@@PopPunkNerd I think 2006 with GM Mode and the roster was phenomenal. I sunk SO many hours into 2010's story creator. 2011 is highly revered by many but I personally didn't play it all that much. What about you?
3 months (in the case of Jeff Hardy and MVP) before a game release isn't enough time to develope them. The issue showed in this video happens with every WWE game. Even this game has "2007" in its title, the game covers the mid-2005 to mi-2006 WWE season. It's a shame that Londrick wasn't included in the game, indeed.
You’re absolutely right; the point of the list was to have some fun and speculate who would have been great additions, rather than legitimate expectations/issues. Hence the disclaimer at the beginning. :) Thank you for the engagement man!
I feel like Jeff and MVP should have still made the cut cause like they was in wwe in 2006 but definitely London and Kendrick should have made the cut since they was the tag team champs
:0 You're absolutely right! I completely forgot about that. They did debut the week following WrestleMania, so there must have been exceptions made I can only guess. Thanks for pointing that out!
Shit if umaga and khali made it in than definitely MVP,Jeff Hardy and Cm Punk should have definitely made the cut I always hate the excuse developers didn’t have enough time to add them in the game bullshit
what makes the Spirit Squad and this game even weirder, is that there is items for the Spirit Squad in this game that is directly referenced to them, yet they're not in the game
Weight detection was actually one of the best features about this game. The size in wrestlers actually mattered in the match itself. The Geat Khali facing Rey Mysterio for example.... Khali would have a big advantage in size so Mysterio would have to find another way to victory. (Please explain to me how that creativity alone makes the matches less fun??!) But instead of improving on it, after svr 2008, they completely removed the weight detection feature. So every match basically felt the same. There was no difference in having a heavyweight or (cruiserweight) facing a super heavyweight. You could put Big Show vs a diva and the diva could win with giving big show a neckbreaker. With giving *BIG SHOW*....a neckbreaker...
Thank you for the engagement! This is a great perspective. My main issue with the weight detection system isn’t necessarily the system itself, but maybe more so of poor weight classes. I entirely support the notion that Cruiserweights should have some kind of resistance towards physically larger opponents; I just think it was poorly executed in this game. The fact that someone’s move set becomes null when engaging with a larger wrestler I did not enjoy. In example, Eddie Guerrero is listed as a Heavyweight. Meaning a Cruiserweight like Rey or Chavo physically couldn’t execute a number of moves against someone that had a very similar body type to their own. We know Rey, Chavo and others could certainly perform back suplexes on Eddie, and that is the angle that I had in mind. The idea itself is not a bad feature by any means, but the way the system was executed was lacking.
@@NearFallGaming That I do agree with. In fact, Chavo is bigger than Eddie in life. And when you put them face to face in that game, Chavo is still the smaller dude (with limited move sets). I just wish that they would've kept this feature and improved it over the years. I can only imagine how creative it could've gotten. I felt you whenever you mentioned Jeff Hardy missing to recreate his intercontinental championship win. I also felt that exact same energy whenever I was watching a big opponent vs a smaller opponent. Especially when watching a squash match with Great Khali or Big Show knowing that in my svr 09, 10, & especially 11, I could never recreate that. But at least in svr 07 it was the closest to it.
@@RockinNRollinRussian I would have really enjoyed a better developed and refined weight detection system. If they continued to implement and improve on it, I feel as though it was add a HUGE layer of realism given they are categorized as "simulation" games. My personal universes on 2k throughout the years have really been missing that dominant big man who is nearly invincible. Instead, you get Ultra-heavyweights who can perform a coast to coast, or even a lionsault. 😑
They should do a remake, but a ruthless aggression version instead of a specific year. In the remake they should include all wrestlers from the original SVR up to SVR 2011 They can even remove Benoit (naturally) in favor of getting a much greater roster, remaster all the season modes into one package, all the different match types, and keep GM mode as is
KUDOS for including Victoria! She was in the first SVR but was excluded until SVR2009! Victoria’s moveset alone makes her omission all the more of a head-scratcher. London & Kendrick not being in the game was another head scratcher.
Crazy enough, Victoria in any wrestling game would be a buying point for me. She has a badass character and presentation, and a stellar move set. Standing and top rope moonsaults, the springboard leg drop, sidewalk slams, and ofc the Widows Peak. She was really the most diverse of the women’s division then. Plus she had so many iconic styles, her crazy debut, her dance break run that was more flamboyant, and her overall Widow aesthetic is solely unique to her. Thanks for reading my monologue on Victoria ✨ Put that jezebel in HOF!!!
@@TheRealAdaWong Same! The Divas/women were always one of my favorite things about wrestling so them being in the games was a huge selling point even thought they started restricting them HEAVY from SVR2006 on. Hard times being a divas fan back in the day.
