WWE 12's Road to WrestleMania was INSANE!

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Back in the late 2000s and early 2010s, whenever a new WWE game would drop, it would feature a mode called "Road to WrestleMania", the mode for the first few years gave you a few different stories to choose from and let you play a mini story mode all about getting to WrestleMania. Road to WM quickly became a fan favorite mode and every year fans were excited for what new stories the developers could come up with. WWE '12 ended up being the last WWE game to have a RTWM mode. Its been 13 years and we never got another. However even though it was the last mode, the developers decided to go out with a BANG. Instead of a few short stories, they decided to make one large mode with 3 stories that all somehow intertwine with each other. A Villain story, an Outsider story and lastly a Hero story. Sheamus, Triple H and Jacob Cass
These three stories ended up being some of the wildest wrestling video game stories we had ever seen, and to this day are iconic for how crazy they got. So I decided 13 years later to go back and revisit these stories and after playing them.. All I can say is, WWE 12's Road to WrestleMania was INSANE!
0:00 Intro
1:10 Villain Story
10:42 Outsider Story
17:30 Hero Story

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@WrestlinGifs Ай бұрын

This took forever to create, hopefully it was worth the wait❤️

@flarrowgoateditz Ай бұрын

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Ай бұрын

Bro said tonight on Twitter and posted a day later, lmfao

@_InTheCosmos_ Ай бұрын

bout damn time “tonight” my ass‼️😭 jus playin all love thanks for another banger man

@kjshow-jj9cn Ай бұрын

Pav, I ran this shit back like a week ago it still crazy 😛

@RaymondX257 Ай бұрын

How much is xbox series console over there

@gone8792 Ай бұрын

Craziest part is having WM27 for three years in a row lmao

@FreshPrincex4 Ай бұрын

Technically that happened for Wrestlemania's 36 & 37 😂 same designs, logo and such

@mihaimercenarul7467 Ай бұрын

That's why 2k24 and 2k20 hâd a custon made wrestlemania arena since the game hâd a huge time skip.

@declangaming24 Ай бұрын

The storyline starts in 2011 then it ends in 2013 at WCW starcade in December 2013

@MegaShingo97 Ай бұрын

And those WM27 are better than the actual one....

@AceTheSkylord Ай бұрын

And all 3 of them ended up being better than the actual Wrestlemania 27 lol

@monkeat3am427 Ай бұрын

I’m 100% convinced that triple h wrote his own RTWM

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Ай бұрын

@JoshBonesJones Ай бұрын

He cooked fr. Glad hes in control of WWE now

@TheSUPERWIND2023 Ай бұрын

@@JoshBonesJonesYup.

@mihaimercenarul7467 Ай бұрын

@JoshBonesJones cooked? Are you 5 years old?

@Maxstackzzzz Ай бұрын

@@mihaimercenarul7467you must be like 40+

@kadharefinley224 Ай бұрын

Bro the spots in WWE 12 RTWM were so freaking INSANE, we were out here trying to kill each other with the most wildest moves. Sheamus and Jacob Cass without a doubt one of the best RTWM stories 🔥

@wijinsama Ай бұрын

When wrestlers can actually survive crazy spots like their in Marvel

@charlesredd9619 Ай бұрын

U just gave me a flash back/ptsd😅😅😅

@paytonwilkerson955 Ай бұрын

Big Show throwing Rey Mysterio threw the table looked like it killed him 😂😂.

@michaelaburns734 Ай бұрын

A cross from ECW WCW TNA and WWE in one!

@AutoRockinRacing94 Ай бұрын

Roman wishes he could be THIS version of Sheamus

@davidtakyi14 Ай бұрын

You read my mind bro

@DeeeeDrawwwwsss93 Ай бұрын

He’d have to show up for work and that ain’t happening lmaooo

@Smilesb2801 Ай бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing 😂🤣

@ryder1245 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂@@DeeeeDrawwwwsss93

@mr.j9125 Ай бұрын

Nah. He was alreadg dominant.

@ShadowThe771 Ай бұрын

Yukes and THQ made a better invasion angle than the WWF did back in 2001.

