It's awesome, pure awesome. It's so much, much better compared to the disappointment that the original SvR last year was.
I'm right now playing the Season mode as my self-created guy called "Strong Style" Jeremy Cruel. The voice-overs sucked last year, this year they're pure gold. I couldn't do but laugh as Cena and Torrie chatted about something. Then my guy came in as well as did RVD, who started off with "Whoa, dude, chill." They really don't sound like they'd have a bucket on their head and be in half sleep - unlike last year. It's also cool that your created guy also has a real voice now - and you can even decide who you'll be friends with (if i recall right, the last year's season was completely linearistic).
I've also driven SmackDown! to a mud hole in the GM mode. I think it rocks, the WWE news and the trades between the brands really add the excitement that it needs. Shame, though - John Cena is my top draw and his popularity is 81% :ohwell:
I've tried to do Monty Brown with the CAW mode. Blah, it (the creation) sucked.
The locker room customition - i dig it too. Call me weird, but sometimes i keep PS2 on and let the mode be in the locker room - i read a magazine for like 30 minutes and then i'm like "Well, time to fight!".
JBL is a goddamittt slimeball. I lost Torrie's contract due to him.