Speaking of London And Kendrick, for me Yukes or THQ made a mistake or missed an opportunity for not including Ashley Massaro in Smack Down VS Raw 2007. Aside from she debuted in WWE around 2005, the divas roster in SVR 2007 have only 2 face divas out of 7 which were consistenting only of Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson plus Ashley Massaro also became a fan favorite during in WWE back then. I knew she debuted in SVR 2008 but for me it would be better if she debuted in SVR 2007. Also speaking of Victoria aside from SVR 2007, she also did not appear in SVR 2006 and SVR 2008 were the divas roster were lacking of heel divas plus the fact that she didn't appear in SVR games for 3 consecutive releases after the release of the 1st SVR game until she appears in SVR 2009 which became her final appearance in WWE games. Also I don't mind if Maria Kanellis were included in SVR 2007
Fr Ashley and Michelle and Victoria and Maria should have definitely made the cut for svr 2007 and definitely Victoria should have been in svr 2006-2008 considering she was the top diva appearing on tv every week
No lie i really wished that London And Kendrick,Jeff,MVP,CM Punk,Tommy Dreamer,Sabu,Elijah Burke,Sandman,Terry Funk,And everyone from svr 2008 was in here like
Yeah even it will best game ever. I wish if there was import svr 07 roster to svr 08. But sucks that ecw debuted too late at that time and jeff returned too late too
i think that SVR 2009 roster had characters that originally and should appeared in SVR 2008 (the miz was actually going to appear in SVR 2008 but he got removed for unknown reasons, as the benoit incident made yukes remove a lot of characters from that game)
@@NearFallGaming you welcome, wwe and yukes were really weird on which wrestler should appear and which not, despite some of them being on the active roster
RVD,Benoit,Miz,London and Kendrick,Jesse and Festus,Deuce n Domino,Cade and Murdoch,the highlanders,big daddy v,the boogeyman,Victoria,Jillian hall,hardcore holly,Eddie Guerrero,hulk hogan,Kevin Thorne,balls Mahoney,Nunzio,Matt striker,test,tazz,big show,jimmy wang yang,Joey mercury,haas and Benjamin,Mike Knox,funaki,Jamie noble and chuck palumbo all should have made the cut for the game svr 2008 had potential to be the best wwe game ever if they just added to their roster
One omission from this game that baffled me as a kid was Vince McMahon. He was on TV A LOT in 2006 both pre and post Wrestlemania feuding with Shawn Michaels and later DX so he was a weird exclusion, especially since Shane was in the game and basically all he did in 2006 was team with Vince. Also wouldn’t have minded if they included the trons and music for Rated RKO.
@@KingJadInfiniteHope True but the trons and music couldn’t have been the hardest thing to implement. They didn’t need to give them a unique animation or anything, hell they didn’t give them a unique animation when they actually debuted in svr 08 anyways.
paul london and brian kendrick actually were going to appear in SVR 2008 as some of the preset entrances are actually them (they are their same entrances as SVR 2009) also their attires would make sense chronologically
On top of all these people I would’ve added a few more Divas, ECW characters and more Legends. Divas Ashley Massaro Stephanie McMahon Kelly Kelly Michelle McCool Francine Layla ECW CM Punk Test Hardcore Holly Sabu Nunzio The Sandman Tommy Dreamer Legends Andre The Giant Ricky The Dragon Steamboat Jake The Snake Roberts Ted Dibase Terry Funk Rick Rude Sgt Slaughter Vince McMahon
I totally forgot that Victoria wasn’t in the game. If this game had DLC these guys probably would have been added in, along with Terry Funk, Sabu, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in an ECW pack.
I really wished they added more people in the game I mean I’m happy that SVR 2007 had a solid roster but I feel like having added like 10-18 people would have made it more better
mann i literally CREATED Brian Kendrick in sdvr 2006 and gave em Paul London's moveset and intro. man they dropped the ball by not having them on 06-07
I don't know if anyone recalls this, but there use to be a RUclips channel that imported models into SvR 07 and not like the PS2 version it was the full on HD version. I forget what the channel was called and I don't think they're around anymore. But yeah if '07 had the names you mentioned the game would've been perfect, I wish Jeff Hardy at least made the cut. I think SvR '07 should've been the game that introduced ECW not '08 I think it made more sense that 07 would've been the game with how much ECW had it's resurgence in '06 and '07. '08 was honestly the beginning of the end of ECW since it was the PG WWECW. I'm honestly surprised there isn't some sort of fan project that tries to make SvR '07 the best version of SvR. I feel like if you merged '07, '08, and '09 into 1 game you'd have an amazing game. Though the thing that sucks if I'm not mistaken is that you have to replace someone on the roster when you import, wish you could just use CAW slots tbh so you don't have to replace anyone.
It is crazy to think that even with how great the game is, it could have been even better. WWE had so much fire power at this time to deliver a great roster, and game developers were still innovative and designed the game with the best experience in mind. I would love a game like you're describing. I would instantly preorder that in whatever deluxe edition there would be lol. Thank you for this! Great comment.
Honestly I wish the season mode started where SVR 2006’s left off. I really wanted to see what happened after my CAW won the WWE title after beating Cena, what else would Teddy do to get revenge on the guy who ran him over? Hell have the twist that Torrie was in on it because JBL did say him and Teddy went behind Torrie’s back for JBL to get her contract.
