October 31, 2013

April Week 1, Year 1


Raw
Match 1. R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro

Match 2. Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow vs. Dean Ambrose

Match 3. Sin Cara vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 4. Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs. Brock Lesnar and Kane
A battle between the past and present. Lesnar caught both men with release German suplexes. Kane left midway, leaving Lesnar by himself. Hogan landed the leg drop to win.

After the match, Roman Reigns and Sid Vicious attacked Hogan and Savage.

Main Event. Last Man Standing - Mark Henry vs. Dolph Ziggler
Raw is pulling no punches in the first week. Ziggler dropkicked Henry a couple of times. Henry got right up and hit a belly-to-belly. Ziggler attempted a Zig Zag, but Henry countered and hit the World's Strongest Slam and won.

After the match, Lesnar walked down and tossed Ziggler out of the ring. He then shook Henry's hand.

Superstars
Match 1. The Miz vs. Curtis Axel

Match 2. The Hart Foundation vs. Prime Time Players

Match 3. Ricky Steamboat vs. Rey Mysterio
This is definitely a dream match I'd want to see. They may have fought in early WCW, but I don't know. Ricky caught Rey with a head scissors and cross body. He got a two count before hitting the diving splash to win.

Match 4. JBL vs. Mick Foley

Main Event. Triple H vs. Chris Jericho
Triple H attacked Jericho from behind. During the match, JBL ran down and attacked Jericho. Jericho recovered and hit the triple powerbomb. Triple H had his Pedigree reversed, but was able to hit it 25 seconds later to win.

After the match, Bret and Jericho had a war of words.

SmackDown
Match 1. Goldust vs. Heath Slater

Match 2. Legion of Doom vs. Wyatt Family

Match 3. Bray Wyatt vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 4. Christian vs. Mr. Perfect
Two great technicians going at it here. Hennig blocked a punch and hit the Perfect-plex, but Christian kicked out. Christian connected with the Killswitch, but got a two count. Hennig went for a body press slam, but Christian countered into a roll up and won.

Main Event. Ultimate Warrior vs. Diesel
This is a 90s matchup that would have been fun to watch. They quickly left the ring and took advantage of the no DQs. Diesel hit a running slam and Jackknife, but Warrior kicked out. Warrior was slammed on the garbage can before receiving another Jackknife to give Diesel the win.

Recap: These matches are definitely a lot quicker than last year's game. I'm not complaining. All three rosters have a loaded main event picture. I think SmackDown has the best overall roster. Good first week.

Opening Statement

It's my WWE 2k14 Universe. I added about 12 CAWs to bolster up the roster. I didn't use the bigger guys like Andre, Yokozuna and the like. There are three brands: Raw, SmackDown and Superstars. The rivalries are set, the teams are formed and PPVs booked. Here we go.

With three shows, I'll be watching only two matches per show, so I'll make sure they're important. The summaries will be a lot shorter than they were in WWE 13. If the matches are quick, I may increase it to three per show.

The Rosters:
Raw
Hulk Hogan
Stone Cold
Randy Savage
Shawn Michaels
Daniel Bryan
Dolph Ziggler
Eddie Guerrero
Cody Rhodes
British Bulldog
R-Truth
Sin Cara
Mark Henry
Brock Lesnar
Roddy Piper
Kurt Angle
Kane
Sid Vicious
Damien Sandow
Antonio Cesaro
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Dean Ambrose
Drew McIntyre

Superstars

CM Punk
Triple H
Undertaker
Bret Hart
Goldberg
Mick Foley
Rey Mysterio
Jim Neidhart
Ricky Steamboat
Titus O'Neil
Darren Young
Batista
Alberto Del Rio
JBL
Chris Jericho
Ric Flair
Ted DiBiase
Razor Ramon
Jack Swagger
The Miz
Wade Barrett
Curtis Axel

SmackDown
John Cena
Sheamus
Big Show
Ultimate Warrior
The Rock
Christian
Kofi Kingston
Rob Van Dam
Goldust
Animal
Hawk
Jimmy Snuka
Ryback
Edge
Diesel
Randy Orton
Sgt. Slaughter
Mr. Perfect
Bray Wyatt
Luke Harper
Erick Rowan
Jinder Mahal
Heath Slater