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Triple H bashes the front windshield of a limo with a sledgehammer, then reaches through the broken glass and yanks a stunned Chris Jericho out of the car in order to pummel the smarmy heel on the hood.

That's just one of the eye-popping scenes I recently witnessed when getting my first hands-on with the new game "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011".

From performing a sick GTS off the second rope to The Undertaker using his Last Ride to actually throw The Miz through the caged wall in Hell in a Cell to WWE champ Sheamus attacking Randy Orton as the stunned Viper is being carried from the ring in a stretcher, if you've seen it on "Monday Night Raw" or ever even dreamed of the possibility between the ropes, chances are you will see it in the latest update to THQ's best-selling franchise.

After getting the chance to deliver some virtual beatdowns on the computer, I caught up with "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011's" designer, Dan Ryan, to get the latest dirt on the new features in his game.

Jon Robinson: "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011" introduces a new mode called WWE Universe that tries to tie story and exhibition modes together somehow. Can you explain how this will work?

Dan Ryan: It's pretty complicated to talk about, but you're right, it's like exhibition mode with story elements tied in, and all the while, the game keeps track of everything going on. In years past, you just played exhibition matches, but they were inconsequential. But now, if you turn WWE Universe on, the game will keep track of wins and losses and you'll see various wrestlers move up and down in the rankings. Teams are going to form, allies and enemies are going to form, so now, these exhibition matches actually mean something, and to top it off, you'll see a lot of cool cut scenes that will add to the storyline of the Universe that is playing out around you. There will be a lot of surprises, that's for sure, and we have four locations where you'll see the cut scenes. You'll see cut scenes when the guy is doing his entrance. You'll see a lot of the interference happening inside the ring when your rivals get in on the action. Your enemies might pop up after your match during your victory scene and double team you with chairs. You'll see divas get mixed up in this. You might get carried off in a stretcher. There are just a lot of cool moments that we didn't have before and it really replicates the WWE experience.

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