Hear me out, I know he was long gone by the time the game came out, but Vito made the cut for the game despite not being signed anymore. Why not have added Nunzio as well? They had already given his build to Vito who was in his FBI gimmick rather than the Dress Man gimmick so why not? It would've added another Cruiserweight to a small division at the very least
Man, Nunzio definitely deserved an appearance for sure! Vito was still contracted until May of 07, but he wasn't getting much work. While the cruiserweights in the game were good choices, it certainly could have had more volume. Thanks for the comment!
Fr it bothered me that Nunzio never appeared in any games considering he was on tv weekly both him and Jamie noble should have made the cut for all the smackdown vs raw games
I like how jeff is so well loved so much that everyone thought the two best wwe games of the time was HCTP and SVR 07 wouldve been more perfect if jeff hardy was in it
I wished they added other guys in the game that was still active during WWE in 2006 like guys like Jamie Noble,Jimmy Wang Yang,Tatanka,Charlie Haas,Simon Dean,Scotty 2 Hotty,Orlando Jordan like
@@NearFallGamingon god especially since guys like Jamie Noble and Charlie Haas never been in any games despite being part of the active roster same with Jimmy Wang Yang
Also, Randy Orton’s SVR ‘08 Entrance should’ve been in SVR ‘07 because in the 2007 game, Orton entrance is based in mid to late 06 which it suits to the 2006 game. Also Orton’s SVR 07 Entrance is based in mid 2005 to early 2006 should’ve been his entrance in SVR ‘06 so it can fit his heel persona as he returned from a shoulder injury in August 2005 prior to the game (SVR ‘07) release.
Ecw roster should have made the cut considering they had ecw arena in the game but yeah definitely I was hoping that CM Punk,Sabu,Sandman,Dreamer,Burke,Cor Von would be in svr 2007 along with MVP and Jeff hardy as svr 2007 would have definitely been really goated
Another strange thing was that they was some of the guy that appeared in brand they was not longer in that brand like example Melina and Nitro being on Smackdown in that game when the game was released they where on RAW same for Orton the crazy part Nitro was IC champion despite being a Smackdown guy. Even Angle wish ok he was on ECW but he was on Smackdown before he go to ECW especially he was feuding with the World champion but that was some strange things during that times in games.
Especially Jeff Hardy and MVP should have still made the cut as both of these guys made their return/debut in August/September as svr 2007 had Matt Hardy in it but yeah those two should have made the cut regardless of how much time they had to make the game and also London and Kendrick should have made the cut too as Mexicools was in the game so they could have made addition for London and Kendrick
I’m biased bc Jeff Hardy is favorite wrestler of all time, but I wanted him in the game so bad bruh. If they ever remastered this, I want him in there idgaf
A lot of these guys were not in the game due to time constraints especially for mvp and Jeff hardy they just debuted too late to be included. Khali and umaga I think barely made it into the game. I think having the roster being so big some guys just got cut and in the next game they got cut even more however Victoria definitely should have been in
@@n0limittchannel525 3 months isn't fast enough, don't forget that it was the night after Summer Slam and they would have only Summer Slam the previous year until July's PPV in the game, so it makes sense that he shouldn't be in SVR 2007.
@@n0limittchannel525 truthfully, it was a good roster even without them, though I wish Sabu, Dreamer, Hardcore Hak, and some more ECW Talent were in it.
@@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954 yeah Ik but I am saying that if we had more mid carders in the game it definitely made it interesting as I was hoping that they would add Orlando Jordan,Tatanka,Jamie Noble,Simon Dean,Rob Conway,Rene Dupree,MVP,Jeff Hardy, Brian and Paul,And definitely had ecw like CM Punk,Sabu,Dreamer,Sandman,Burke,Cor Von
W video, I'm hoping to see more videos like this on this channel, appeals to my nostalgia lol. Also does anyone know any mod for SVR 07 that add these characters?:(
Thank you man! This feedback is greatly appreciated. My plan is to continue this type of content moving forward. I also have no mod, but I have the link to the CAW forums! 😂
The roster is determined by/around WrestleMania, and the in-game champions are based off of who is active at the time around Summerslam, to my understanding.
They couldn’t add Jeff due to him coming back late similar to Chris Jericho when he came back in 07 yet wasn’t in svr 2008 for mvp wouldn’t make sense as he didn’t debut yet with the cut off date the spirit squad should of been in the game alongside Victoria I mean Kurt angle was in it on the wrong brand especially London and Kendrick they could of taken off Vito and kid kash For London and Kendrick
Also i dont know if will have work but i also tough during the released of the game that we was going to have the ECW brand as well but we never got it we only got one night stand ECW but if we did get the brand will have work ?
You’re technically not wrong! Though the WWE did advertise it as the “first ever” firefly inferno match, so is it really the same? Plus it was a cinematic match lol.
