>WrestleMania-focused Showcase, 21 matches
>new wrestlers and managers like Rick Rude, Alundra Blayze, Bobby Heenan
>new match types (Special Guest Referee, Ambulance, Casket, Gauntlet)
>2 new storylines for MyRise (dethrone Reigns & beat his +1000 day reign/running your indie promotion and getting headhunted to WWE by William Regal)
>MyRise NPCs can be unlocked for use in other modes
>MyGM improvements (ECW, match types/championships added, talent scouts, trading, contract management, training/leveling up superstars)
>no more MyFaction exclusive attires, they can be unlocked
>Universe gets expanded rivalry actions, new run-ins, new MITB cash-in scenarios, brawls, new cutscenes and Loser Leaves Town stipulation
>Create-A-Sign
>Create-A-Referee
>quick save button in Creation Suite
>new Trading Blows mini-game (can be set to off, manual or automatic)
>slots for finisher/signatures expanded from 2 to 5
>if you stock 3 finishers, you can use them to hit a Super Finisher, which is almost impossible to kick out of (e.g. triple Cross Rhodes)
>6 new Paybacks
>you can dive onto multiple people
>new weapons like trash cans, guitars, microphones and Zelina Vega's flip flops
>all weapons apart from title belts can be thrown & caught
>blood drips down onto body and stays
>blood pools on the mat/ground and stays
>climbing on the announce tables is back
>climbing on the ambulance is also in
>fading face paint & pulling down straps are back
>crawling tired pins are back
>small details added like Orton selling his back after hitting RKO when he's tired
>working elevators and breakable windows added to Backstage Brawl
>irish whipping kneeling opponents added
>double title matches are back
>you can change the camera angle from "hard cam" to HCTP-style ramp facing angle (even during a match)
>when spectating AI vs AI matches, you can freely move the camera
>7 referees from real life instead of generic refs (including Charles Robinson)
>over 90% of facial expressions overhauled
