How do we make wrestling games great again?

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Move away from simulator

Move towards arcade gameplay

Allow the outcome to be determined before the match at a specific time have fun in between

Focus more on mechanics and balance. I don't imagine many people here will disagree with me in saying that the extensive character creation/customization is a huge draw, but there needs to be a more substantial foundation.
This user is on the right track. Sticking so close to simulation doesn't leave a lot of room for balance and improvement.

More freedom for Create a wrestler. There are less and less options each time a new game comes out for creating characters. Screw realism, I want to have my caw wrestle in a cape and have fucked up proportions

Check jap wrestling games. Western developed ones are so awful compared to them.

Lets make a list

A mix would be glorious. All stars was fun but it lacked a shitton of game modes, grapples, customization and shit.

yeah but simulation is the reason why they still all slide around like they forgot their muffler and why there's ten thousand little minigames littered about.

More open character creator and remove restrictions on match types. I should be able to make a qt girl and use her to wreck serious players online, using the stinkface as her finisher just to rub salt in their wounds.

Blame Yukes, they are just a bunch of hacks. Anyone else would make something decent.

Actual there have been more and more customization options over the last few years

SvR 2007 was goat

Beat my older brother so much with y customized sting on my gamecube. Best wrasslin game ever for ongamecube or any in general compare to any smack down vs raw games.

Add more Stacy T.B.H

Yukes went out of business I think

More CAC and less simulation shit.

this was my shit back in the day

>goat
>can't break moves
>teleports
>awful hell in a cell
>can't do double team attacks outside of the ring
>completely removed the table physics
>goat

It is not a bad game but c'mon

I'm convinced the quality of wrestling games is tied to the popularity of IRL wrestling. 1998 - 2003. After that, it was trash, just like games.

Go back to the n64 style of gameplay. Just update the graphics. Cut the "I wanna be a wrasslan" sim shit and just get to the matches

>that match where she and Test (rip in peace) fought against Jericho and Christian
>Test gets handcuffed while Stacy is forced to fight Chris Jericho and Christian alone
>she gets bent in half crying and screaming for like five minutes
>someone runs out to save her
>crowd cheers
>wrestler gets blasted and thrown out of ring
>Stacy continues to get folded in half

Find out about wrestling ryona years later

turn it more into a simulator with all the broken kayfabe you need.
wrestlers success based on drawing money, selling merch, doing interviews and shit.
but then also improve the gameplay.

alternativly, turn it into mass effect but you play John Cena instead of John Shepard.
also not set in space but set in WWE just to be clear.

I think Keibler's hot and all, but why was she the centerpiece for this cover? Wrestling fans still want to know what kickass wrestler is in the game and most don't enjoy diva wrestlers beyond t&a.

Bring back THQ