A Look Back at WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008

Oh hey guess who is back talking about WWE games again. We are now on to WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008. SVR 2008 is a game that was released back in November of 2007 featuring stars like John Cena, Undertaker, CM Punk etc. Out on the PS3 and XBOX 360 in FULL HD. It was highly anticipated for various reasons. To me though I just wanted Jeff Hardy, but how would the game follow up SVR 2007 such a beloved game? Was it even possible? Well the game came out to mixed reviews, but die-hard fans were not fans. However, time has passed and its 2020 and 12 years later, how does this game hold up? It can’t be THAT bad right? Let’s take a look.
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[@WrestlinGifs]

AYO follow your boy on Instagram, @WrestlinGifs. Imma be posting a lot on there woooo, also... I swear I don’t hate Chavo Guerrero 😂😂😂

[@TheClosedTent]

What about the Wii's 😂 i played the game on the wii

[@jumpman2326]

WrestlinGifs This brought back so many memories man wrestling was so cool and worth it back then

[@jaymichael3079]

You on insta?

[@jordancameron5438]

can you do a video on wwe allstars?

[@ethanwilkins662]

I keep thinking you and WrestlingsPremier are the same person for some reason lol

[@ledgardoA7X]

I feel sad for the people who didn’t have the blessing of grow up with the Smackdown and SvR games.

[@wockhardtgh817]

ledgardo123 I mean humans evolve technology evolve plus they could just buy it The games are still around but rare

[@KurlzzPlays]

@@wockhardtgh817 I got 07 for 10 bucks

[@wockhardtgh817]

TheFiendPlays my point exactly I’m thinking about buying 08 just for GMode

[@marvo4036]

I live in London and i got every SVR Game on PS2 for around £1 which is about $1.31 and Here Comes the Pain Shut your mouth and Just Bring It and I'm 17yrs old i appreciate the older games thats why i didn't really get a PS4 until 2018 because i was and still am hooked on the PS2 and the classic games

[@dot2hot00]

@@KurlzzPlays damn my GameStop selling 07 for 20$ lol.

[@TheMrSoShadow]

If you can’t cook a 5 star meal before undertaker could get in the ring then it’s not a real undertaker entrance

[@Genpri]

MrSoShadow 😂 yooo truueee

[@zurielsamuels6997]

You will go one on one against the undertaker

[@mckali9999]

Imagine a match between Undertaker vs Boogeyman lol

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@mckali9999 *SVR 2009 UNDERTAKER RTWM INTENSIFIES*

[@TRAYSUME]

Lmaoooo fax

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

THQ’s worst WWE games are still miles better than what 2K makes.

[@47FloridaManDre]

BSJ IN YO HOUSE idk man.. I can’t say “SVR 2011>WWE 2K16”

[@jumpman2326]

BSJ IN YO HOUSE Facts

[@iceetheskater6052]

@@47FloridaManDre All I see is facts💯💯💯

[@manwithoutmercy]

BSJ IN YO HOUSE in some ways

[@SaiKrishna-yl6eh]

WWE 13 was the last good wwe game.

[@kaboomgamer333]

Ah, back when hitting the ref was ENCOURAGED in WWE games, not punished.

[@jp3813]

Back then, the refs punish you themselves.

[@heydailey]

@@jp3813 lol once I got back body dropped by one in 2008 XD

[@Babyboy_Matt]

@@heydailey yesssss same 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was like what the heck

[@JZ-zy8jn]

@@Babyboy_Matt Running then getting tossed by the referee. Good sht.

[@Babyboy_Matt]

@@JZ-zy8jn that happen to me a bunch it be funny as heck and lowkey scary.

[@X-UP-and-DOWN-X]

I personally loved this game as a kid because it is so nostalgic of how simple life was then. But as an adult I love this game for it’s gameplay. I love the entrances, the weapon wheel, the abilities and fighting styles, going into the crowd with weapons. But the thing that hooked me like no other… the SOUNDTRACK! I loved it even as a kid and still do to this day. It’s hard to listen to because it makes me miss those times, but man is it a great choice of music!

[@certified_buckss]

I’m 16 and just started played svr 2008 and when I tell you this is exactly how I feel but bro the soundtrack is absolutely amazing 10/10 makes me feel nistolgic 😭🔥

[@thetruej7872]

The Ruthless Aggression was a great era of WWE.

[@Iam123-i5j]

A very underrated era

[@jumpman2326]

Jalen Payton The last good era of WWE

[@jdbruiser]

Sucks we won't be getting anymore of that kind of content on WWE programming.

[@VCiPz]

The second best era imo.

[@orlandodanielperez5131]

Eh

[@kylelindsay6390]

I believe Jeff hardy was the first person EVERYONE played wit

[@ams619]

He is The One I Search For First, Whenever I Play A Wrestling Game..

