing

[@heavyhitter5538]

they intentionally made the US flag design layer produce a single star on his face if u use it on mask for his CAW

[@Nyc520]

Makes me wonder if there is a Chyna model in JUST BRING IT? 😳 She was still under contract when the game was released .

[@Daniel19073]

his outfit is the same as that in wwe 2k20

[@Nyc520]

@@Daniel19073 His?

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Probably

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

I wonder if there’s a hidden Billy Gunn model in the first SvR or even HCTP. We’ve already seen the beta model for Jeff Hardy and Hulk Hogan in HCTP, but never any of the other wrestlers that were meant to be included, but got cut, such as Gunn, 3 Minute Warning, Maven, Molly Holly, and more. Come to think of it, I wonder if there’s a hidden Lita model in SvR that we’ve never seen before.

[@HarlotEffect]

Nice to shout out to my boy Yumboy11 in the description.

[@HeelDiggy]

Probably one of my favourite wrestling games ever!!

[@davidcrimson3768]

Sick, I need to grab me this build, this is is probably my favorite WWE since I was a child

[@blive720]

Thank goodness for scottjay modding the early builds releasing them as the definitive edition of the game.

[@Ryo_Mcfly]

The perfect Maven is there. Why was he removed from the game?😭 I was a fan of him so I'm still playing with SYM.😭😭

[@mychanneltheking5298]

Because thq was been petty both them and wwe was assholes for removing more guys from the game

[@Tylerpearson1952]

There’s no reason he couldn’t be included when other released wrestlers like Mark Jindrak and Charlie Haas were in the game

[@WowSuchGaming2009]

@@Tylerpearson1952 he should have still made the cut though

[@PoisedOutside]

that commentary though...

[@_radical.snowflake_7185]

The dev commentary is exactly how I sounded as a kid playing with my action figures

[@Tylerpearson1952]

I don’t understand why they couldn’t keep Maven and Luther Reigns in the game when Mark Jindrak, Spike Dudley, and Charlie Haas were in the game after being released

[@WowSuchGaming2009]

They was being petty that’s why

[@ryanshiffler5941]

If there’s a possibility of more of these videos for different games, that’d be awesome

[@masha.6072]

Still wonder how the model looks of Lita in the First SvR who was never used

[@usera1113]

I think it’s the same model of SvR 2006 but with her WM 21 attire

[@Mr.Miniguy]

I love Svr06, unpopular opinion, but I think the game is better than 07

[@piotrgti96]

At least AI tried diving finishers. They never did in 2007 for me. Completely gamebreaking when you play against RVD etc. as you never see their finishers. They would use a standing one or if they only have diving move, load up two and steal yours. It was on PS2, not sure about other consoles.

[@WackyJay9]

Look up scottjay01 on youtube

[@Eazye442]

​@@piotrgti96you can do the frogsplash with some certain move with eddie guerrero, you have to be fast but its possible. Im sure its the same with rvs

[@piotrgti96]

@@Eazye442 I meant AI not attempting diving finishers. Instead, they would store a finisher, load another one and use your move or just use their other non-diving finisher. It ruins matches against guys like RVD or Eddie because they would never ever attempt to hit Frog Splash. I'm taking it back though because it turns out the AI actually does perform diving finishers on Xbox 360 version. I was playing PS2 version before. I guess it's one of the things they fixed there, along with broken commentary when a steel chair is used. On PS2 it triggers Stone Cold Stunner commentary lol

[@Eazye442]

@@piotrgti96 I agree but AI settings can be changed on pretty much everything, ofc with standard AI settings the game is annoying but if you change that its a new game. i never played against Eddie Guerrero but I played as Eddie Guerrero against the world for 15 years in this game. The only problem with the frog splash for me in this game is the opponent get up too early, they fixed this in 07, but its not impossible as i said. Anyway try to adjust the finisher frequency in AI settings, even though maybe you'll rarely see an IA Eddie or RVD doing forg splash because the game has this problem in normal matches which the opponent getting up too early

[@THESAINTSINS]

Great content Smacktalks. Can't wait for the next one.