Honestly most of the exclusions are either The cut Off date the wrestler was mainly on Heat Or There wrestlers nobody cared about i Think Victoria was not in the game was because after 2004 she was basically kinda a jobber at that point
I mean, both tag teams mentioned were champions the majority of the year. Victoria took a lot of L's but for the Women's division in 2006, she was working with Mickie, Trish Torrie and even Vince throughout this time. I'd say her inclusion in this game would have been more justified than 2009's version. Thanks for the engagement bro!
@@WowSuchGaming2009 i guess that's reasonable I personally think a good amount of the svr 2007 Roster could have been in svr 2008 minus Kurt angle Kid Kash Joey mercury Vito psychosis & Paul burchill
@@tylerking9831 Paul Burchill,Joey Mercury could have been in svr 2008 as Paul Burchill didn’t leave the company till 2010 and ik Joey Mercury was released in March of 2007 but he could have still been in the game
If this game had dlc or a season pass back in the day. 100% these guys would’ve been added into the game .
Facts! That would have been huge. Who would you have downloaded first? 👀
@@NearFallGaming for sure Jeff Hardy and Maybe MVP, if CM Punk, Tommy Dreamer, Sandman and Sabu were added as a ECW pack I would’ve been all in !
@@PopPunkNerd Love it! Really unfortunate ECW wasn't included until 2008. Even having Sylvester Turkay one year would have been cool! lol.
@@NearFallGaming what do you think isthe best SVR game after 07?
@@PopPunkNerd I think 2006 with GM Mode and the roster was phenomenal. I sunk SO many hours into 2010's story creator. 2011 is highly revered by many but I personally didn't play it all that much.
What about you?
3 months (in the case of Jeff Hardy and MVP) before a game release isn't enough time to develope them. The issue showed in this video happens with every WWE game. Even this game has "2007" in its title, the game covers the mid-2005 to mi-2006 WWE season.
It's a shame that Londrick wasn't included in the game, indeed.
You’re absolutely right; the point of the list was to have some fun and speculate who would have been great additions, rather than legitimate expectations/issues. Hence the disclaimer at the beginning. :)
Thank you for the engagement man!
I feel like Jeff and MVP should have still made the cut cause like they was in wwe in 2006 but definitely London and Kendrick should have made the cut since they was the tag team champs
I created mvp and Jeff hardy on 07
Both Umaga & The Great Khali both debuted after WrestleMania, but still managed to make it into the game.
:0 You're absolutely right! I completely forgot about that. They did debut the week following WrestleMania, so there must have been exceptions made I can only guess. Thanks for pointing that out!
Shit if umaga and khali made it in than definitely MVP,Jeff Hardy and Cm Punk should have definitely made the cut I always hate the excuse developers didn’t have enough time to add them in the game bullshit
week after wrestlemania and months after mania is a huge gap in time... they couldnt have made it in at time@@n0limittchannel525
bigger buzz around the 2 vs the others
what makes the Spirit Squad and this game even weirder, is that there is items for the Spirit Squad in this game that is directly referenced to them, yet they're not in the game
Total head scratcher! Maybe they felt like it was all of them or none of them lol.
Weight detection was actually one of the best features about this game. The size in wrestlers actually mattered in the match itself. The Geat Khali facing Rey Mysterio for example....
Khali would have a big advantage in size so Mysterio would have to find another way to victory. (Please explain to me how that creativity alone makes the matches less fun??!)
But instead of improving on it, after svr 2008, they completely removed the weight detection feature. So every match basically felt the same. There was no difference in having a heavyweight or (cruiserweight) facing a super heavyweight.
You could put Big Show vs a diva and the diva could win with giving big show a neckbreaker.
With giving *BIG SHOW*....a neckbreaker...
Thank you for the engagement! This is a great perspective. My main issue with the weight detection system isn’t necessarily the system itself, but maybe more so of poor weight classes. I entirely support the notion that Cruiserweights should have some kind of resistance towards physically larger opponents; I just think it was poorly executed in this game. The fact that someone’s move set becomes null when engaging with a larger wrestler I did not enjoy. In example, Eddie Guerrero is listed as a Heavyweight. Meaning a Cruiserweight like Rey or Chavo physically couldn’t execute a number of moves against someone that had a very similar body type to their own. We know Rey, Chavo and others could certainly perform back suplexes on Eddie, and that is the angle that I had in mind.
The idea itself is not a bad feature by any means, but the way the system was executed was lacking.
@@NearFallGaming That I do agree with. In fact, Chavo is bigger than Eddie in life. And when you put them face to face in that game, Chavo is still the smaller dude (with limited move sets). I just wish that they would've kept this feature and improved it over the years. I can only imagine how creative it could've gotten.
I felt you whenever you mentioned Jeff Hardy missing to recreate his intercontinental championship win.
I also felt that exact same energy whenever I was watching a big opponent vs a smaller opponent. Especially when watching a squash match with Great Khali or Big Show knowing that in my svr 09, 10, & especially 11, I could never recreate that.