@davidtakyi14 Ай бұрын

Still unbelievable to this day since the wcw guys in this game were not even as good as the ones in the invasion in 2001

@painvillegaming4119 Ай бұрын

@@davidtakyi14 what do you mean Nash Vader and Booker and Big boys Plus Show and rey Tho I suppose they need it Hogan and goldberg

@davidtakyi14 Ай бұрын

@@painvillegaming4119 I mentioned the guys in the actual invasion could perfect this storyline

@lewisaino Ай бұрын

A@@davidtakyi14At least it had more wCw esque

@DaleEarnshark3 8 күн бұрын

If you count the WWE Civil War in Smackdown Shut Your Mouth, that's twice they did it better than the real WWF.

@eddygm886 Ай бұрын

There were only 2 things certain in this RTW: backstage brawls and Triple H interrupting segments😂

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Ай бұрын

Triple h was on demon time, bro was in his mania 19 revenge mode bag.

@bestgamer0110 Ай бұрын

I remember that rtwm was full of backstage brawls 😆😆😆

@Slick5150 Ай бұрын

Those backstage brawls got on my nerves just for how frequent they were

@Jexport362 Ай бұрын

WWE 12 was an underrated game. it had a great universe mode, decent gameplay and a good RTWM yet it still does not get enough love it deserves.

@patrickdesjardine Ай бұрын

WWE 12 and WWE 13 were incredible underrated games that were really special. To put out 2 bangers after the SvR games really helped ease into a new era of wrestling games and are better than half the SvR games!

@DallasdotMPEG Ай бұрын

@@patrickdesjardineif i remember correctly people hated on 12 so much because it took out music and just replayed the same 5 generic instrumental rock songs.

@wastedimperium777 Ай бұрын

It lacked a soundtrack that captivated the nostalgia everybody looks to these games for.

@MineplexVLOfficial Ай бұрын

2K should replace Showcase mode in 2K25 with a new Road To Wrestlemania Having RTWM and MyRise in the same game would be peak

@eddygm886 Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t care because they always ruin something that came from THQ’s era the first time and would rather a wait a whole year to improve instead of a patch

@pleaseshutup7053 Ай бұрын

@@eddygm886lmao you speaking facts

@beardedweirdo790 Ай бұрын

Whilst their at it replace universe with season mode

@reypuma331 Ай бұрын

Nah, they would practically be the same except you play with a real wrestler and not a caw

@Schollchen Ай бұрын

I just noticed, that The Miz eliminated HHH at Bragging Rights. That’s continuity.

@TheSUPERWIND2023 Ай бұрын

Something you'd see in the Renaissance Era lol

@painvillegaming4119 Ай бұрын

A lot of continuity in this one between Nash and arn wanting to talk to Cody

@Schollchen Ай бұрын

@@painvillegaming4119 I’ve seen that later in his Video, and thought holy shit, how did i never notice that

@Josemanuel.JP4 Ай бұрын

They actually have a lot of continuity moments (aka. long term storyteling) in that entire RTWM, it's kinda crazy just for a wrestling video game, they have so much atention to detail, even more than the 'Vince McMahon' WWE itself

@Schollchen Ай бұрын

@@Josemanuel.JP4 you’re right. I remember during the HHH Storyline, the commentators mentioned that someone has won a championship from Sheamus, explaining what happened to the titles after sheamus won all of them

@alec2000 Ай бұрын

Oh man, I’d do anything to get Road to WrestleMania back in the current games. The potential is endless with a lot of the current stars, and it’s a shame they haven’t thought of it. Here’s hoping they bring this mode back one day.🙏

@maineventmafia1633 Ай бұрын

Myrise is basically RTWM with your created character

@LukeRojas Ай бұрын

@@maineventmafia1633Only it's so much more repetitive.