[@Retro__Glitch2313]

i love early test built in video games its a lot we never seen before actual trailer or gameplay being used at E3 and many gaming events to showcase it

[@WackyJay9]

Scottjay 01 uncovers all these gems for these classic games. He dedicates his whole life to this. You guys should look him up on KZbin!

[@likeablejhgyg]

Please do more videos like this, hopefully there is a beta version of SVR 2008 with Benoit in it

[@ESTAMOSJUGANDOSP]

Man... I loved this game. This game was one of those ahead of it's time.

[@Firebrand511]

I'm sad to see that Luther and especially Maven did not make it into the game. Maven's theme really slaps hard and it would have been great to hear it as part of his entrance.

[@tannerpolak4115]

I have a feeling that might be why he was removed. In SmackDown Shut Your Mouth, they dubbed an instrumental version of the SmackDown theme song at the time over his actual theme in the game due to licensing issues. I guess they figured if they couldn’t use his music then they wouldn’t include him

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

@@tannerpolak4115 that, and that maven got released in july 2005

[@tannerpolak4115]

@@kamiloalvarez5800 so did Haas, Jindrak, and Spike yet they’re all still in the game

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

@@tannerpolak4115 they got released almost at the same time as the game was released, you cant compare these things

[@Davejohnson9999]

⁠​⁠@@kamiloalvarez5800Mark Jindrak, Joy Giovanni, Charlie Haas, and Spike Dudley were released the same day as Maven yet still in the game

[@Kskillz2]

Awesome surprise video from Smacktalks

[@Smacktalks]

Thanks man! 🙏

[@LayRoyalty]

I would love to see svr 2007, and see kristal Marshall in there 😭

[@Daniel19073]

Kristal deserved to be in wwe svr 2007 and 2008 and Ariel in wwe svr 2008

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@TheBestFighter Jeff didn't make it

[@treasuredpossesion9047]

@@Daniel19073 including Ashly, and Michelle McCool

[@sebiriphd1698]

Would love to see the Chris Benoit model for SVR 08.

[@garrisoncade92]

Ironically, Carlito later used Luther's and Maven's finisher in Wwe, Luther's Swing Neckbreaker aka Reign of Terror and Maven's Backstabber (M-Plosion)

[@jcam.hart8]

We're lucky Muhammad Hassan wasn't pulled from the game.

[@xXBRTBXx]

Really cool stuff

[@Fabian-iu1pl]

I love the game, it was my first WWE game in my childhood. This video got so much nostalgic memories for me. Thank you Smacktalks!🙏

[@AronTW]

Saw there's a SVR 09 build on there, wonder if there's anything interesting in that one 🤔

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Probably not plus it's the ps2 one the 360 port so do not bother

[@AronTW]

@@nevermindgaming6848 I'll take a look when I can just in case

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@AronTW it's basically just the review copy nothing is in it

[@AronTW]

@@nevermindgaming6848 Ah okay Guess the game will shut off if I beat Triple H then if I play it

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@AronTW haha

[@JohnnyHandsometm]

I liked Joy’s test build render more than the final build. I like her face in the final build, but I like her hair better and her body looks more realistic and natural in the test build. Also, I’d say the final build of Michelle McCool is a MAJOR update and upgrade seeing as her test build looked like a generic version of her lacking her specific details and facial features completely.

[@Daniel19073]

THE TRIAL VERSION OF MICHELLE MCCOOL HER HAIR WAS VERY WELL DONE AND MORE REAL, THE FINAL VERSION LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE REAL MICHELLE.

[@Daniel19073]

I ALSO LIKED JOY'S HAIR IN THE TRIAL VERSION

[@jareledeshad5059]

Love the game but I wish I could have played as Maven. They left him out for years. Also I hate that they left Victoria out even though she has a no model with 62 overall stats. I also thought Jackie Gayda would appear because of her motion capture entrance that is available. I do want to see if they ever put Stacy, Kristal, Ashley, or Michelle in 2007. Especially Stacy because she was a mainstay in the games and had no reason not to appear regardless of her absence from tv. I’m guessing that if they did start working on her then she would have been removed because of her contract expiring since her entrance and no Eder are still in the game.

