This one surprised me. Better than expected after the previous two disappointing entries.
While I didn't care much for the roster at this time I did appreciate the gameplay and presentation upgrades. Weapon (table/ladder) physics were great and the game finally looked like a sports game once more. Story designer is back and greatly improved offering you endless creativity options in combination with returning paint tool, create a wrestler and superstar threads to edit the main roster. I really got to shape my own universe and it was very enjoyable. In-game story modes don't hold a candle to Smackdown season modes but you have a universe mode to keep you busy.
Sadly online modes are gutted now which sucks, but were fun for the time.