But at least in svr 07 it was the closest to it.
@@RockinNRollinRussian I would have really enjoyed a better developed and refined weight detection system. If they continued to implement and improve on it, I feel as though it was add a HUGE layer of realism given they are categorized as "simulation" games.
My personal universes on 2k throughout the years have really been missing that dominant big man who is nearly invincible. Instead, you get Ultra-heavyweights who can perform a coast to coast, or even a lionsault. 😑
Facts tho . 07 was perfect but only was missing Jeff
They should do a remake, but a ruthless aggression version instead of a specific year. In the remake they should include all wrestlers from the original SVR up to SVR 2011
They can even remove Benoit (naturally) in favor of getting a much greater roster, remaster all the season modes into one package, all the different match types, and keep GM mode as is
Take my money, please.
KUDOS for including Victoria! She was in the first SVR but was excluded until SVR2009! Victoria’s moveset alone makes her omission all the more of a head-scratcher.
London & Kendrick not being in the game was another head scratcher.
She’s one of my favorite female wrestlers of all time. 💪🏼
Thank you for the engagement!
Crazy enough, Victoria in any wrestling game would be a buying point for me.
She has a badass character and presentation, and a stellar move set. Standing and top rope moonsaults, the springboard leg drop, sidewalk slams, and ofc the Widows Peak. She was really the most diverse of the women’s division then.
Plus she had so many iconic styles, her crazy debut, her dance break run that was more flamboyant, and her overall Widow aesthetic is solely unique to her. Thanks for reading my monologue on Victoria ✨
Put that jezebel in HOF!!!
@@TheRealAdaWong This was a great take! Victoria was definitely criminally underrated. Thank you for commenting!
Same! Victoria has always been one of my faves for YEARS, followed her over to TNA as well.@@NearFallGaming
@@TheRealAdaWong Same! The Divas/women were always one of my favorite things about wrestling so them being in the games was a huge selling point even thought they started restricting them HEAVY from SVR2006 on. Hard times being a divas fan back in the day.
Bro that Brian and Paul sub really always had me like wtf 😩🤣
These graphics still hold up really well for a 17 year old game. I literally purchased an Xbox 360 just to play this version of the game.
Totally agree. This game is timeless!
PS2 looks great despite its limitations
Speaking of London And Kendrick, for me Yukes or THQ made a mistake or missed an opportunity for not including Ashley Massaro in Smack Down VS Raw 2007. Aside from she debuted in WWE around 2005, the divas roster in SVR 2007 have only 2 face divas out of 7 which were consistenting only of Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson plus Ashley Massaro also became a fan favorite during in WWE back then. I knew she debuted in SVR 2008 but for me it would be better if she debuted in SVR 2007.
Also speaking of Victoria aside from SVR 2007, she also did not appear in SVR 2006 and SVR 2008 were the divas roster were lacking of heel divas plus the fact that she didn't appear in SVR games for 3 consecutive releases after the release of the 1st SVR game until she appears in SVR 2009 which became her final appearance in WWE games.
Also I don't mind if Maria Kanellis were included in SVR 2007
Definitely some strange decisions made regarding the roster at times.. This was a great comment! Thank you for the engagement man!
Fr Ashley and Michelle and Victoria and Maria should have definitely made the cut for svr 2007 and definitely Victoria should have been in svr 2006-2008 considering she was the top diva appearing on tv every week
@@n0limittchannel525 I know, it's just is THQ or Yukes doesn't like Victoria at all?
@@danieljonas169 shit they was stupid omitting her?
I'm glad the Spirit Squad weren't included as they were forgotten quickly. If they had been put in you'd at most only have 3 members.
No lie i really wished that London And Kendrick,Jeff,MVP,CM Punk,Tommy Dreamer,Sabu,Elijah Burke,Sandman,Terry Funk,And everyone from svr 2008 was in here like
Yeah even it will best game ever. I wish if there was import svr 07 roster to svr 08. But sucks that ecw debuted too late at that time and jeff returned too late too
@@Tedgamer-hm9hqI believe you can import svr 2009 and svr 2008 models in svr 2007
@@WowSuchGaming2009 yeah only ps2 mod. But for 360 and ps3 are hard
@@Tedgamer-hm9hq I wouldn’t say hard cause someone made a mod of svr 2008 where Benoit,RVD,Eddie,Angle and London and Kendrick are in
Man my biggest issue with old wrestling games with Xbox live was that there wasn’t no updated rosters till the next game
i think that SVR 2009 roster had characters that originally and should appeared in SVR 2008 (the miz was actually going to appear in SVR 2008 but he got removed for unknown reasons, as the benoit incident made yukes remove a lot of characters from that game)
2008 had a seriously depleted roster, it was extremely unfortunate and the game suffered for it.
Thanks for the engagement!