[@drereadus8093]

Not me mine was John cena

[@imjustheresoiwontgetfined3890]

Nah randy orton

[@scammerbunta4244]

Well batista for me😉

[@ioannidedioannided6183]

mr kennedy

[@jimmymoreno4979]

This was my game no matter if people hated it, this was an underrated game

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Eh it's over rated

[@OmoruyiOmofonmwan]

@@nevermindgaming6848 overrated? It wasn't even good in the first place.

[@charlesd-wayne9449]

@TheBestFighter Nah

[@aharonmrichardson3213]

This was my game too!

[@marvo4036]

Was my first Wrestling game as i was an 2002 baby i was a late bloomer with SvR series then i caught up. '08 seemed great to me as a kid but as a 17yr old now with better understanding and judgment of games going back to this game its not as good as its predecessors

[@mycontentistrash1243]

“It still felt like a videogame and that’s all i ever wanted from videogames” thats some real shit right there 😔

[@Plumbing.repairs]

2008 was amazing. aside from the repeating cut scenes, it was cool they added injuries in and realism on trying to keep from being injured. I remember playing as edge, winning the wwe title at vengeance and holding it all the way until wrestlemania before i finally lost but only because i didnt focus much on avoiding injury by resting at all so by the time wrestlemania came around, I was defending the wwe title against a fresh 100 percent batista in a hell in a cell match while i had every part of my body red. I fought my hardest but by the end Batista ran right through me. Ended with losing the wwe title sadly but still was a hell of a title run for me.

[@darkraider1560]

Back when games don’t need to update the latest verison and runs smoothly

[@asassin0884]

Technically. They did need updates. But since this game was also on ps2, it got no updates. Like he mentioned the Raw set changed right after d game launched. Glitches could have also used some patches too on older games.

[@jumpman2326]

Dark Raider I miss those days

[@Deathpool_04]

The weird thing about the Benoit thing is that despite removing him from this game, he’s still the icon for the high flyer ability. It’s a silhouette of him doing the diving headbutt.

[@austinstorm920]

Oh wow you’re right now that you mentioned it I didn’t realize it till now

[@ricardosantiago9888]

Benoit was remove after what happen in 2007 so one year later he was remove from everything, till this day who is Chris Benoit and who is Hitler also 🤷🏽‍♂️ I guess mentioning name of murder is a crime and is 30 years of prison time 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Deathpool_04]

Ricardo Santiago I already know Benoit was removed because of his final days. I don’t know how that makes him hitler. Yes, he has killed innocent people but both are very different, especially since Hitler did more than just “murder”. WWE aren’t erasing him from history or acting like he doesn’t exist. They just don’t want to promote him or make any money off of him after what he did. They’ll mention him when they absolutely have to. I have no idea what you mean by 30 years of prison time.

[@BornJamerican]

@@Deathpool_04 WWE has avoided mentioning him completely, and I actually agree with their decision. We're talking about a man who committed 2 brutal cold blooded murders on his own family, especially your own wife and son! I'm not gonna offer any possible excuses for him and his actions. This dude gave his son animal growth and drugs. This dudes a sicko

[@Deathpool_04]

Kadeemspade I already know what he did. That’s something that nobody should forgive or forget. I don’t know what happened with him. One of the worst things about the whole thing is that no matter how times we could try to figure out why those things happened, we will never really understand it or know what happened. Of course, what we are left with is that he killed them. That being said, I still don’t think he should be forgotten either. I think he’s too important as both a wrestler and what he did in his final days but I don’t think he should be in the hall of fame or anything. Still, I don’t blame them for that decision. If Benoit was really that “good, honorable, and respectable” guy who loved the business and a supposed “family man”, if that man ever existed, he’d be fine with WWE’s decision. He didn’t give his son animal growth. That was actually a mistake. The needle marks or his son having “fragile x syndrome” was proven false by his sister in law on Jericho’s podcast. He did drug his son before killing him though. For whatever reason he may have had as to why he’d kill him, he tried to kill him in a way where he wouldn’t feel it and that was to drug him with Xanax. He didn’t kill him with the crossface either. It also seems like he regretted killing him since there’s proof suggesting that he tried to bring him back. Not saying that’s an excuse or makes what he did any better. I wouldn’t say his son’s death was “brutal”. How he killed his wife was brutal though. I hope you respect my opinions on Chris Benoit since it’s difficult to talk about him without things getting too heated. I completely understand the “two sides” when it comes to what people think about him.