@thegameking3931 Ай бұрын

@@maineventmafia1633rtwm isn't my rise lol it's my career mode which is replaced by my rise mode and showcase mode replaced rtwm

@charlesredd9619 Ай бұрын

We can't as the roster is nowhere near as solid AND the top guys are half asses only ones who can do it now are seth(pending mania) cody, randy, Gunther ,and sure thebloodline

@thegameking3931 Ай бұрын

@@charlesredd9619 road to wrestlelamia were fictional stories of WWE star so they can make it with current stars easily. They can make one bloodline storyline angle and one judgement day storyline

@Superb_0wl Ай бұрын

SVR 2007-2011 was my Era.

@pleaseshutup7053 Ай бұрын

11 and 07 were so different

@eddygm886 Ай бұрын

@@pleaseshutup7053that’s the difference between THQ and 2K, every 2K game feels like the same game every time, the only time it felt really different was 22 but it became same again

@steelmanemason Ай бұрын

@@pleaseshutup7053so different yet so great at the same time

@Slick5150 Ай бұрын

SVR 08 Was kind of a let down tho

@right-wing_reactionarychri8798 Ай бұрын

@@Slick5150 SVR 09 was worse. 😂

@Schollchen Ай бұрын

I loved WWE 12‘s RTWM. it was so epic to play as John Cena only to be attacked by Sheamus and then you play as him. The only negative thing was, there were too many Backstage fights. But it’s still miles ahead of Todays Story modes. Way too much over Social Media.

@dwightyboy5324 Ай бұрын

Dude I hate the social media parts. I felt like I spent more time reading texts than seeing cool cutscenes

@AEli5002 Ай бұрын

Got stories that actually work where as these days we get very cringy stories

@Omega5678 Ай бұрын

"Stumbling out like Jeff Hardy at Victory Road 2011" 🤣

@iiTsFaded_ Ай бұрын

The United Kingdom really was the judgment day before judgment day 😂

@AutoRockinRacing94 Ай бұрын

superior version of the League of Nations

@darionblack4434 18 күн бұрын

huh? lmao more like league of nations

@SLEEPGANG Ай бұрын

I just realized, all the members of The United Kingdom are all in WWE 2k24. Shemus (base roster) Classic Shemus (MyFaction) William Regal (Base Game) Wade Barrett (Formely 2k23 DLC, Now in base game) Drew Mcintyre (Base Game)

@vadar0521 Ай бұрын

I think it’s also a call name for the teams in 2K24 too

@thezking1425 Ай бұрын

Looking at this video how Drew is looked at as the most useless member of the United Kingdom faction. Definitely wasn't wrong really but if 2K ever bought the United Kingdom faction to MyRise or continued it in some way Drew would be the strongest member today.

@mac2541 Ай бұрын

drew would be the strongest and william regal would be the voice/leader of the group @@thezking1425

@619Slipk Ай бұрын

As soon as Arn Anderson flipped sides I started suspecting that the Sheamus storyline came straight out of Vince Russo's mind By the end I was 100% sure of it

@ThatFishguy... Ай бұрын

WWE 12 has to be one of the most random and crazy wwe game

@Doceli-dg3cn Ай бұрын

TIME TO THE PLAY THE GAME D:

@Bruno-bb9er Ай бұрын

"I said I need to talk to Cody." -Arn Anderson, 2011

@ADevilTaco 11 күн бұрын

Huh...I wonder if they were close before AEW.

@tmage23 9 күн бұрын

@@ADevilTaco They were. Cody specifically requested Tony Khan hire Arn. The two have been tight at least since Dusty's death.

@bigloreacts665 Ай бұрын

This was the first WWE Game I ever played and man I was so invested in this story. I felt like I was fighting in WW3. That Jacob Cass story had me on the edge of my seat. Damn I miss THQ.

@yobootystank8160 Ай бұрын

This was my favorite wrestling game man. Haven’t even watched WWE in over 7 years but just seen this video and brought back nostalgia for me

@DougieYT Ай бұрын

I will never forget how hilarious I thought that Sheamus’s run in the game was better than most of the runs in his career😂.