[@WackyJay9]

Look up scottjay01 on youtube

[@nobia0223]

All thanks to Yumboy11 Server Without Him We Couldn't Even Know About Them

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

I was in love with this game when it first came out. I played it nonstop & friends in my neighborhood that were into wrestling too came over to play 1 on 1 with me.

[@MarlonAnthony]

Great video man, Just so you know for future PS2 videos, If you go into PCSX2 and click system, from the dropdown menu click "Enable widescreen patches" then enable your 16:9 resolution. This way it will display the games aspect ratio correctly so you don't get this squashed look with the wrestlers looking so wide. Hit me up if you want any more PCSX2 tips to get the PS2 wrestling games looking a bit better while emulating.

[@andrewmcintyre9279]

SvR games are one of the best wrestling games!

[@DaLegacy23_]

Luther Reigns model looks so good!

[@Hipnosys]

it took us over 15 years to see mark henry win the world title.... and 15 years to see MAVEN on DAYO of RECKONING 2 and SvR 2006 XD

[@nukedukem614]

Never knew he was planned tbh

[@Jonathyn]

Forgive me if it's already been noted in the comments, but when I lived in Los Angeles, I took part in a special crowd recording session that was advertised on Craigslist. We did all the chants and cheers, including some that ended up on the cutting-room floor. Most notably, I recall doing a "Kenzo Suzuki" chant. I can't be the only person who knows about this...

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

wait really? i always wondered how they made crowd noises

[@AUGUILERASHOP]

Jeff Hardy in HCTP is still the Holy Grail

[@sam_man3213]

Benoit in svr 2008 is still out there

[@z0m813]

This is my absolute favorite smackdown game

[@SmellTheCanvis]

Hogan's so touchy about his hairline, eh. Not like he's showed it off on TV for like 40 years

[@Tornado2KTV]

Wasn’t Amy Weber also supposed to be in this game but was released?

[@nevermindgaming6848]

No

[@trisindex]

no

[@usera1113]

She revealed in a video last year that she had her body scanned for the video game and an action figure

[@HandlebarOrionX]

6:04 That is a really good looking Hero's Welcome.

[@rainbowgreen5273]

Isn’t Victoria also featured in this build? I’m pretty sure her model got removed by that point tho

[@rainbowgreen5273]

@The King Channel she should’ve tbh

[@rainbowgreen5273]

@The King Channel 2005 was a great year for Victoria and they decided to scrap her😭Istg WWE is something else

[@WowSuchGaming2009]

@@rainbowgreen5273 fr like most guys from that year should have made the cut

[@Mr_JavierUSA]

We need this game to be remastered soon for the PlayStation Store I will play this all day everyday!!

[@cubah1]

Why remove models and have the developers waste their time, they should just put those models as CAW parts

[@cubah1]

@guyincognito6582 ideally yes of course I would want that too, but for whatever reason they need to remove them

[@Jesse_122]

I’ve been wonder why SVR 2007 didn’t not put Jeff hardy ?!!!!!!!

[@WowSuchGaming2009]

Should have made the cut

[@Jesse_122]

@@WowSuchGaming2009 probably yeah but it doesn’t make sense

[@nathangroom4442]

The game that got me into wrestling, still holds up to this day even on PSP

[@itscreepyguy]

That was my first WWE game! So much nostalgia 😭 i loved it

[@inderjeetuppal6462]

Same bro

[@Mr.HootieHooRDK]

Funny how I was just watching a video like this the other day and now u post this

[@REVOFEV792]

Hopefully the SmackDown Shut Your Mouth build with Scott Hall comes out.

[@GaidenDS10]

6:47 lol- so did Link from the CDO Legend of Zelda just joined commentary!? So freakin hilarious.

[@shafikahamzah]

Anybody notice Andrew 'Test' Martin never in Svr game?

[@nikethebike7420]

Man if we had this ten years ago when the PS2 modding scene started. I want that Hogan hair model. I made my own over the bandana back in the day. It worked but this is way better.

[@alanw9620]

Really cool video, very interesting stuff indeed

[@INeverWanted2010]

I played the absolute HELL out of this game back in the day. I'm mindblown.

[@alanjohnsonbmw]

RVD 'he always wants to get higher' 😄

[@crashpal]

One of a kind

[@Deo499]

Of course Hogan's overall would be bumped up. He probably complained about it being too low.