[@socialistbatman1211]

Something about the menus in this game hit different

[@Keruzity]

K Williams I swear bro

[@defvalleydriver]

K Williams I know man

[@daltongrubbs6688]

Honestly

[@jmartinez6049]

K Williams nostalgia foo

[@Genpri]

And the music they used! “Go hard or go home, Go home if ya soft!” Dun dun dun, dun dun dun lol aww men was so good

[@SodaMazing2]

This game is honestly underrated, what they were going for was ahead of its time, attempting to add realism for ease of access and accuracy, while also adding classic arcade elements to make the game unique and interesting. And honestly, i think 24/7 mode had so much potential, it just needed a lot more work put into it. If they did, this game could very well be up there with the greats.

[@majinvegeta7777]

Yeah true bro, i hated this game as a kid because it didnt have the storymode like its predecessors but looking back now the gameplay is pretty dope 👌

[@williamdowell2708]

John Cena

[@MerlautJones]

This my favorite one, and I rly liked 24/7 mode tho I agree more could've been done with it. I didn't care for the later games.

[@Chuck_EL]

I loved how you can actually do chair moves like the ddt, pile driver or heel kicks And how they'd favor a body part that was worked on throughout the match

[@TV-Tony]

Yeah, they kind of did the same thing now with the current AEW game, with managing days off to avoid fatigue and injury. So definitely ahead of its time.

[@rickyymunoz]

I personally really loved SvR 08. I remember spending hella time on the forums looking to recreate CAWs

[@spacecase7504]

I spent hours on this game, and still do sometimes. Edit: music was fire too

[@KingOfEmAll]

Have the playlist on my phone lol

[@ameenaceesay1376]

This was the first wwe game I ever had and the soundtrack was insane

[@superkickgaming370]

All the svr soundtracks were fire untill svr 11

[@DaDualityofMan]

I'm glad I finally found "Go Hard" by Nobody Famous on Spotify, I used to use it for my CAW entrance and now I have it in my workout playlist.

[@ianwatts771]

I have the playlist on spotify 👌🏼

[@dubzilla6978]

WWE Smackdown vs Raw: putting people on to rock music for years

[@thelittlepasty8360]

DUB ZILLA Too bad they don’t do that anymore :/ 2k thinks pop music is fight music apparently

[@highlyfegaming5344]

Facts

[@MrSkullMerchant]

Rock music is life for me now. Thankyou smackdown v raw

[@kevinrosario2729]

WWE games are what got me into Rock and Hip Hop

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Sometimes some good hip hop too like the swollen members

[@Trj_313]

The j Cole reference deserved a like

[@ethanwilkins662]

Fax bro

[@sebastianrojas9719]

When tho

[@lenzsnewwonders8819]

Sebastian Rojas at the beginning

[@brandonmashburn2461]

FOREAL

[@349Supertom]

This lowkey was my favorite SvR, even though I played 2010-2013 religiously, 08 had something different about it. Everyone I knew liked 07 or 06 but I loved 08

[@romanlegionary6376]

Was the last one to have a great story line

[@MerlautJones]

Righteous, this was my favorite as well. I didn't care for the later games.

[@michaelelohiminnocentmadia8128]

The soundtrack in this game

[@SharpShooter700]

Its the gm mode and how the characters are displayed in it. 06 and 07 have better match types and better rosters but in gm mode its just their names besides in 08 where their whole body is displayed it just feels better

[@dcrggreensheep]

@@romanlegionary6376 11? The one with brand warfare?

[@angelagwen1818]

I was 10 when I played this. It was my first wrestling game and I absolutely loved it. 24/7 was my favorite when I was little, I played it for years with multiple characters

[@NewMafiaOrder]

i spent so many hours on this game when i was a kid

[@SentientDude]

11:43 the game audio was muted but I could still hear the swish sound effect when doing a finisher

[@defvalleydriver]

Braganza same I heard it in my head

[@thevaultx-n7w]

Lol sound of nostalgia

[@tayyab4696]

I am not gonna lie, SVR games had the best soundtracks.

[@eric_t123]

6:00 undertaker doing a 30 minute entrance 😂😂. That's not even that bad though. I remember that in svr 2011, some entrances were so slow that the music had to loop

[@arnoldbass8709]

I miss this game so much I remember I used too get so mad when this game was challenging especially when fighting the rock 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@craiggilderdale3427]

Yeah did you get legend's for GM mode

[@craiggilderdale3427]

Did you get legend for GM mode

[@jdog4673]

Did u get those damn legends

[@arnoldbass8709]

@@craiggilderdale3427 lol hell ya

[@craiggilderdale3427]

@@jdog4673 i don’t know why I comment the same thing twice

[@OffLeatherWings]

“Submission wrestlers are good at submissions apparently” 😂😂😂

[@goharderthanyesterday3935]

This is honestly my favorite wrestling game of all time. People get too caught up in the lack of features which is understandable ... but from a pure gameplay engine perspective svr 2008 tops every svr .... plus it was Jeff Hardy’s first appearance since SYM !

[@acceptable1609]

This game was amazing and to me the last good one in the SvR series. I get it downsized the roster and took away some features but it was still a good game nonetheless I need to get this game again.

