40 Fun Facts About WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008

Which SmackDown veteran, famed for his undead Deadman persona, is the highest-rated wrestler in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008?

The Undertaker is rated 98 overall, the best in the game. He went on to win 21 straight matches at WrestleMania, a run WWE calls The Streak.

Which ECW star, a Chicago native who shuns alcohol and drugs, made his WWE video game debut in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008?

CM Punk joins the ECW roster rated 92. He adopted his drug-free lifestyle as a teenager after his father struggled with alcoholism.

Which Hollywood star of The Scorpion King is the highest-rated Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008?

The Rock is rated 96, the best of the Legends. He wrestled full-time for eight years before leaving the ring to pursue acting.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 wrestler, nicknamed The Big Red Machine, was later elected mayor of Knox County, Tennessee?

Kane won the seat in 2018 under his real name, Glenn Jacobs, and voters re-elected him four years later.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 star, nicknamed The Animal, went on to play Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy?

Batista is rated 94 on the SmackDown roster. He first gained fame in WWE as a member of the group Evolution.

Which kilt-wearing Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 played the lead in John Carpenter's film They Live?

Roddy Piper was billed from Glasgow, Scotland, and entered to bagpipe music, although he was in fact Canadian.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 cover star holds the record for most wishes granted for the Make-A-Wish Foundation?

John Cena has granted more wishes than anyone in the charity's history, and in the game he is the top-rated Raw star at 97.

Which face-painted daredevil re-signed with WWE in 2006 and returned to the series in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008?

Jeff Hardy was absent from the previous year's game and comes back rated 92, with the Swanton Bomb as his finisher.

Which Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 also wrestled as Mankind, Cactus Jack and Dude Love?

Mick Foley is rated 90 and fights in the Hardcore style. Away from the ring he became a New York Times bestselling author.

Which Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, The Texas Rattlesnake, retired in 2003 after a serious neck injury?

Steve Austin is rated 95 among the Legends, and it was commentator Jim Ross who gave him the Rattlesnake nickname.

Which masked SmackDown luchador in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 uses the 619 as his finishing move?

Rey Mysterio is rated 93 in the game. In WCW he lost his mask in a match and wrestled without it until 2002.

Which Raw star in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, nicknamed The Cerebral Assassin, finishes opponents with the Pedigree?

Triple H is rated 94 on Raw. He gave himself a second nickname, The Game, to claim he stood above the best in wrestling.

Which Raw veteran in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 is known as both The Heartbreak Kid and The Showstopper?

Shawn Michaels is rated 94 on Raw, and his finisher in the game is the superkick he calls Sweet Chin Music.

Which third-generation Raw wrestler in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 called himself The Legend Killer?

Randy Orton is rated 92 on Raw, and in 2004 he became the youngest world champion in WWE history.

Which Canadian SmackDown star in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 bills himself as The Rated-R Superstar?

Edge is rated 95, the best on SmackDown bar one, and in 2005 he won the first Money in the Bank ladder match.

Which SmackDown veteran in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, The Nature Boy, does WWE recognise as a 16-time world champion?

Ric Flair is rated 88 on SmackDown, and his signature hold in the game is the figure-four leglock.

Which Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, nicknamed The Hitman, wins matches with the Sharpshooter?

Bret Hart is rated 93 among the Legends. He first wore his trademark sunglasses to hide how nervous he was in interviews.

Which SmackDown giant in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 was born in India and stands over seven feet tall?

The Great Khali is rated 83 in the game, and before wrestling he served in the Punjab Police, which recruited him in 1993.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 cover star served in the US Army before becoming a two-time ECW World Champion?

Bobby Lashley is rated 93 in the game. During three years in the Army he won gold in an international military wrestling event.

Which SmackDown strongman in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 competed for the United States as an Olympic weightlifter?

Mark Henry finished tenth in the super-heavyweight class at the 1992 Olympics, and his finisher in the game is the World's Strongest Slam.

Which SmackDown newcomer in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 plays an arrogant athlete who enters through an inflatable tunnel?

