WWE '12 Guide Essentials Tactics, Strategy & a Math Lesson

Understanding Superstar Attributes

WWE ’12 expanded the depth to which a Superstar’s attributes affect the outcome of matches. New to this year’s game are the Strike Defense and Grapple Defense attributes, which expand last year’s Technical attribute, making the success of reversals dependent on the kind of attack thrown—a strike or grapple.

This means your Superstar may be better at reversing kicks than he or she is at reversing chain grapples, or vice versa.. Also new are the Adrenaline, Agility, and Recovery attributes, which all contribute to the Superstar’s level of activity and quickness in the ring.

Last, the Tag Team attribute was added to reward powerful Tag Teams for awesome double-team grapple moves. Breakdowns of each attribute and the Top 10 Superstars in each area are included here.

Check out the last chapter of the book for comprehensive rankings of every Superstar, sorted by attribute.

Strike Power

Strike Power determines the level of damage caused by strike attacks. The higher the rating, the more damaging your strikes will be.

Top 10 Strike Power Superstars

Superstar Name	Strike Power
Big Show	100
Vader	95
Mark Henry	95
Undertaker	90
The Rock	90
Stone Cold Steve Austin	90
John Cena	90
Wade Barrett	85
Triple H	85
Smash	85

Grapple Power

Grapple Power determines the level of damage caused by grapple attacks. The higher the rating, the more damaging your grapples will be.

Top 10 Grapple Power Superstars

Superstar Name	Grapple Power
Big Show	100
Mark Henry	100
Vader	95
Undertaker	90
John Cena	90
Triple H	90
Kevin Nash	90
Kane	90
Brock Lesnar	90
Stone Cold Steve Austin	85

Submission

Submission determines how likely your Superstar will succeed in the offensive application of Breaking Point Submission moves.

Top 10 Submission Superstars

Superstar Name	Submission
Undertaker	100
Alberto Del Rio	100
John Cena	95
Daniel Bryan	95
Jack Swagger	90
The Rock	90
CM Punk	90
Sin Cara	90
Big Show	85
Mark Henry	85

Strike Defense

Strike Defense determines the level of difficulty for reversing strike attacks. The higher the rating, the easier it’ll be to reverse successfully. This attribute is also factored in when determining HP damage for strikes landed against you.

Top 10 Strike Defense Superstars

Superstar Name	Strike Defense
CM Punk	95
Shawn Michaels	95
Undertaker	90
John Cena	90
The Rock	90
Stone Cold Steve Austin	90
Randy Orton	90
Eddie Guerrero	90
Ricky Steamboat	90
Wade Barrett	90

Grapple Defense

Grapple Defense determines the level of difficulty for reversing grapple attacks. The higher the rating, the easier it will be to reverse successfully. This attribute is also factored in when determining HP damage for grapples against you.

Top 10 Grapple Defense Superstars

Superstar Name	Grapple Defense
Sin Cara	100
Shawn Michaels	95
Rey Mysterio	95
Alberto Del Rio	90
Jack Swagger	90
The Rock	90
CM Punk	90
Triple H	90
Randy Orton	90
Eddie Guerrero	90

Speed

Speed determines the quickness of a Superstar’s movement.

Top 10 Speed Superstars

Superstar Name	Speed
Sin Cara	100
Evan Bourne	100
Kofi Kingston	95
Shawn Michaels	90
Dolph Ziggler	90
Tyson Kidd	90
Rey Mysterio	90
John Morrison	90
Daniel Bryan	85
CM Punk	85

Charisma

Charisma determines the amount of momentum a Superstar earns for attacking successfully and performing uninterrupted taunts. Charisma also determines the maximum number of Finishers that a Superstar can store.

Superstars with Charisma 90 and above can store three Finishers, those with 80–89 can store two, and those with 1–79 can store one Finisher.

Top 10 Charisma Superstars

Superstar Name	Charisma
The Rock	100
Stone Cold Steve Austin	100
Shawn Michaels	95
CM Punk	95
Eddie Guerrero	95
The Miz	95
Edge	95
Undertaker	95
John Cena	95
Triple H	95

Adrenaline

Adrenaline determines the length of time that a Superstar can run without interruption. The higher the rating, the longer that Superstar can run. If you enable the HUD for your Superstar, the Adrenaline meter will flash underneath when he or she runs.

Top 10 Adrenaline Superstars

Superstar Name	Adrenaline
Sin Cara	100
Evan Bourne	100
Kofi Kingston	95
Shawn Michaels	95
Dolph Ziggler	95
Rey Mysterio	95
John Morrison	95
Daniel Bryan	95
Yoshi Tatsu	95
Tyson Kidd	90

Recovery

Recovery determines the speed with which a Superstar is able to recover from an incapacitated state (grounded or groggy). The higher the rating, the quicker the recovery time.

Top 10 Recovery Superstars

Superstar Name	Recovery
Shawn Michaels	100
Rey Mysterio	95
CM Punk	95
John Morrison	90
Randy Orton	90
Eddie Guerrero	90
Ricky Steamboat	90
The Rock	90
Undertaker	90
John Cena	90

Durability

Durability determines the level of difficulty for participating in Royal Rumble mini-games and escaping out of Breaking Point Submission moves. The higher the rating, the less likely you are to be eliminated from the Royal Rumble or be submitted.

Top 10 Durability Superstars

Superstar Name	Durability
Big Show	100
Vader	95
Undertaker	90
John Cena	90
Brock Lesnar	90
Stone Cold Steve Austin	90
Kane	90
Kevin Nash	90
Mark Henry	90
Randy Orton	85

Agility

Agility determines the Superstar’s range for performing dive attacks off the turnbuckle as well as the speed with which the Superstar is able to mount the turnbuckle. The higher the rating, the more distance the Superstar is able to cover when mounting the turnbuckle.

Top 10 Agility Superstars

Superstar Name	Agility
Sin Cara	100
Evan Bourne	100
Rey Mysterio	90
Justin Gabriel	90
Kofi Kingston	85
Shawn Michaels	85
Dolph Ziggler	85
Tyson Kidd	85
John Morrison	85
Daniel Bryan	85

Tag Team

Tag Team determines the level of damage caused by double-team grapple moves. The higher the rating, the more damaging your double-team moves will be. If you have a high Tag Team rating, use this to your advantage when you tag in.

Top 10 Tag Team Superstars

Superstar Name	Tag Team
Smash	100
Ax	100
Hawk	100
Animal	100
Christian	95
Edge	95
Undertaker	95
Arn Anderson	95
Kevin Nash	95
Big Show	95