@@NearFallGaming you welcome, wwe and yukes were really weird on which wrestler should appear and which not, despite some of them being on the active roster
Hardcore Holly was a DS exclusive lol
@@Venemofthe888 which was actually stupid, because they could added hardcore holly to the main versions
RVD,Benoit,Miz,London and Kendrick,Jesse and Festus,Deuce n Domino,Cade and Murdoch,the highlanders,big daddy v,the boogeyman,Victoria,Jillian hall,hardcore holly,Eddie Guerrero,hulk hogan,Kevin Thorne,balls Mahoney,Nunzio,Matt striker,test,tazz,big show,jimmy wang yang,Joey mercury,haas and Benjamin,Mike Knox,funaki,Jamie noble and chuck palumbo all should have made the cut for the game svr 2008 had potential to be the best wwe game ever if they just added to their roster
One omission from this game that baffled me as a kid was Vince McMahon. He was on TV A LOT in 2006 both pre and post Wrestlemania feuding with Shawn Michaels and later DX so he was a weird exclusion, especially since Shane was in the game and basically all he did in 2006 was team with Vince. Also wouldn’t have minded if they included the trons and music for Rated RKO.
Great post! I hadn’t even thought about Vince but that is a great point. Thanks for the comment!
R-RKO didn’t form until like September 06 tho.
@@KingJadInfiniteHope True but the trons and music couldn’t have been the hardest thing to implement. They didn’t need to give them a unique animation or anything, hell they didn’t give them a unique animation when they actually debuted in svr 08 anyways.
@@ClickPointXXfr Vince and Rated Rko should have been in the game
Mvp pulled hjs gimmick off extremely well
Yes he did!
paul london and brian kendrick actually were going to appear in SVR 2008 as some of the preset entrances are actually them (they are their same entrances as SVR 2009)
also their attires would make sense chronologically
They should have been in svr 2007 and svr 2008 to begin with
@@n0limittchannel525 especially paul london
@@kamiloalvarez5800 On god
On top of all these people I would’ve added a few more Divas, ECW characters and more Legends.
Divas
Ashley Massaro
Stephanie McMahon
Kelly Kelly
Michelle McCool
Francine
Layla
ECW
CM Punk
Test
Hardcore Holly
Sabu
Nunzio
The Sandman
Tommy Dreamer
Legends
Andre The Giant
Ricky The Dragon Steamboat
Jake The Snake Roberts
Ted Dibase
Terry Funk
Rick Rude
Sgt Slaughter
Vince McMahon
I totally forgot that Victoria wasn’t in the game. If this game had DLC these guys probably would have been added in, along with Terry Funk, Sabu, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in an ECW pack.
SvR2007 should have been the game to reintroduce ECW imo!
@@NearFallGamingfr especially I was hoping we could have had cm punk in the game
i think that the spirit squad should appeared better in SVR 2008 as most of their matches took place in late 2006
ScottJay is creating a mod where he's adding these guys in called Svr 07 Definitive Edition.
I really wished they added more people in the game I mean I’m happy that SVR 2007 had a solid roster but I feel like having added like 10-18 people would have made it more better
mann i literally CREATED Brian Kendrick in sdvr 2006 and gave em Paul London's moveset and intro. man they dropped the ball by not having them on 06-07
Fr these two should have been a main stay in svr 2007 and svr 2008 considering they was champions for 2006/2007
Fr these two guys should have been in svr 2007 and svr 2008 idk why didn’t thq bothered adding these two as they was tag team champs for a year too
I don't know if anyone recalls this, but there use to be a RUclips channel that imported models into SvR 07 and not like the PS2 version it was the full on HD version. I forget what the channel was called and I don't think they're around anymore.
But yeah if '07 had the names you mentioned the game would've been perfect, I wish Jeff Hardy at least made the cut. I think SvR '07 should've been the game that introduced ECW not '08 I think it made more sense that 07 would've been the game with how much ECW had it's resurgence in '06 and '07. '08 was honestly the beginning of the end of ECW since it was the PG WWECW.
I'm honestly surprised there isn't some sort of fan project that tries to make SvR '07 the best version of SvR. I feel like if you merged '07, '08, and '09 into 1 game you'd have an amazing game. Though the thing that sucks if I'm not mistaken is that you have to replace someone on the roster when you import, wish you could just use CAW slots tbh so you don't have to replace anyone.
It is crazy to think that even with how great the game is, it could have been even better. WWE had so much fire power at this time to deliver a great roster, and game developers were still innovative and designed the game with the best experience in mind.
I would love a game like you're describing. I would instantly preorder that in whatever deluxe edition there would be lol.
Thank you for this! Great comment.
I would've LOVED to see Jeff Hardy in this game 🎯
Would have been a
GAME 🤌🏼 CHANGER 🤌🏼 😂
*Had to make a slight cut during the London/Kendrick bit due to a copyright issue.
Honestly I wish the season mode started where SVR 2006’s left off. I really wanted to see what happened after my CAW won the WWE title after beating Cena, what else would Teddy do to get revenge on the guy who ran him over? Hell have the twist that Torrie was in on it because JBL did say him and Teddy went behind Torrie’s back for JBL to get her contract.