[@leonarddillon256]

It's too bad that I played this game on the wrong system. Stay away from the Wii version as humanly possible!

[@jdbruiser]

Jeff Hardy was in promotional footage of Here Comes The Pain but of course he got fired and was scrapped from the game.

[@KurlzzPlays]

@@leonarddillon256 at least you were not playing on ds

[@TimDaGoof]

TheFiendPlays lmfao now that was trash

[@sodokami6347]

Still to this day I’m wondering why some wrestlers that were active on the roster were not in the game like Paul London and Brian Kendrick

[@tempestfennac9687]

I think it was due to limited roster space (I would have preferred for them to just avoid using legends personally, especially since the 24/7 Mode was so repetitive due to its habit of putting you against the same 1 or 2 people for weeks on end). As far as WrestlingGIF's comment about the midcard being weak, I'd say that it was more of a case of the WWE just failing to book many of them to look strong.

[@callmeshady6234]

There Entrance was in the game.

[@eastwaters4082]

*Miz, Balls Mahoney, Shelton Benjamin, Kevin Thorn, Big Show, Jamie Noble, Londrick, Matt Striker, Test, Deuce N' Domino, Cade and Murdoch. It really was weird to leave them off the game...*

[@tempestfennac9687]

@@eastwaters4082 Big Show had retired temporarily shortly after losing the ECW World Title to Lashley so it makes sense for him not being there. I agree about the others though.

[@Manesson]

Ikr ?!

[@brandonhawkins1288]

I just started watching WWE (Friday Night Smackdown) for the first time in 2007 after my dad gave me a newspaper advertising WrestleMania 23 in Detroit. SvR 08 came out and I got it on the PSP, and I played that game almost every day. This was a very nostalgic video.

[@jordandeadley360]

Unpopular opinion but I love 08, it’s my second favourite wrestling game after 07.

[@NBE-02]

I agree but I may be being biased considering I played svr 2008 the most

[@wwecallofduty123]

I liked 09 better I liked attacking people before and after matches forgot if you can do that in the games before 09 since I haven’t placed since they were out

[@jordandeadley360]

@@wwecallofduty123 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ 09 was where everything went downhill.

[@javi994]

@@jordandeadley360SvR 2010 - 2K14 was great

[@jordandeadley360]

@@javi994 they were great but not as much in comparison to Smackdown Shut Your Mouth-SVR08. 2K15 is where it all truly started going to shit.

[@LeoORyan]

Bruh that possum pin animation legit used to put the fear of god in me 😂😂

[@lafamylle9984]

Lion O'Ryan LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 SAMEEEEEE

[@thehoodrat4423]

What is it

[@JV-tt3dr]

Same💀

[@joshthornton7786]

When a wrestler wakes up out of nowhere and quickly rolls you up for a pin. The animation when they wake up is like something out of horror movie lol.

[@juancerda3188]

Lmaoooo it had Undertaker beat his own wife(Michelle McCool) in a match😂

[@Elchapa130]

I had this game on the psp and I didn’t even know that Eddie Guerrero was a psp exclusive until this video lol

[@poatan6304]

Bro you actually deserve a job in the WWE... the love and passion you have for their games is commendable

[@AmirSharifnia]

You are so entertaining I'm literally addicted to watching your videos before bed after a long day of work, no joke. Thank you for all the time and effort you put in for us :)

[@WrestlinGifs]

You’re way too kind bro

[@Hugh_mongus1]

I’m happy you talked about how lazy the 24/7 mode was. I seen the lifting weights cutscene, the high fiving and divas scene about 100 times each. This game had so much potential since it followed SVR06 and SVR07 and it was so disappointing.

[@Hugh_mongus1]

Also, I’m so happy you reviewed this game bro. I knew it was only a matter of time.

[@craiggilderdale3427]

Yeah I was paly as undertake and I got no cutscenes until one run when I was Champ and there was a story line where a diva was cheating on her boyfriend and then cheat on my is her ex and then I was in a movie story line with rowdy Roddy piper

[@logo8099]

the reason why it was so lazy was probably because some cutscenes had chris benoit in them

[@majinvegeta7777]

@@Hugh_mongus1 The 24/7 mode was trash

[@slimischillin7753]

Jeff hardy had a mixture of his moves and Sabu’s moves on svr 08

[@alec2000]

Yo I really liked this game. 2007 was my favorite year of wwe. WrestleMania 23 was my first and favorite wrestlemania of all time. The soundtrack was awesome as hell, Jeff hardy was back, etc. My only minor complaint of this game was the removal of Chris Benoit. I know why he was removed but I really miss him.

