Swagger jumps out and works on the left arm of Hardy who was favoring it after the drop to the outside. Hardy is up top and Swagger pushes him off to the outside. Hardy with a bulldog, cover and Swagger kicks out after two. Hardy is back up, tosses Swagger to the corner and lands boots to the face. Hardy recovers to his feet, but Swagger again pulls Hardy down with an impressive roll to the mat. Swagger shoots in and takes Hardy down with a double leg. At seven, Swagger walks up the steps and gets back inside. Swagger again bails to the outside when he hits the ropes and dodges another big right from Hardy. Hardy nails Swagger face first off the ring, tosses him back in and takes out Swagger with a big clothesline. Hardy follows and lands another stiff right hand to Swagger. Hardy with more shots on Swagger who is frustrated and bails to the outside trying to recover. Hardy blocks a right from Swagger landing one of his own. Lock up and Swagger pushes Hardy into the opposite corner. Hardy pulls back for a big right hand and Swagger quickly grabs the ropes to break it up. Lock up and Hardy pushes Swagger to the corner. Before the match, we had ring introductions for the challenger Matt Hardy and the champion Jack Swagger. Matt Striker pointed out how Jack Swagger was a “true” champion by wearing the belt around his waist.
– Matt Hardy is out first to kick off the show. Michael Cole is the first to welcome us to the 22nd Royal Rumble. We then go live to Detroit where a huge display of pyro goes off in the entrance area. – A graphic opening then hits welcoming us to the Royal Rumble. They added Randy Orton is expected to be punished in some form, but when that happens remains to be seen. – We then go live to the Royal Rumble in Detroit where Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler state the McMahon family is staying quiet about Mr. The package then focuses on the highlights from Raw this past Monday that saw Randy Orton punt Vince McMahon in the head. – A video package runs highlighting the history of the Royal Rumble. Raw 2009 will bring more console, handheld and wireless gamers together to enjoy the virtual world of WWE.Commentators: Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jim Ross & Tazz and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker With dynamic new features and the extension of our gameplay experience through downloadable content, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 last year yielded tremendous growth for the franchise, as we delivered multiple gameplay experiences across seven platforms and greatly expanded our audience of WWE videogame fans. The game is set to be developed for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 by YUKE's Future Media Creators.īob Aniello, who is THQ's worldwide marketing senior vicep resident, stated: "The ambitious cross-platform launch of WWE SmackDown vs. THQ won the right to have sole creative control over the videogames and to pay Jacks Pacific the royalty sum that was originally agreed between the two companies, with no further negotiation taking place. Only recently THQ and Jacks, holder of the WWE licenses, have wrapped up a lawsuit regarding the royalties which are to be paid for the use of the intellectual property. Steel cage and ladder matches are also a possibility, although there's no official confirmation at this point. Also, most of the moves seen in real-life fighters will be replicated on a new and improved video engine designed especially for the game. The video game will most likely include a "create-a-finisher" feature, with over 500 animations to make unique finishers that your fighter can use.
All the events pictured in the television shows and live matches from WWE will also be presented to players, with the game aiming for an experience as close to the real thing as possible.
#WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2009 PROFESSIONAL#
Raw 2009, the game will let anyone enter the dangerous world of professional wrestling and battle it out in a career mode that will take a fighter from the beginning of his career to the final Royal Rumble events that will become accessible as more fighters are beaten.
#WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2009 SERIES#
Raw series has entered development and will be released sometime in 2008. THQ has announced that the tenth installment in its WWE SmackDown vs. If you're looking to have a good wrestling time with fighters like John Cena, Randy Orton or Kane, look no further. Body slams have never been so sweet in a videogame.