@joseroncoka5968 Ай бұрын

Nah Bro whoever wrote the WWE12 Road to Wrestemania was coooking, they should hire them for actual booking

@user-rj3fv2hn9m Ай бұрын

Paul Heyman wrote it

@BrickFighter13 Ай бұрын

This mode was so good that they stopped the RTWN story lines because they knew they couldn’t top this! Man can you imagine if they have these storylines in current WWE games. Multiple storylines where you control people like Roman Reigns for a villain story, Cody Rhodes for a hero story.

@lewisaino Ай бұрын

Or have them fight Alt Version of them 😂😂 Like DC

@thetruej7872 Ай бұрын

I wanted WWE 12 for 2 reasons, it was the introduction of Create an Arena and Road to Wrestlemania mode was crazy fun! I remember the Sheamus storyline & WCW Invasion! Take me back.

@scottbulmer8481 Ай бұрын

The fact I remember the uk faction, wcw vs wwe & the name Jacob Cass without starting the video shows how epic & memorable this story mode was

@deana6072 Ай бұрын

Damn you really taking your sweet time with the XL video

@ObamaBinKillin Ай бұрын

This man produces dope videos. He needs to gather the highlight clips

@Miracle-lg7fr Ай бұрын

25:45 "with the fate of the universe on the line I want iguadala-wait what" you made me subscribe after hearing that. Great video my man

@TheApexCJ7 Ай бұрын

Yo We Finally Got It 😂 Was Waiting For This Ever Since You Made That " A Look Back At WWE12" Couple Of Years Ago 🤘🏽

@Lootron Ай бұрын

Back in 2020, I started watching your video and I got into wrestling big time. I wanted to play an old THQ wrestling game, and all I could find at the local gamestop was a rusty WWE 12 disc. When that disc worked, I played that game like crazy! I LOVED this RTWM, and I still think it's the best. WWE 12 had some quirks, but I still love that game. When I see a video about it, I click instantly!

@AngTheRapPlug Ай бұрын

This is 100% the greatest rtwm ever

@ClassicJoyfulMemories Ай бұрын

Love these old wrestling game videos! The nostalgia is too much, man.

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Ай бұрын

RTWM backstage Assault lol all the damn brawls and triple h was on demon time

@kaiseryt5414 Ай бұрын

i remember playing this game a lot back when my ps3 still working especially SVR 2011 and i can't remember how many hours i spent playing road to wrestlemania modes back in the day old times

@quameakbarnes Ай бұрын

Its Crazy That This Road To Wrestlemania Is Better Than WWE2K24 Showcase

@dwightyboy5324 Ай бұрын

It's so sad Showcase hasn't been great since 2k16 (to me at least) but also sad this is the last game it's been featured in. Yeah my rise isn't bad, but nowhere near RTWM levels

@charlottestreet3301 Ай бұрын

@@dwightyboy5324 i watch my rise mode before

@benjaminsmith2708 Ай бұрын

This shit mixed with thanksgiving break I still reminisce about it everytime thanks giving comes around

@syed123911 Ай бұрын

This road to wrestlemania story brings back so many memories. This being the last time we see this mode also made it special. I’d love to see more original stories like this with different wrestlers outside of your created character in future WWE games.

@sebass4379 Ай бұрын

I got this game for the Wii for my 12th birthday and I remember the first thing I did was play the Road to Wrestlemania mode. The Sheamus story was wild as hell and I still remember that ending with him holding every single belt on his Ultimo Dragon shit. The Triple H story like you said was good, but when it was sandwiched between two all timer stories it's easy to forget. But you know what I'll never forget for as long as I live? The first time I played through the Jacob Cass story. Rey Mysterio was and is still to this day my favorite wrestler of all time so being his student in the story, having him turn on you to side with WCW, defeating him and the rest of WCW in that wild ass final match with that Avengers lineup was something to behold. What a time to be alive man, I wish I could go back and experience it for the first time all over again!

@scoobydoounboxings3806 Ай бұрын

This video brought back so many classic memories

@donthebond4822 Ай бұрын

Honestly wwe 12s rtwm was one of the best story modes

@shahzebhasan9995 Ай бұрын

25:43 "Randy Orton? CM Punk? Nah man, WCW invading, fate of the WWE universe on the line, I want JACOB CASS!"