[@thelittlepasty8360]

I think one of the things that helped make the THQ games better than the 2k ones was the current rosters at the time. Like when I think about buying the new ones I only look at the Legends in the game. The guys working today just don’t have whatever it was that the guys back then had

[@user-qc7hr4my7r]

They have gotten horrible with adding legends. The idiots of 2k instead make packs out of current superstars, smfh

[@EtoGenesis]

2006 to 2009 were everything to me as a kid. I definitely played 08 the most though i loved it. Wish playstation would add any of them to classics

[@richborn6700]

I started watching wrestling in late 07 after Survivor Series. It was the night Y2J returned. He immediately became my favorite and when my friends birthday sleepover happened I remember being so pissed Chris Jericho wasn't in it. But the Legends definitely make this game shine over the 2009 edition.

[@claudeakel]

This was the first wrestling game i played when i was 11 back then i had no idea what wrestling was, i played it and i immediately fell in love with wrestling and started watching it in 2007 and i still watch and play wwe games to this day

[@chance506]

This was also my game man, can still remember walking home with my mom from blockbuster and playing that shit all weekend cause we could only rent it at the time. she bought it for me later and poured my childhood into this game. Jeff being in this game also made the game that much better for me too.

[@warehawk]

My favorite wrestling game of all time right here! The soundtrack, the game play, the roster (while lacking in many) still had all of the superstars I actually wanted in a game like MVP, Jeff Hardy, Sandman, Cryme Tyme ( I was a fan of them), the second I hear "you wouldn't know" I instantly get taken back to the hundreds of hours I spend making CAWs and scouring the CAW.WS website, The CAW system was so good in this game to me it made up for the lack of superstars cause I just ended up making them all anyways and being able to do sound files for entrance music made it feel like they were never omitted anyways. Take me back man😭

[@hunte5748]

bro i feel the same. it might not be my fav of all time but its up there and i spent so many hours playing this even for the WII! and then later i got its for xbox it was so cool. and the soundtrack is the best soundtrack ever!. and i also agree we can simply make anyone who was not in the game :)

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@hunte5748 From smackdown vs raw 2007-2011 I played my first match as my favorite taker , triple h and cm punk after he debut in 08 Great games

[@trevon4896]

This took me down memory lane, this was literally my Saturday’s when I was small🥺😭

[@IntentChief]

The game that got me into wrestling

[@jordandeadley360]

Same!

[@tonykush9469]

Me to

[@lafamylle9984]

Same man

[@SpawnInThes]

Same, me and my best friend have been cool since we played this game with each other as 7 years olds, I hated Batista and undertaker because they were overpowered as fuck😂💯

[@JesusMartinez-wf1cj]

My first wrestling game I EVER played in my Wii svr08 and Nintendo ds

[@ForeignWarren]

The original games really hit different.

[@jaydivine1769]

This comment aged very well wwe 2k22 IT HITS DIFFERENT

[@DannyBoy426]

Bobby Lashley was Goldberg In Here Comes The Pain level OP in this game 😂😂

[@epicthurock]

True dat but nothing will be either Goldberg or Brock Lesnar in hctp those bastards have me such a hard time as a kid🤣

[@nickruiz2343]

Thuhin Ahmed Goldberg reversed everything. Goldberg felt like a 100 overall

[@mante626]

Thuhin Ahmed i told anybody who picked them they straight up cheating

[@DannyBoy426]

MANTE Facts 🤣🤣

[@SuperCabrito14]

I HATED facing him in 24/7 mode during the your character vs ECW feud

[@dhruville1568]

This channel should easily be at 500k

[@TheProtoJ]

2008 was the first wwe game I’ve ever owned. I will never forget ripping the drink out of a poor audience member’s hand just to utilize it in the matchup!

[@hunte5748]

dude it was the first WWE game i had too :O

[@Theojb101]

The ratings was so messed up in 08 gm mode I literally had to boost all my guys to 90+ popularity just to have a chance at winning

[@Shrekboy567]

Truth to that dawg. You could put on 4 5 star matches and get a show rating of a 4, and the other shows could have 3 vacated matches, a 2 star match and a 1 Star match and they be out here getting a show rating of a 5.

[@Theojb101]

@@Shrekboy567 yea that's why I mainly play 07 gm mode

[@GAFP-um1hk]

At that point I just start putting every rivalry in Parking Lot Brawls with the top guys in interview spaces for both promos (the greatest ‘fuck it’ move) 😂😂

[@db7467]

O'sha Playz shit happens to me in 07 too lmao

[@uainjansun]

@@GAFP-um1hk that's why I like wrestling revolution better

[@MarlonAnthony]

The presentation was really slick on this game, The new models looked amazing and yeah you're right - They absolutely nailed the entrances. I remember being so excited for Jeff Hardy alone but the revamped weapons & dives breathed a bit of new life into the game that had started getting stale after '06.

[@MainEventGames]

Thank you for the shoutout!