That would be dope!! Too bad continuity is not a strong suit of WWE games. 😂
@@NearFallGaming I know, right? Now they’re doing continuity with the 2K my career.
Ngl Jeff Hardy was the main reason i player svr 08. Shame he wasnt in 07
Hear me out, I know he was long gone by the time the game came out, but Vito made the cut for the game despite not being signed anymore. Why not have added Nunzio as well? They had already given his build to Vito who was in his FBI gimmick rather than the Dress Man gimmick so why not? It would've added another Cruiserweight to a small division at the very least
Man, Nunzio definitely deserved an appearance for sure! Vito was still contracted until May of 07, but he wasn't getting much work. While the cruiserweights in the game were good choices, it certainly could have had more volume.
Thanks for the comment!
Fr it bothered me that Nunzio never appeared in any games considering he was on tv weekly both him and Jamie noble should have made the cut for all the smackdown vs raw games
I must be experiencing a mandala effect, because I swear up and down that mvp was apart of smackdown vs raw 07
I like how jeff is so well loved so much that everyone thought the two best wwe games of the time was HCTP and SVR 07 wouldve been more perfect if jeff hardy was in it
I wished they added other guys in the game that was still active during WWE in 2006 like guys like Jamie Noble,Jimmy Wang Yang,Tatanka,Charlie Haas,Simon Dean,Scotty 2 Hotty,Orlando Jordan like
Totally agree! Would have been awesome to have a deeper midcard.
@@NearFallGaming fr
@@NearFallGamingon god especially since guys like Jamie Noble and Charlie Haas never been in any games despite being part of the active roster same with Jimmy Wang Yang
I heard a rumour about London , Kendrick and the Spirit Squad being exclusive to Xbox 360 but that rumour was never real.
I wish that were the case!
Was there anybody that should be on this list that wasn't included?
Let me know what you think!
Also, Randy Orton’s SVR ‘08 Entrance should’ve been in SVR ‘07 because in the 2007 game, Orton entrance is based in mid to late 06 which it suits to the 2006 game. Also Orton’s SVR 07 Entrance is based in mid 2005 to early 2006 should’ve been his entrance in SVR ‘06 so it can fit his heel persona as he returned from a shoulder injury in August 2005 prior to the game (SVR ‘07) release.
*SVR ‘06 Release*
W VID
Thank you! 🔥
Ecw's Perc Angle and the Ecw roster, were excluded as well.
What could have been..
Ecw roster should have made the cut considering they had ecw arena in the game but yeah definitely I was hoping that CM Punk,Sabu,Sandman,Dreamer,Burke,Cor Von would be in svr 2007 along with MVP and Jeff hardy as svr 2007 would have definitely been really goated
Another strange thing was that they was some of the guy that appeared in brand they was not longer in that brand like example Melina and Nitro being on Smackdown in that game when the game was released they where on RAW same for Orton the crazy part Nitro was IC champion despite being a Smackdown guy. Even Angle wish ok he was on ECW but he was on Smackdown before he go to ECW especially he was feuding with the World champion but that was some strange things during that times in games.
A lot of weird things in this one! The case with Nitro was always weird to me as well.
Especially Jeff Hardy and MVP should have still made the cut as both of these guys made their return/debut in August/September as svr 2007 had Matt Hardy in it but yeah those two should have made the cut regardless of how much time they had to make the game and also London and Kendrick should have made the cut too as Mexicools was in the game so they could have made addition for London and Kendrick
Leaving Jeff hardy out of this was a crime man
What about Scotty 2 Hotty and Tantaka.
I’m biased bc Jeff Hardy is favorite wrestler of all time, but I wanted him in the game so bad bruh. If they ever remastered this, I want him in there idgaf
Thanks for the comment bruh!
A lot of these guys were not in the game due to time constraints especially for mvp and Jeff hardy they just debuted too late to be included. Khali and umaga I think barely made it into the game.
I think having the roster being so big some guys just got cut and in the next game they got cut even more however Victoria definitely should have been in
True that. Thanks for the engagement!
I feel like svr 2007 and svr 2008 should have had the biggest roster considering wwe had a stack roster throughout 2006/2007
Victoria, Ashley & Maria should have all been included in 07
I disagree about Jeff, since they had only 3 months before release when he returned after getting canned by TNA.
Fr Jeff should have made the cut for the game
@@n0limittchannel525 3 months isn't fast enough, don't forget that it was the night after Summer Slam and they would have only Summer Slam the previous year until July's PPV in the game, so it makes sense that he shouldn't be in SVR 2007.
@@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954 still though I wished somehow Jeff made it into svr 2007 along with mvp
@@n0limittchannel525 truthfully, it was a good roster even without them, though I wish Sabu, Dreamer, Hardcore Hak, and some more ECW Talent were in it.