@lewisaino Ай бұрын

He fucked up so Cass better solve it

@540jade Ай бұрын

I was waitin for a vid like this. Love u pav u my favorite KZfaqr out rn keep the gas cominnnn I done watched all yo shit I need more like a fiend😂

@chrislong5955 Ай бұрын

Im waiting on your WM40 review 🔥show was too lit

@King-Harkinian 19 күн бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, fam! Great storytelling!

@TheGreatDevlin Ай бұрын

I think this was my first experience with Vader since WWE really wasn't lionizing him like other legends at the time. I definitely thought he was THE FREAKING MAN between this storyline and playing as him in universe mode.

@Dom_Do_Tm Ай бұрын

Retro gifs 😢 the video game recaps are how I discovered your channel 🎉🥺

@yendezz6019 Ай бұрын

"Sheamus is on demon time, the UK is pretty talente- The Big Show sits on you..." 😂😂😂

@Doceli-dg3cn Ай бұрын

LOL SHEAMUS GOT SHIT ON IMMEDIATELY 😂😂😂🤣🤣

@damonlyon5496 12 күн бұрын

I subscribed after you said he was back in the cut and it’s a scary site😭 love from Chicago bro 😂

@TheWoolie10 Ай бұрын

Great video pav almost 200k subs

@hunkymonkey6933 Ай бұрын

LOVE YOUR VIDS MAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

@dbwillrise8 Ай бұрын

Man... this one brings back memories. I remember pestering my parents for months to buy me a PS3 just for this game. I had only started watching WWE in 2010 and was so excited for this!

@RyanFennec Ай бұрын

Honestly this video is fire lmao. Good stuff

@universalspiderman Ай бұрын

Wow I was just fan girling over this with a friend at work today! And here you are!

@pleopian Ай бұрын

This was entertaining as hell, thank you.

@CalebTh-wj3uk Ай бұрын

WWE 12 is one of my favorite wrestling games ever because of the RTWM’s we got, also great upload really helped me take my mind off the fact that my second cousin Brandon sadly passed away yesterday morning in his sleep he was only 17.

@WrestlinGifs Ай бұрын

RIP to your cousin bro I’m sorry 😞

@Anthonys_S 15 күн бұрын

What a wonderful video , you really done good

@georgeonquantin9812 Ай бұрын

The last time you talked about WWE '12, it made me pick up and play just for RTWM. This video reminded me I should do it again.

@BrimaTribe Ай бұрын

That Jacob cass story was so fire I ended up creating a character in the next game named Jacob cass😭

@thehoshangkoul Ай бұрын

I have played this entire mode from start to finish. It was really wild man It gave me a good amount of nostalgia 😁❤ Great video pav paaji

@twixthehyena Ай бұрын

My main gripe with the WWE 12 storymode was how tedious and repetitive all those backstage brawls felt after a while. Other than that, I really did enjoy it.

@chrisuncleahmad Ай бұрын

Future video topic suggestions: What made Vengeance 2005 so unique (RAW exclusive PPV that briefly had both world champions) How Batista became The Animal What was Pav’s favorite tag team?

@TorontoFCest2007 Ай бұрын

Amazing Video PAV 🔥🔥🔥

@Mutant_Mods Ай бұрын

this was an awesome wild ride. Thank you.

@wastedimperium777 Ай бұрын

This was definitely the most well put together rtwm

@Makoto03 Ай бұрын

This was nostalgic. WWE '12 reinvigorated my love for wrestling games and i loved the story and controls. Also the only wrestling game i platinumed on Playstation.

@Kemo457 Ай бұрын

This mode was by fire the most creative fun and insane mode in any wrestling game in the history that i actually think they were better than wwe’s booking at that year 💀

@ross4005 Ай бұрын

I’ve been watching you for as long as I remember. Hope you have a good day

@MarionOnYT Ай бұрын

We need a WM40 vid ASAP!!

@drippo8570 Ай бұрын

never played 12 this sounds crazy love the vid

@benespinosa6725 Ай бұрын

WWE 12's road to wrestlemania mode is insane and very fun the gameplay is awesome 13-years later.