[@Dxraszn]

@AHMAD SAAD you mad or somethin

[@Evankiller122]

@@Dxraszn oooohhhhj

[@2ndsnake899]

The hardcore specialist ability also HEALS you. Hitting yourself in the HEAD with a STEEL chair EIGHT times HEALS YOU...

[@alonsoarana5307]

"2020 is going to be a big year" boy those words sound so ominous now

[@thunderlightningbolt6597]

Yikes. That quote aged poorly.

[@LiWzrd]

Already know this bout to be fire and full of nostalgia

[@Chocolatepain]

Love these retrospectives. Nice niche nostalgia. Fun fact: I only ever owned these on PSP as a kid.

[@Zekblazer]

I played the hell outta this game years after it came out. One of my favorite games mainly because it took like 5 mins to finish a match compared to now where it take 30 seconds if it's completely one sided.

[@hollowgetsuga425]

The Submission one was OP too. You automatically got out of submissions (don’t remember if it was lack of damage or having your ability stored) you would heal during submissions. And if the submission targeted a part that was even just yellow they’d often tap if you used the ability.

[@jp3813]

I really tried to like this game, but it turned out to be the last wrestling game I ever bought. You mentioned that SVR07 was the end of an era for you b/c you were growing up. Well, a ton of gamers and wrestling fans during that era were college aged, and we pretty much felt the same way. The quality just declined.

[@SavagePatch115]

This was the last wrestling game I played too until 2k16 was free on Xbox with Gold. Fell off with wrestling completely around that time and it seems the games did as well.

[@Ali-iq2yp]

I just realized everytime a wwe game is released 3 days later the arena changes

[@jjLeakee_]

not true but ok

[@Ali-iq2yp]

Leakee13 I meant that when a 2k releases a WWE game we get new arenas or characters in WWE that can’t be added

[@jjLeakee_]

Ali 109 oh yea of course thats what keeps things fresh and the next years game worth the money

[@LouSassoleSledgecock_III]

These comments made me lose IQ

[@Ali-iq2yp]

@@LouSassoleSledgecock_III damn.

[@harrydukes9667]

Man, do I miss the interaction with the crowd in our wrestling games! That would be so much fun in today's games.

[@mello1954]

Such an underrated KZbin channel

[@ianlafever3427]

I’ll never forget the story modes in 2009 they were so much fun. Especially the cm punk and the Batista and Rey mysterious one. I used to play on the wii and you swung the remote and Numb chucks to fight it was so cool

[@kavanaugh1311]

I remember on the old SvR games, playing the 6 man money in the bank and Armageddon hell in a cell and the match taking forever to end😂😂😂

[@ThouArtWise144]

THQ and Yukes are the reasons why WWE even had good games. If THQ hadn't went through what they did we wouldn't be having gaming issues right now 🤦🏾‍♂️💯

[@KurlzzPlays]

Well yukes did leave in the middle of 2k20's Developnent but it's still baraley in beta

[@ericdxfan511]

THQ/Yukes fell the fuck off after SVR2006. SVR2008 was a trainwreck and it damaged the games for YEARS.

[@jumpman2326]

KonsciousK Facts

[@XQueen_Lunaa]

@@ericdxfan511 uhm did you forget 07? You know... The BEST svr game? Or svr 11? The second best? Or you know... Wwe 13? Also made by thq? Are you dumb or what bro

[@ericdxfan511]

@@XQueen_Lunaa The only idiots I see are you fanboys who are kissing THQ's ass. How you all are bitching about 2K is exactly how we felt about THQ during the PS3/360 era of WWE games. SVR2007 doesn't hold up, is glitchy as fuck, and is a massive step down from SVR2006. SVR2011 was fucking terrible. It had some good elements but THQ/Yukes moronic decisions dragged that game down ALOT whether it was removing moves, the movesets being half assed, the AI was the drizzling shits, and only getting one running strike as opposed to two. WWE'13 was okay at best but I didn't care for the faster gameplay that was in WWE'12 to 2K14.

[@acceptable1609]

This game was the last good SvR game (besides 2011) to me. I don’t understand why this game gets so much hate it was a really fun game sure it’s roster isn’t great like old games but this game was really fun I need to get this game again. Edit: Did anyone notice how dark this game was compared to 2007?

[@TheSupinesmokey]

The change in the submission system made submissions more diffcult plus the number of submissions availible was greatly decreased compared to 2007 and 2006 . the fighting styles made movesets limited .GM mode lasts one year then restarts afresh without you carrying over stats

[@keijijohnson9754]

Tonal wise or just in terms of lighting?

[@acceptable1609]

Keiji Johnson it might be the change in lighting

[@KurlzzPlays]

"What more could you want" Me: the sandmans cigarette and him to be busted open And new Jack(for those that don't know new Jack he's a crazy motherfucker

[@defvalleydriver]

TheFiendPlays I fucking know when I first played I said “Where’s the fucking ciggy!”

