40 Fun Facts About WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2007

Which wrestler, who left WWE for TNA in 2006, is the top-rated star in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Kurt Angle is rated 95 overall, the best in the game, although the Olympic gold medallist had already left WWE when it went on sale.

Which Raw wrestler appears four times on the SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 roster, as himself and three alter egos?

Mick Foley is on the Raw roster, while Cactus Jack, Dude Love and Mankind, the 'Three Faces of Foley', each fill a Legends slot.

Which SmackDown star, who died in November 2005, was moved to the Legends in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Eddie Guerrero was moved to the Legends roster, and WWE had posthumously inducted him into its Hall of Fame five months after his death.

Which revived WWE brand is missing from SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 and joined the series a year later?

ECW first appeared in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, which was subtitled 'Featuring ECW' and placed it alongside the two established brands.

Which Rocky III actor is the highest-rated Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Hulk Hogan is rated 93, the best of the game's Legends, a year after his first induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 wrestler had already left the ring for Hollywood leads such as The Scorpion King?

The Rock is filed under Legends in the game; The Scorpion King in 2002 was his first leading role, a spin-off from his film debut in The Mummy Returns.

Which Raw star, The Cerebral Assassin, appears alone on the European cover of SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Triple H has the PAL-region cover to himself, while the North American artwork is shared by five different stars.

Which SmackDown character, known for eating live worms, debuted in the series in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

The Boogeyman made his video game debut here; WWE had introduced the horror-themed, red-painted worm eater on television in 2005.

Whose spinner title inspired the spinning belts players can design in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

John Cena's custom belts were the model, and the game even lets players spin a created title by hand during an entrance.

Which seven-time Women's Champion, who retired in 2006, is the top-rated woman in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Trish Stratus leads the women at 69 overall; she had bowed out at Unforgiven by winning the Women's Championship one last time.

Which giant from India, standing over seven feet tall, made his video game debut in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

The Great Khali, new to the series here, went on to become WWE's first Indian-born world champion.

Which Raw veteran in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 is recognised by WWE as a 16-time world champion?

Ric Flair has used the 'Nature Boy' moniker since the mid-1970s, and some counts put his world title reigns as high as 25.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 Legend, called The Excellence of Execution, entered the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006?

Bret Hart was inducted individually in 2006, and his 92 overall is the second-highest rating among the game's Legends.

SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 let matches spill into which new fighting area, a feature restricted on PS2?

The arena crowd became a battleground, where signs and other objects taken from spectators could be used on an opponent.

Which publisher, WWE's video game partner until its 2012 bankruptcy, released SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

THQ acquired the WWF video game licence in 1998 through a joint venture with the toy maker Jakks Pacific.

Which handheld received its own version of SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 a month after the home consoles?

Sony PSP owners waited until December 2006, and the handheld had also hosted the previous year's game.

SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 moved grapples from the face buttons to which part of the controller?

The analog stick drove the new 'Ultimate Control' grapples, letting players pick up and throw an opponent wherever they chose.

Which Raw wrestler in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was famous for spitting chewed apple at people he found uncool?

Carlito debuted in 2004 as 'Carlito Caribbean Cool', carrying an apple to spit in the face of anyone who crossed him.

A version of SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was planned as a launch title for which console before being cancelled?

PlayStation 3 owners missed out because the developers chose to concentrate on other systems, and the series reached the console a year later.

Which long-serving Raw commentator makes his series debut as a playable Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Jerry Lawler also appears in a suit as a non-playable commentator, calling Raw matches beside Jim Ross.

Which SmackDown wrestler in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 won the 2006 King of the Ring and renamed himself King?

Booker T keeps his old name in the game, although his 2006 King of the Ring win had turned him into King Booker on television.

Which wrestler, once the superhero The Hurricane, appears under his real name in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Gregory Helms dropped the superhero act in 2005, then held the Cruiserweight Championship for over a year, a record reign.

Which SmackDown trio, a tag team and their female manager, has all three members playable in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

MNM stood for Mercury, Nitro and Melina, a trio who played Hollywood celebrities and walked to the ring on a red carpet.

Which newcomer in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was known for grabbing a microphone and announcing his own name?

Ken Kennedy makes his series debut here; before his first SmackDown match he took a microphone and performed his own ring announcement.

Which Legend new to SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was billed as The American Dream, a working-class hero?

Dusty Rhodes first called himself the American Dream while wrestling in Florida, where he became one of the most in-demand stars in the business.

Which Anoa'i family member, new in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, went undefeated on Raw through 2006?

Umaga makes his series debut in this game and did not suffer his first defeat until January 2007.

Which custom title made famous by Stone Cold Steve Austin can be won and defended in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Smoking Skull joined the Million Dollar and Hardcore championships as classic belts, alongside the eight titles WWE used in 2006.

Which wrestler created the Million Dollar Championship, a classic belt that can be won in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Ted DiBiase, the 'Million Dollar Man', introduced the belt in 1989 after his character failed to win or buy the WWF Championship.

Which faction of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash has its own WCW title belt in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

New World Order, usually shortened to nWo, had its own version of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which is winnable here.

Which story-driven part of SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 gives each brand its own storylines voiced by WWE stars?

Season Mode has separate SmackDown and Raw storylines, and every path culminates in a match at WrestleMania.

Which Osaka-based studio, the developer of WWE's main games from 2000 to 2018, made SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Yuke's had made every earlier SmackDown title, and this was its first game in the series for a seventh-generation console.

Which name did the SmackDown series use in Japan until it was retired for SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Exciting Pro Wrestling was retired after a legal dispute over self-publishing WWE games in Japan, when the publisher's new Japanese branch took over.

Psicosis and Super Crazy, both new in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, wrestled on SmackDown as members of which group?

The Mexicools were three Mexican stars of the late 1990s; the third member, Juventud, is absent from the game.

Which former WCW performer is the only woman on the North American cover of SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Torrie Wilson appears beside four male stars on the NTSC cover, although her 57 overall is among the game's lowest ratings.

Which bodily detail first appeared on wrestlers in the Xbox 360 version of SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Sweat was new in the Xbox 360 version, glistening on wrestlers as a match wore on, while the PS2 edition went without it.

Which member of WWE's ruling family is playable in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, filed under the Legends?

Shane McMahon is the only McMahon on the playable roster; his father and sister appear solely as non-playable characters.

What did SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 call interactive objects such as the ring ropes, steel steps and scaffolding?

Hotspots were a headline new feature, though the PS2 version restricted such interaction in certain match types.

Which Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was billed from Glasgow and wore a kilt despite being Canadian?

Roddy Piper played up his Scottish heritage with bagpipe entrance music, and hosted the interview segment 'Piper's Pit'.

Which Legend new to SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was the ring persona of Curt Hennig, who died in 2003?

Mr. Perfect makes his series debut here; the character was an arrogant braggart who claimed he could do any task flawlessly.

Which Legend new to SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 was known for the flame tattoo covering most of his bald head?

Bam Bam Bigelow weighed close to 400 pounds, yet a WWE writer hailed him as the most agile big man of the past quarter century.