Post by #HEEL Dark Lord on Nov 1, 2006 22:14:02 GMT -5
November 1, 2006 - For six consecutive years IGN and THQ have teamed up to bring our readers an ongoing exclusive look at the superstars of the WWE, and this season is no exception. Famous the world over, our "SmackDown Countdown" chronicles each wrestler, diva, and legend that will appear in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, and comes complete with never-before-seen screenshots and direct-feed movies of every last one of them. Every day for the next nine weeks, we'll profile more than 60 different personalities (including two each on Mondays and Fridays as a special homage to Raw and SmackDown fans), and for the first time ever, will cover two different platforms with images and video from both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions. Hot stuff? You bet.
But enough with the formalities it's time to throw down with today's Countdown superstar, Shane McMahon!
HEIGHT:
6'
WEIGHT:
230 lbs
HOMETOWN:
Greenwich, CT
The only son of WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon has been bred from birth to become a major player in WWE. Since his official debut as part of the original Sunday Night HEAT commentary team in 1998, Shane has been involved in numerous classic WWE moments and matches, working with and against the rest of his family at various intervals. Both inside and outside the squared circle, fearless, groundbreaking and confident are the words that best describe Shane McMahon.
Inside the ring, Shane is highly respected for his fearless nature and never-say-die attitude. No one will ever forget his death-defying 40-foot plunge off the TitanTron at SummerSlam 2000, or the coast-to-coast dive that helped him defeat his father at WrestleMania X-Seven. This attitude has also helped him to become a multiple-time WWE title-holder; Shane held the Hardcore Championship in summer 2000, a year after retiring the European Championship after WrestleMania XV.
Perhaps Shane's greatest moment came outside the ropes, when he acquired WCW out from under his father in March 2001. The ensuing war between father and son included that spectacular WrestleMania X-Seven match, where Shane was victorious. That rivalry also led to the birth of Shane and sister Stephanie's WCW/ECW Alliance, a combo that tried to put the elder McMahon out of business during the summer of 2001. In the end, the father taught his children one more life lesson, and Shane was forced out of WWE after his team lost to Mr. McMahon's at Survivor Series 2001, vanquishing the Alliance once and for all. Shane returned to television in the summer of 2003, this time in defense of a parent. After Kane delivered a vicious Tombstone Piledriver to WWE CEO Linda McMahon, Shane made his triumphant return to avenge his mother and battle the Big Red Monster. The new rivalry yielded many fierce battles, featuring Shane sending Kane crashing into a burning dumpster on RAW, and another daredevil dive off the Tron at Unforgiven. The war ended that November, culminating in Kane defeating Shane in an Ambulance Match at Survivor Series 2003 and sending him away from the spotlight.
Source: WWE.com
Stats
Strength: 6.5
Submission: 6.5
Durability: 7.5
Technique: 7
Speed: 8
Charisma: 9.5
Hardcore: 9
Stamina: 7.5
Overall:85
FINISHERS
Combination 2
Leap of Faith
But enough with the formalities it's time to throw down with today's Countdown superstar, Shane McMahon!
HEIGHT:
6'
WEIGHT:
230 lbs
HOMETOWN:
Greenwich, CT
The only son of WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon has been bred from birth to become a major player in WWE. Since his official debut as part of the original Sunday Night HEAT commentary team in 1998, Shane has been involved in numerous classic WWE moments and matches, working with and against the rest of his family at various intervals. Both inside and outside the squared circle, fearless, groundbreaking and confident are the words that best describe Shane McMahon.
Inside the ring, Shane is highly respected for his fearless nature and never-say-die attitude. No one will ever forget his death-defying 40-foot plunge off the TitanTron at SummerSlam 2000, or the coast-to-coast dive that helped him defeat his father at WrestleMania X-Seven. This attitude has also helped him to become a multiple-time WWE title-holder; Shane held the Hardcore Championship in summer 2000, a year after retiring the European Championship after WrestleMania XV.
Perhaps Shane's greatest moment came outside the ropes, when he acquired WCW out from under his father in March 2001. The ensuing war between father and son included that spectacular WrestleMania X-Seven match, where Shane was victorious. That rivalry also led to the birth of Shane and sister Stephanie's WCW/ECW Alliance, a combo that tried to put the elder McMahon out of business during the summer of 2001. In the end, the father taught his children one more life lesson, and Shane was forced out of WWE after his team lost to Mr. McMahon's at Survivor Series 2001, vanquishing the Alliance once and for all. Shane returned to television in the summer of 2003, this time in defense of a parent. After Kane delivered a vicious Tombstone Piledriver to WWE CEO Linda McMahon, Shane made his triumphant return to avenge his mother and battle the Big Red Monster. The new rivalry yielded many fierce battles, featuring Shane sending Kane crashing into a burning dumpster on RAW, and another daredevil dive off the Tron at Unforgiven. The war ended that November, culminating in Kane defeating Shane in an Ambulance Match at Survivor Series 2003 and sending him away from the spotlight.
Source: WWE.com
Stats
Strength: 6.5
Submission: 6.5
Durability: 7.5
Technique: 7
Speed: 8
Charisma: 9.5
Hardcore: 9
Stamina: 7.5
Overall:85
FINISHERS
Combination 2
Leap of Faith