[@KurlzzPlays]

@@defvalleydriver same

[@DaDualityofMan]

Idk if that's allowed in a rated T game

[@defvalleydriver]

Your One Black Friend Who Gave you the N Word Pass it should be

[@DaDualityofMan]

@@defvalleydriver Yeah, but I don't think it is.

[@dalime605]

the weapons and interaction editions for outside the ring are really what i missed the most out of all these games. like, in one of the 2k games, creating your own arena and finishers was what i always wanted, but i wish they kept all the weapon stuff and crowd interaction they had in this game.

[@chrollolucilfer3455]

Undertaker on ecw vs michelle got me dying💀💀💀💀💀😂

[@-----------g-]

This was one of the first games I played online and definitely the FIRST wrestling game I played online. Loved when I used to DOMINATE with Lashley online. Even made a friend online that I chatted with on MSN messenger...yeah we're old folks.

[@unknown_7148]

This was such a good game I played this for hours and hours on my Ps2 back in the day using guys like Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, Triple H, Rey Mysterio in buried alive matches, Hell in a Cell, Last man standing the 24/7 mode was fantastic truly great game.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Yeah no

[@unknown_7148]

@@nevermindgaming6848 if you ain't down with that I got 2 words for ya....... SUCK ITTT

[@filmmakerzechariah]

This game is what got me into watching WWE when I was a kid! I actually played the demo which motivated me to get the game and made me choose Mysterio as my favorite wrestler for years! I freaking loved the crowd interactions and extreme rules, TLC, and hell in a cell matches! And yes, I did play online. People kept assigning this weird headbutt move to the strike button, which would stun opponents and prevent them from being able to attack or reverse. Such a broken move that I also used! Lol To this day, this is still my favorite svr. Side note: I also played it on the Wii! Very weird but still fun experience with broken motion controls! SvR 09 Wii was definitely the biggest improvement of the platforms that, unlike 08 Wii, actually had online!

[@alphaomega8621]

This game honestly felt slightly unfinished, like it could have used another month or two to add more cutscenes and polish 24/7 more add some more wrestlers, and modes, etc

[@majinvegeta7777]

The gameplay looks dope but the lack of story mode really made me dislike this game. I had it but never even played it like 06 or 07 😒

[@willg1088]

@@majinvegeta7777 the gameplay is the worst in any svr game lol

[@majinvegeta7777]

@@willg1088 it honestly went down hill once 2k took over

[@wonderboytroy7484]

I was born in 1994. I got into wrestling in 2001. I was there for all of the best wrestling games. Back when we were kids my brother and I would have all the other neighbor kids over during the summer and we would hook the tv and PlayStation up in our garage. Nothing beat running those Armageddon Hell in a Cell matches! I’ll never forget those days.

[@JR-he6fn]

BROOO, this was my first game when I started watching wwe in 2008. Since sandman wasn’t a wrestler anymore in 08 I didn’t know who he was yet. So when he came out me and my nephew used to think he was pouring actual sand into his mouth. That’s what it looked like. We were like wtf, this man is spitting sand 😂

[@misterdoctorprofessorantwa8738]

Do a video on WWE All Stars. That was, and still is, my favorite wrestling video game.

[@eman12736._.]

It was fun because the wrestlers were on steroids

[@Stubbla]

That game didn't look very good tbh. But I guess I should try it at least.

[@mante626]

was wwe’s version of the tna game

[@jumpman2326]

I would love to play this on PS5 with backwards compatibly

[@shady_the_one]

You heard about that too?

[@jUAN.T]

With no online hahaha

[@shady_the_one]

@@jUAN.T well you never know. Nobody knew for sure that the PS5 would be backwards compatible with the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4. Hell, we still don't know for sure, but again, you never know!

[@jUAN.T]

All Wwe 2k is shutdown forever

[@jimmymoreno4979]

This was a good game no doubt

[@StonerBoy-dw8lg]

I remember being 9 years old and seeing it on commercials and posters all over gamestop... don’t ask me what I ate yesterday though!

[@DiogoExMarques]

The game making The Undertaker wrestle Michelle McCool cracked me up so much. I totally forgot how wild 08 GM mode was

[@MyName-bw1kz]

Yo this game was my childhood! I'm pretty sure I spent hundreds of hours on it until I was 15. I loved the ECW feature as well and being able to play as ECW wrestlers. My next WWE game after that was SVR 2011 and... Yeah, it was a disappointment. SVR 08 will always have a special place in my heart.

[@quintendietrich1019]

Soundtrack was good, few stars were missing, was not a huge fan of the 24/7 mode in this game but GM Mode was good.

