UNCHAINED EXCLUSIVES!

The SmackDown! videogame franchise loads itself with brand new additions every year upon their new release, and this time around, a new brand steps into the battlefield; ECW! Players will now have access to the 'extreme' roster as well as the standard Raw and SmackDown! superstars.

Again, just like we did for SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007, Unchained presents this custom cover-art for the upcoming game that has wrestling fans hyped, SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008.

This symmetrical design structure puts all the top dogs of their respective brands on opposite corners, just as the title says. In Raw's corner is John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, and Bobby Lashley. Whereas representing SmackDown! is The Undertaker, Batista, Kane, and Rey Mysterio!

Click the image for a larger view.
 

This poster was designed sometime in late 2005, way before the announcement of the new upcoming Incredible Hulk flick. The poster is a spoof of the previous HULK film. Here we see John in all his rage...so much so that he turns green and becomes the smashing, bashing, Hulk!

Below the poster are the regular copyright notifications of course, by Marvel and Universal etc, making the poster look real. So why John Cena and not some other muscular wrestler for The Hulk? Simply because Cena has the face and that 'Hulk-ish' look on his face when he does what he's doing in the poster. Plus, his body is wide, his arms are big...only problem is he isn't green. Looks like we've fixed that problem, haven't we?
 

Hollywood seems to be pitting major pop-culture icons against each other these days, so looking forward to things like Jacob vs. Jason wouldn't be completely crazy. This poster is another spoof depicting Kane as Jacob from See No Evil, against the ever-popular zombie-like killing machine, Jason Vorheees, from all those uncountable Friday The 13th flicks. If Jason can survive lightning bolts, fire, axes to the head, and still star in sequel after sequel of his movies, I'm sure Hollywood will find a way for the Big Red Machine as well.

Anyhow, the poster is a spoof of Freddy vs. Jason, which in my opinion was more comedic than scary, showing Jacob facing-off with Jason, and Jacob's infamous hook around Jason's very famous weapon of choice.

Click the image for the full image. Enjoy.
 

Here's a custom-designed cover-art for the Playstation 2 game, SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007. There's something wrong with the cover art produced by THQ, in my opinion, because they lack the energy that should depict a wrestling game. Of course, SmackDown! games have failed to deliver time after time, with the best being Here Comes The Pain. Subsequent games have just lacked something or a few things altogether.

Anyway, the cover blends the superstars of RAW and SmackDown!, with John Cena representing Raw and The Undertaker representing SmackDown!. Then there's Batista who packs a punch and puts some motion into the art, telling people that this game is going to kick some serious @$$!

Of course, the design replicates the THQ template and way of arranging elements, but with different superstars and slightly altered colors.
 

This is a prediction picture designed for WrestleMania 23. Since 23 was epic in so many ways, we thought it would only be logical on WWE's side to pit John Cena against Stone Cold Steve Austin in what is until now a dream-match for fans worldwide. Take note that these guys have never faced-off in the ring, and the picture you see (click thumbnail to enlarge) is not real. This is a 'what-if' picture of Stone Cold Steve Austin staring into the eyes of John Cena, a sight millions of wrestling fans have been craving to see over the years.

If the picture you see had really happen, and hopefully it does sometime in the future, then be assured that the crowd would erupt into a frenzy similar to that of Hulk Hogan's return, or more!

This match is inevitable. It's bound to happen someday.
 

The Undertaker has never been beaten at WrestleMania, and that's why we were pretty sure that this would be the scene after he had beaten Batista at WrestleMania 23. We were right, of course!

The picture you see is a graphically-altered image, in which the championship is superimposed as if The Undertaker was holding it up. In the actual picture, The Undertaker is not holding anything.

This is a prediction picture showing the aftermath of the Batista / Undertaker match at WrestleMania 23.
 

The power of YouTube is great, isn't it? Weeks before DX had actually reunited, someone had posted an official WWE Vengeance TV promo on YouTube which hyped the return of the most controversial stable in wrestling history; Degeneration X!

The promo spread like butter across bread, and before you knew it, everyone knew that DX was coming back way before they actually did! So we went with the flow and conjured this Vengeance poster depicting long-time rivals, friends, and teammates, Shawn Michaels and Triple H in a tag-team position, clearly stating that they were once again, a part of DX. Behind them is Shawn doing the crotch-chop and the green 'X' smoke.
 

Here's another version of the Vengeance poster. Since we couldn't decide which one to upload, it only seemed logical to upload both!

Green = DX, therefore the entire poster was coated green. Same stuff, just different color tone to make it look more...DX-ish.