@@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954 yeah Ik but I am saying that if we had more mid carders in the game it definitely made it interesting as I was hoping that they would add Orlando Jordan,Tatanka,Jamie Noble,Simon Dean,Rob Conway,Rene Dupree,MVP,Jeff Hardy, Brian and Paul,And definitely had ecw like CM Punk,Sabu,Dreamer,Sandman,Burke,Cor Von
Can we push for a remaster
Instant Sub
Thank you! I’ve got plenty more like this in the works 🔥
technically the last inferno match was Bray Wyatt & Kane
yes i know it was a ring of fire match for that one but still it's the same stipulation.
That match ended by pinfall! I wouldn’t classify that as an inferno match.
What's the song playing during the spirit squad part? its lit
"Feel the Hype" prod. by Jon Presstone!
I'm glad they didn't make dlc also thank God for mods that add in the missing wrestlers
Why are you glad they didn’t make DLC?
@@NearFallGaming they could have easily just milk it and will probably charge alot of money just for one character
@@nevermindgaming6848 Not wrong, that's clearly become the model nowadays. Thanks for the engagement! 🔥
Some peoples GOAT is No Mercy, other's is HCTP but mine is SvR2007.
It’s my personal favorite 🔥
Top 5 wrestling game of all time.
Without a doubt!
Spirit Squad in the game would've been awesome but they were massively disrespected and seen as expendable.
Didn’t Bray Wyatt and Kane have an inferno match?
I thought this video was a mod adding these superstars in the game.
Just speculation here!
W video, I'm hoping to see more videos like this on this channel, appeals to my nostalgia lol. Also does anyone know any mod for SVR 07 that add these characters?:(
Thank you man! This feedback is greatly appreciated. My plan is to continue this type of content moving forward. I also have no mod, but I have the link to the CAW forums! 😂
If you got a modded ps2 or a good enough computer you can run some mods via PCSX2. Yes there are mods that add these characters, which is pretty cool!
If the cutoff date is 4/2/2006 how come the smackdown and raw intros and the superstars titantron and music wasn't the same around that time
The plot thickens!!👀🤔
I thought the cut off was right before Summerslam? Based off who was champion on the game during that time
The roster is determined by/around WrestleMania, and the in-game champions are based off of who is active at the time around Summerslam, to my understanding.
@@NearFallGaming ah gotcha
@NearFallGaming and dope video btw!
@@warmachine1919 Thank you bro! The feedback and post is greatly appreciated. 🔥
good video, you should do one on SVR 08 because the roster is god awful 😭
Thank you! Stay tuned, as that will definitely be in the plans!
SUCH a disappointing roster!
They couldn’t add Jeff due to him coming back late similar to Chris Jericho when he came back in 07 yet wasn’t in svr 2008 for mvp wouldn’t make sense as he didn’t debut yet with the cut off date the spirit squad should of been in the game alongside Victoria I mean Kurt angle was in it on the wrong brand especially
London and Kendrick they could of taken off Vito and kid kash
For London and Kendrick
Thanks for the engagement bro! 🔥
@@NearFallGaming no problem bro
Melina's looking right but she's upset 😂
Also i dont know if will have work but i also tough during the released of the game that we was going to have the ECW brand as well but we never got it we only got one night stand ECW but if we did get the brand will have work ?
It would have been a great addition, but I think they just didn’t have the time/resources to implement an entire third brand into the game.
@@NearFallGaming i see probably they will have hard time doing that
I played the f out this gamr on my ps2 back in the day this was good i used ray through the story mode
played on PS2... good game.. but there are few spoiling bugs...
For me i prefer svr 2008 roaster but 2006 gameplay
Randy and the fiend was an inferno match in 2020 sorry man
You’re technically not wrong! Though the WWE did advertise it as the “first ever” firefly inferno match, so is it really the same? Plus it was a cinematic match lol.
@@NearFallGaming oh that’s right
Honestly most of the exclusions are either The cut Off date the wrestler was mainly on Heat Or There wrestlers nobody cared about i Think Victoria was not in the game was because after 2004 she was basically kinda a jobber at that point
I mean, both tag teams mentioned were champions the majority of the year. Victoria took a lot of L's but for the Women's division in 2006, she was working with Mickie, Trish Torrie and even Vince throughout this time. I'd say her inclusion in this game would have been more justified than 2009's version.
Thanks for the engagement bro!
Victoria was still appearing on television every week though she still should have been in SVR 2006-2008
@@NearFallGamingLondon and Kendrick should have definitely been in SVR 2007 and SVR 2008 made no sense why they waited till SVR 2009 to add them
@@WowSuchGaming2009 i guess that's reasonable I personally think a good amount of the svr 2007 Roster could have been in svr 2008 minus Kurt angle Kid Kash Joey mercury Vito psychosis & Paul burchill
@@tylerking9831 Paul Burchill,Joey Mercury could have been in svr 2008 as Paul Burchill didn’t leave the company till 2010 and ik Joey Mercury was released in March of 2007 but he could have still been in the game
Cm punk
I agree that some of these guys should've been in the game but SVR 2007 was great without them so it's not really a big deal
Definitely still a great game!
That’s why I never liked 2007 the roster was horrible
Definitely small compared to the year before, but I thought there were worse rosters.