[@Chroic]

Smackdown vs raw was my shit I love all the Smackdown vs raw series my favorite one was Smackdown vs raw 06 and 07, 09, 10, 11 was okay After thq went bankrupt and 2k took over I was pretty much done with the series from here on then I prefer yukes and Thq for wwe games

[@alithekonqueror4397]

SVR 2008 was very enjoyable! Reminds me of soo many good nostalgic memories ;)

[@andreyandy9483]

My first SVR, so many memories and hours played. Last game when you can play Diva Vs Superstar

[@donavondavis1550]

The last game you could do intergender was the one straight after this, SvR 2009

[@andreyandy9483]

@@donavondavis1550 That's true! Still plaing all the Series SVR

[@DeadLucker]

The hardcore styles ability was to heal you actually Also the 24/7 mode you couldn't play ECW characters and I believe ECW had a story before Benoit, RVD and kurt angle left

[@craiggilderdale3427]

Yeah there was a story line it was a it let up to he survivor series a triple threat winner take all match for World heavyweight WWE ECW and you can get to ECW just have to beat the Champ in the match depending on what brand Champon you beating

[@db7467]

Craig Gilderdale he meant story where you could actually be in the ECW brand

[@guess6635]

Well guess this is a running thing. Was 11 just starting 6th Grade, was watching Avatar Book 3, Naruto, The haunted Hr "Don't think about it" TDI and 6Teen and just got DBZ BT3 when this game came out. The soundtrack... simply amazing, the graphics as well, everything about this game just had a cool factor about it... story mode tho... huge letdown and just boring, still tho would rather play this game then most 2K games, thanks for the video and content man, please keep it up👌.

[@guess6635]

@Anderson Silva Hey!!😂😂 me and my best friend were in the school's basketball team that year if anything.

[@zach6473]

I feel like everyone I knew growing up (including me) had Smackdown vs Raw 08. My family didn’t even watch WWE but we still had it lmfao

[@Shaun_3114]

I love the "1 small step for man one giant leap for mankind" quote coz I just think hell in a cell vs Taker every time.

[@premiumdude8353]

having eddie, neidhart , slaughter and holly NOT be in the console versions is a pretty boneheaded move. also, kevin thorn, ariel, matt striker, paul london, brian kendrick, lance cade and trevor murdoch should have been in the game too.

[@iColonicsss]

I got this game hours before a road trip for my psp and it changed me forever! Still have that fucked up disc with me 😂

[@ztm999]

WrestlinGifs my man, you gotta cover WWE AllStars or SvR 2009 🙏🏻 they’re the gospel of pro wrestling games

[@funkydinosaur5651]

Svr 09 was the game that completely ruined wwe games for many people.tbh

[@ztm999]

I never got it’s flaws 🤷🏼‍♂️ there was no GM Mode because the roster was thinning. They needed the legends to make the gimmick of Legends of WrestleMania actually work. The Road to WrestleMania stories were excellent. The Career Mode is ehh but it’s bare bones enough to be fun. It’s a very fluid and fun game, I’ve never gotten the hate lol

[@klk7936]

Funky Dinosaur how that game was godly

[@starbreaker269]

@@klk7936 godly??? It didnt even have Rock or Austin

[@willanthevillain418]

I was hoping you’d bring up stacking two tables on top of each other and lighting the top one on fire before slamming your opponent through them off the ladder

[@Zombynight]

This was my first Wwe SvR game I played as a child, so it holds a place in my heart.

[@djs4227]

This was the first game I ever got the platinum trophy in. So many hours of my childhood were poured into this game

[@Jason-yt5ho]

2:22 😂😂 That's the first thing that come to my mind every time when I hear those words I love J Cole

[@paulogranja1544]

The GM mode was crap in this game. The roster by itself is shorter than the year prior, and now you had to split the wrestlers into 3 different brands. Since i never select legends cause I want it to feel realistic, i always ended up with a roster of 13 wrestlers lol. The biggest issue though was that most of the times, even if you had the card with the best matches you would lose viewers to another brand. SvR 08 is just decent, nowhere near as good as 07 and 06

[@phoenixdi6282]

svr 2008 was the wrestling game that got me into wrestling i mean i played raw one and 2 but svr 2008 made me fall in love with not just wrestling game but wrestling in general so this game will always hold a place as the best wwe game ever in my heart and when i heard people dislike this game i was like :why tho: aiyyo shout out to nonpoint they were in like all svr games and i will admit the 2/47 mode is repitive as fuck but i beat it staying just on smackdown because i couldnt be mean to teddy long lol

[@michaelbandada9887]

The SVR 08 24/7 mode is basically your character vs the entire friggin McMahons!

[@agentorange1156]

I remember being 8 years old and being so disappointed that Chris Benoit wasn't in it. And then was disappointed so much more that Shelton Benjamin wasn't in it