WWE SmackDown ! Shut Your Mouth WWE SmackDown ! Shut Your Mouth ( Exciting Pro Wrestling 4 in Japan ) is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by Yuke ' s . It is part of the " WWE SmackDown " ( now WWE SmackDown vs . Raw ) video game series based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . This game was the sequel to " WWF SmackDown ! Just Bring It " and was succeeded by " WWE SmackDown ! Here Comes the Pain " . It was the first game not to have The Rock on the cover , although he appeared on the cover of the PAL version along with Hulk Hogan . Gameplay . Season mode was re lengthened to two game years , as opposed to the abbreviated season mode in its predecessor . It was the first game to feature the Brand Extension featuring Ric Flair ' s Raw and Vince McMahon ' s SmackDown ! Players compete exclusively on the show they are drafted to for the first few months of year 1 , consisting of four Raw or four SmackDown ! events , plus a pay - per - view event per month . If the superstar is a created superstar , or if the original superstar is below a rating of 60 , he will start ( or be demoted ) to wrestle on " Sunday Night HEAT " . Eventually , the player will have the freedom to fight on the two major TV shows , appearing on two RAW and two SmackDown ! shows and the PPV event , even if he did not hold the Undisputed Championship . One of the major angles featured is based on a nWo storyline featured in early 2002 that included Hulk Hogan , Kevin Nash , and X - Pac , who replaced Scott Hall from the original televised storyline , after Hall was released for his problems arising from his alcohol - related actions . This was also the first game in the series in which female wrestlers could not participate in season mode . Like its predecessor " WWF SmackDown ! Just Bring It " , " Shut Your Mouth ' s " championships cannot be contended for in Exhibition mode and can only be defended in season mode . All of the major titles of the time , except for the Women ' s are included in the game : WWE Undisputed , Intercontinental , European , Tag Team , Cruiserweight , and Hardcore championships . Televised and pay - per - view events are televised from the " SmackDown ! Arena " , which is based on Madison Square Garden , as seen from outside the arena and within the main foyer . Though each week , each event takes place from a different city ( as announced by Jim Ross at the start of the events ) , the areas outside of the arenas remain in Manhattan , New York . Notable areas are a New York Subway stop named " SmackDown ! Station " , " Times Square " , and The World . Although this game was seen as a vast improvement over " Just Bring It " , it still had several problems and limitations , many of which are corrected by its successor , WWE SmackDown ! Here Comes the Pain . The game features several arenas that WWE held events at in 2001 and 2002 . There are also arenas based on each WWE television show . In certain arenas , players could make their wrestlers scale the TitanTron and jump off it . In addition , The Undertaker ' s motorcycle could be ridden in some matches . In terms of graphics , some wrestlers were greatly improved , and included realistic facial features . Fully animated entrances for each character are featured , with their entrance video playing on the TitanTron , and their respective themes playing in the arena . The only exception is Maven , who instead was given the SmackDown ! theme ( although an instrumental of his real theme can be unlocked with a cheat device ) . The title belts are also displayed in the entrances realistically ( i . e . if The Rock held the title , he would carry it to the ring and toss it above his head in his salute to the people , as opposed to wearing the belt on his shoulder or around his waist ) . The belts move according to natural physics , as well . This game was also the first to include alternate attires which the player could unlock through Season Mode ( the game also holds the record for most alternating costumes in the SmackDown ! series with 37 individual superstars collecting either one or two extra costumes ) . this game was good in comparison to previous smackdown games . For wrestler entrances , most of the themes used in the televised and house shows were incorporated into the game . Along with the in - house music from Jim Johnston , remakes of Johnston ' s originals from bands such as Breaking Point ( for Rob Van Dam ) , Our Lady Peace ( for Chris Benoit ) , and Saliva ( for The Dudley Boyz ) were featured . Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler provide sporadic commentary . However , ring announcer Howard Finkel returned to provide his voice for match introductions and wrestler entrances . Create - A - Superstar mode gives the freedom to manipulate any part of the superstar ' s body . It also offers over 58 move sets from a combination of wrestlers in WWE not featured in the game or working in different promotions . A gripe , however , is that it is impossible to give CAW ' s teeth . Even with the recent name change , it was rumored that the WWF name would remain in the game since most of that season was under the WWF name . That was later to be proven false . This would also be the last game not to feature any blood , later being featured on the 2003 sequel , WWE SmackDown ! Here Comes the Pain . Roster . This is the first game to feature wrestlers on different brands , Raw and SmackDown ! . In this game , all the wrestlers , including champions are eligible to be drafted on both brands , except for the WWE Undisputed Champion , who is available on both brands , as long as he is the champion . In older copies of the game , the nWo are secret characters , which can be playable in the Season Mode , if they are unlocked , while Shawn Michaels also appears in the Season as a member of Raw , but does not wrestle and is an NPC . However , in later copies , they are made playable .