5 Features that gamers want in WWE 2K's next installment

#3 The return of the GM & Road to WrestleMania modes in WWE games

The GM mode in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008.

After WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, we never got to play the fan-favorite GM mode again. In similar fashion after WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, we never got to see any Road to WrestleMania mode again.

Two of the most famous modes were let go of with no new inclusion that served as a worthy replacement.

Words simply can't do justice as to how much I miss GM Mode in WWE Games.💔💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/6ebTXI0pYx

— Wrestling Jebus (@WrestlingJebus) February 6, 2020

No wonder it left ardent fans desiring for both modes to return. The GM mode had a management and booking aspect to it. As the General Manager of Raw, SmackDown or ECW, you had the privilege of drafting your roster and running your shows for brand supremacy against the other GM.

You felt invested in competing with your rival brands in setting up spectacular events that earned you good ratings. It was a lot of fun.

Similarly, The Road to WrestleMania was a single-player campaign involving a WWE Superstar whose aim is to get on the card for that year's WrestleMania. With a few months in hand, the superstar would get in the middle of a fantasy storyline with unique scenarios. You would have access to compete in a few PPVs before going into the biggest show of the year.

Let’s talk Road To WrestleMania. Which game had the best RTWM stories? SvR 2009SvR 2010SvR 2011WWE 12I gotta go with 2011. What about y’all? pic.twitter.com/6UAPpOJvkt

— Kier Johnson (@Kier_Johnson97) February 10, 2021

It is now the perfect time for WWE 2K to make up for a year's absence with the return of either a GM mode or a Road to WrestleMania mode. I guarantee you that if 2K does either of them, their redemption after the derailment will be in order.