@Official_DEV007 Ай бұрын

“Is that No Knee Pad Rhodes ?” was hilarious 🤣

@PaperChaserLa Ай бұрын

One of my top 3 fav wwe games, spent so many hours on this , the mode where u can create the story from scratch 😭😭 universal mode was so fire, the format and layout of everything from the contenders list to the background music and vibe, what a time, 12 year old me was just chilling spending hours on this game man

@JamesMovies3 Ай бұрын

Imagine your last match in wrestling being against Jack Swagger and The Miz

@percyhina1021 Ай бұрын

This is PERFECT These Remake is Better than the first ,pls make more of these 🙏😊.

@VlogsIWC 22 күн бұрын

I love the transitions from story to story

@JaydenAnklez Ай бұрын

Pav never misses bro another banger video

@sofianaftab505 Ай бұрын

I love how all the stories sort of are interwoven with each other

@codysmithy312 Ай бұрын

I waited ages for this

@insaneity2640 Ай бұрын

I loved wwe 12 RTWM, what were they thinking with those crazy ass bumps😭 Love what you do Pav!

@jamaricarney3047 Ай бұрын

Been waiting on this

@michaelthomas1087 Ай бұрын

Damn I knew it was good but your commentary talking about it just gave me goosebumps!

@elijahsteward1596 Ай бұрын

You don’t know how much joy I have when I see pav uploaded. 😊

@KhIDp0is0N Ай бұрын

WWE 12 was a fantastic video game. I remebered every second of this, even 12 years later.

@therealhoodedmanofwinterfe5760 Ай бұрын

Bro this was SOOO GOOD

@Brendanrobinson171 Ай бұрын

THEEEEEE BEST RTWM EVER!!! The connecting stories, the characters, the outlandish but realistic stories. They need to bring this concept and mode back

@samlimasilva Ай бұрын

Man, I was 6-7 years old, didn't speak any English (Brazilian here) but I loved these stories with all my heart, they were the most amazing thing I've ever seem up to this point. WWE '12 to WWE 2K15 were the peak of my relationship with wrestling games in my childhood.

@oyamathebe7377 Ай бұрын

We need more road to wrestlemania content from u dude like from smack down vs raw

@xdeejae99 Ай бұрын

I remember replaying this over and over again

@jacobroes8908 Ай бұрын

I remember my jaw dropping when the credits rolled the first time around. I was like so it ends in a loss what the hell then seeing Nash and hearing the crowd boo, I booed with them... ahh little 13 year old me and the memories of staying up late on the weekends with my friends playing WWE '12 is a time I wish I could go back to

@nehemiahpouncey3607 Ай бұрын

Like the part where Triple talks to Nash on the phone and he is just Standing by him the entire time and Get's jackknifed.😂

@lalegende2746 Ай бұрын

Man this video brings back memories! Especially the hero storyline……THAT’S how the Invasion should’ve been booked

@laguitarradealvaro Ай бұрын

The only thing I don't like about this mode is that is titled "Road to Wrestlemania" when it doesn't end on WM, but in Starrcade instead (and several WM events ocurrs within the mode). They should titled it "Story Mode".

@nhatlongvu8896 Ай бұрын

This just further shows you how much of a beast Sheamus was during his 2009-2013 run🔥He was one of the top stars of the company, always involved in big storylines as heel or face👍his status was never the same after that but he still managed to have incredible runs as US Champ (2014), The Bar (2016-2019) and especially "Fight Night" Sheamus (2021-now), where he has casually been producing banger after banger after banger⭐

@a.grimes4202 Ай бұрын

I loved the villain story. Seeing Sheamus dripping in all rhat ibaane amount of gold waa such a cool visual.

@1vandread Ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Jacob Cass was voiced by Austin Aries.

@BradfordYouthGilly Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you did this video. I remember back in the day how much I loved this. I still think Here Comes the Pain has the best season mode but this was great. I don't understand how we're in 2024 and we get the shit we get today. When games 10 & 20 years ago had better season modes.