MVP stands for Montel Vontavious Porter. At his first match, fans mocked his athletic bodysuit by chanting that he looked like a Power Ranger.

Which ECW newcomer in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 appears on a trading card packed with the PS3 Collector's Edition?

Kelly Kelly is the only woman on the game's ECW roster. She had debuted on the brand at 19 as the youngest Diva in WWE.

Which ECW champion appears in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 under a ring name he had dropped to become John Morrison?

Johnny Nitro was repackaged in 2007, weeks after winning the ECW title, with a new name that nods to Doors singer Jim Morrison.

Which Raw star in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 won the Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania 23?

Mr. Kennedy never cashed in his title shot. He lost the briefcase weeks later, after being misdiagnosed with an injury.

Which Raw wrestler in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 has his real-life manager, Armando Estrada, as a non-playable character?

Umaga was presented as a savage whom only his manager could control, and his name comes from the final stage of Samoan tattooing.

JTG and Shad both debut in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 as members of which Raw tag team?

Cryme Tyme played street thugs for laughs, slipping away with items such as a commentator's laptop in the middle of interviews.

Which ECW original, billed as The Innovator of Violence, runs ECW in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008's General Manager mode?

Tommy Dreamer manages ECW and is also a playable Legend. Raw and SmackDown are run by Jonathan Coachman and Theodore Long.

Which Legend, exclusive to the PSP version of SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, was also a character in the G.I. Joe toy line?

Sgt. Slaughter can only be unlocked on the PSP, where his finisher is the Cobra Clutch, a hold he once offered $5,000 to anyone who could break.

Which SmackDown Diva in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 worked as a middle school teacher before joining WWE?

Michelle McCool reached WWE through the 2004 Diva Search, and in 2008 she became the company's first Divas Champion.

Which publisher, WWE's video game partner until it went bankrupt in 2012, released SmackDown vs. Raw 2008?

THQ struck a deal in 1998 to take the wrestling licence over from Acclaim, and it filed for bankruptcy in December 2012.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 mode, named after a video-on-demand service, merged Season and General Manager modes?

WWE 24/7 lets players steer a wrestler to Legend status or run a brand as its boss, although ECW's stars cannot be chosen for a career.

Which SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 fighting style lets a wrestler steal an opponent's finishing move, at reduced power?

Showman wrestlers can copy a rival's finisher or taunt, and they gain momentum faster by taunting or diving from high places.

Which console's version of SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 had only five match types and chairs as its only weapons?

Wii owners also got a different career option, Main Event Mode, in which a created wrestler works his way to the top.

Which match type made its last series appearance in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 and did not return until WWE 2K16?

Buried Alive matches end when one wrestler is thrown into a grave beside the ring. In WWE 2K16 the type returned only inside the Showcase mode.

General Manager mode left the series after SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 and did not return until which game?

WWE 2K22 revived the idea under a new name, MyGM, ending an absence that began with the 2009 edition.

Which ECW newcomer in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 had played in a Super Bowl as a Buffalo Bills linebacker?

Marcus Cor Von is the ring name of Monty Brown, who was on the Buffalo side that lost Super Bowl XXVIII to the Dallas Cowboys.

Which SmackDown newcomer in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 first found fame in the male cheerleading group the Spirit Squad?

Kenny Dykstra won the World Tag Team Championship with the group at 20, making him one of the youngest champions in WWE history.

Which Legend, new to the series in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, played a bouncer in the Patrick Swayze film Road House?

Terry Funk had a career lasting more than 50 years, with several short-lived retirements, and the game files him with the ECW originals.

Which ECW Legend in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, nephew of The Sheik, helped popularise tables as weapons?

Sabu makes his series debut in the game, and his reckless style is credited with laying the groundwork for tables, ladders and chairs matches.

Which ECW original in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 was famous for entering through the crowd while drinking beer?

The Sandman held the original ECW World Heavyweight Championship a record five times, and the game lists him on the Raw roster.