from IGN.com:

Batista
The Big Show
Bobby Lashley
The Boogeyman
Booker T
Candice Michelle
Carlito
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Chris Masters
Daivari
Edge
Eugene
Finley
The Great Khali
Gregory Helms
Hardcore Holly
JBL
Jillian Hall
Joey Mercury
John Cena
Johnny Nitro
Kane
Ken Kennedy
Kid Kash
Kurt Angle
Lance Cade
Lita
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Melina
Mickie James
Paul Birchill
Psicosis
Randy Orton
Rey Mysterio
Ric Flair
Rob Van Dam
Shawn Michaels
Shelton Benjamin
Snitsky
Super Crazy
Torrie Wilson
Trevor Murdoch
Triple H
Trish Stratus
Umaga
Undertaker
Viscera
Vito
William Regal


Other than including guys like Vito over guys like Jamie Noble, London, and Spanky, it doesn't look too bad. Finlay and fucking Umaga have me excited. Legends to be revealed soon, with rumors circulating that they could include Mr. Perfect and/or Rick Rude...

Maybe THQ should include both of them.

Let's hope so. I'll assume Austin, Rock, Foley, Bret, and Hogan (hopefully only 1 this year) will also be returning as Legends, along with Eddie who is all but confirmed.

Weird not having Jericho in the game, even though he's been gone forever. I think this is the first one he's missed...

IGN's started the countdown for the game. They've done Big Show, Kane, Boogeyman, William Regal, Melina, and Chavo so far.

I'm more so surprised that London was left out, considering he was in the last one so it wouldn't have been hard to bring him back. I always felt that's why Lance Storm kept showing up, even when he had been all but buried.

IGN released the Legend's list tonight:

Bam Bam Bigelow
Hulk Hogan
Roddy Piper
Bret Hart
Jerry Lawler
Shane McMahon
Cactus Jack
Jim Neidhart
Steve Austin
Dude Love
Mankind
Tazz
Dusty Rhodes
Mr. Perfect
Eddie Guerrero
The Rock

And regular Mick Foley has been added to the regular roster, replacing Eugene.

Finally, a game that allows me to beat the everloving shit out of Jerry Lawler. My prayers have been answered.

Playing the demo on X-Box Live.

A few notes:

*Kane and Triple H are the only playable characters in the demo.

*I don't like the new grappling system that much (using the right joystick) but I'm sure it will grow on me. I guess you're suppose to be able to change to the "classic" controls so I guess it's no big deal.

*Blood this year looks awesome.

*Fighting in the crowd is great. All kinds of weapons laying around and there is a huge scaffold you can climb and jump onto your opponent (there are tables nearby you can set them on if you want). Sadly only one person can climb the scaffold at a time.

*The environment interactions are pretty sweet. They range from ramming your opponent's head into the announce table to throwing them into a giant speaker in the crowd and electrocuting them.

*They actually dismember the announce table this year. They take the top off and throw it, and then remove the little monitors as well. Not a big deal but I thought it was a nice touch.

*Playing as Triple H against my friend using Kane, he grappled me, put me in powerbomb position, lifted me, walked over to the ropes, and Awesomebombed me to the floor. He also did this with the chokeslam. These grapples are pretty sweet although Triple H only had the suplex one as far as I can tell. I could walk over to the ropes and suplex them stomach-first onto them, perform a front suplex, perform a regular suplex, and do the Davey Boy hold.

If you have any questions I'll try to answer the best I can.

The gameplay's growing on me a little, but I get the feeling that when I get bored with this one and go back to HCTP (which I always end up doing), I'll be screwed, controls wise. Fuckers, changing every game to incorporate analogs...

So I just figured out that apparently they didn't issue this for the XBox, just for the 360.

FUCK YOU WWE.

Man, online in this game is bullshit. Whooping someone's ass with Bruiser Brody only for them to leave the session AFTER you pin them, and then a screen comes up and says my record won't be saved. Fuck that.