[@caza728]

Was Shaniqua ever intended to be included in Here Comes the Pain or the original Smackdown vs Raw (2005)?

[@TheBambamnation]

Wow this is crazy, awesome vid

[@GunthersLoyalSoldier1307]

I love how Hogan’s overall went higher than the beta version XDDDD Hogan held the devs up!

[@fatarry]

I think this was the best one for me.

[@four-twenty4205]

This game looked really good for its time... I remember having it on 360 or that might have been 2007

[@mslaylael2]

Luther Reigns and Maven.. I wonder why they got cut from the game

[@JuddPlays]

they both got released during the game's development

[@nevermindgaming6848]

@@JuddPlays yup

[@Tylerpearson1952]

@@JuddPlays yeah but so were Charlie Haas, Mark Jindrak, and Spike Dudley and they still made the game

[@JuddPlays]

@@Tylerpearson1952 fair dos then, i would guess maybe their releases were not on the best of circumstances? but not sure ive heard anything to suggest that

[@Tylerpearson1952]

@@JuddPlays the only explanation I can think of are that Luther Reigns had heat with Paul Heyman and Maven has had licensing issues with his entrance music. Also Haas and Jindrak were already in the previous game so they already had models available for them

[@RysterRyan]

Definitely one of my favorite wrestling games ever!

[@OliverLoganBlue]

In The game Wwe Reckining Both Chris Jerhico And Christian Had the same Ring Atrries From Smackdown vs Raw 2006

[@mikepagebrand]

Over the rope poetry in motion? Dude tag team suicide dives would be cool as hell

[@SmokingSkull]

awesome vid! keep it up :)

[@Smacktalks]

Thanks! 🙏

[@chrisfarrow954]

I still play this,Paul London my fav

[@Athens561987]

The only thing my vivid memory reminds me of Luther Reigns is him being shoved into a WALL by John Cena when Kurt Angle was GM of Smackdown and supposedly handicaped.... boy i'm getting old...

[@Daniel19073]

Luther Reigns and Maven are well done, I don't know why they got them out of the game ... Tyson Tomko must have been there too

[@Tylerpearson1952]

It’s stupid that they removed them when other released wrestlers like Spike Dudley, Mark Jindrak, and Charlie Haas made the game

[@WowSuchGaming2009]

@@Tylerpearson1952 fr

[@SalvadorSalcido]

I was expecting this to be a ScottJay upload and was really confused when I heard your voice for a minute 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sam041390]

Scott Jay already mentioned It on a patron only video

[@nevermindgaming6848]

No

[@Kobe242x4]

That line about jakks hogan figures having the bandana glued to his head simply isn’t true. Every single jakks figure of hogan post 04/05 has a removable bandana

[@EliteEasyE]

Loved Luther Reigns. He deserved more!

[@JCsupercooldude34]

That was very cool Smacktalks.

[@DTownNash]

I wish Maven made it to the game. Smh.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Says no one ever

[@DTownNash]

@@nevermindgaming6848 I just said it. I liked him as a wrestler. Wanted to see him go further. Loved his theme song too. He had a LOT of potential.

[@WackyJay9]

Look up scottjay01 on youtube

[@Tylerpearson1952]

Yet Spike Dudley somehow made it

[@juancl7658]

The placeholder commentary just sounds like gamers playing their game on doing their own commentary judging by the quality and tone of the voices

[@uzidagod]

Maybe we can find benoit in svr 08 or lashley and booker in svr 09

[@Kovnyc]

Great video! I love this game!!!

[@RICHKXDDS12]

My fav wresting game of all time

[@brandoniswhoiam]

Michelle had a creepy smile in her original render!

[@xsteveconwayx]

This was the last wrestling game I bought until SvR 2010. And I bought every one since then except WWE ‘12. SvR 2006 is fantastic, but has so few tag teams which was a sign of the abysmal tag division at the time.

[@cDayz]

Mark Jindrak was supposed to be in Evolution not Randy (although they're changing history again by saying Batista in the Ruthless Aggression Era doc cos they all clicked & easier to get over) because Mark & Randy were too goofy when together & HHH wasn't going to let that fly.