Best WWE '12 CAWs

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We break down some of the best WWE '12 CAWs we've seen to-date. It's never been easier to download CAWs via THQ's online service. We found these guys by browsing the service and picking our favorites CAWs from video games, the wrestling world, comics...and even a cereal box.

Create-A-Wrestlers or CAWs have been a vital part of wrestling games for the better part of a decade. The benefit is that if your favorite wrestler or icon isn't in the game, you can go ahead and just make them in a few minutes...or hours if you're obsessed with detail.
We picked through WWE '12's online service looking for some of the best CAWs. They weren't always the highest rated, but they caught our eye as either completely awesome, bold, or downright crazy (Captain Crunch, really?). Take a look at the best WWE '12 CAWs and if you think you have a CAW that's better, submit a picture to UGOWWECAW@gmail.com and we'll add it!

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29	Iron Man by Zomcore

This Iron Man from Zomcore did the best at making CAW flesh into metal.

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28	Kratos by Dinklebeeeerrrg

It wouldn't be a WWE game without a version of Kratos available as a CAW. The Olympian might be taking a break from the spotlight, but he'll always be available to take to the ring.

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27	Professor Genki by xAOVx SYCOxGRIM

Professor Genki from Saint's Row: The Third is awesome, the fact that someone tried to make a fake anime mascot as a wrestler is even better.

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26	Jeff Jarrett

Double J is a pretty divisive figure, but we still mark out for him from time to time. This version of Jarrett caught our eye because of the killer cloak/jacket he's wearing and the handlebar moustache. Now where's the guitar?

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25	Low Ki by Bobby de niero

I'll always have a soft spot for Low Ki (I'm not calling him by his WWE NXT name) for his battles in ROH and TNA. This Low Ki sports some killer tights and is a pretty damn perfect depiction of his face.

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24	Raven by bLaZe1SoN83

ECW Legend Raven has a solid-looking CAW in WWE '12. Great tattoos and facial paint elevate this over some of the lesser Ravens we saw. I'd like some old-school ECW gear to throw on him, but for now, this will do.

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23	Slade by xfunxplayer1000

This version of Slade caught my eye because it looks almost flat and cartoony, like Slade from the Teen Titans TV show from a few years back.

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22	Ultimate Warrior by VinsenMCV

Getting to play as The Ultimate Warrior in WWE All-Stars this year was awesome... and I'm glad that someone took the time to make a CAW of him for WWE '12. This version had four costumes, including a wicked Halloween Havoc 1996 costume. VinsenMDV spent a lot of time thinking about costumes and gave players a bunch of options. Go check his stuff out.

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21	Owen Hart – 1995 King of Harts by ORIGINAL Mac

Owen Hart was one of my favorite wrestlers and I love the use of his 1995 King of Harts outfit. The face might need a bit of work, but this deep-cut outfit sells the CAW.

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20	Umaga by xIVxNEMESISxVIx

You can pay your respects to the gone-too-soon wrestler Umaga with this WWE '12 CAW. Umaga may be gone, but you can still punish everyone in the ring forever.

Create-A-Wrestlers or CAWs have been a vital part of wrestling games for the better part of a decade. The benefit is that if your favorite wrestler or icon isn't in the game, you can go ahead and just make them in a few minutes...or hours if you're obsessed with detail.
We picked through WWE '12' s online service looking for some of the best CAWs. They weren't always the highest rated, but they caught our eye as either completely awesome, bold, or downright crazy (Captain Crunch, really?). Take a look at the best WWE '12 CAWs and if you think you have a CAW that's better, submit a picture to UGOWWECAW@gmail.com and we'll add it!

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19	Giant Gonzalez by RaggaBjGoldmen

Giant Gonzalez's body suit is recreated on this CAW with a bit of scary accuracy. He was not the best wrestler by any stretch of the imagination, but he struck a chord with a lot of young fans during his fued with the Undertaker at WrestleMania IX.

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18	Sub Zero by OmegaMathauS

You'll find just about every Mortal Kombat ninjas as CAWs in WWE '12, but this may be the best one.This Sub Zero has four costumes, including his new costume and versions from Mortal Kombat 1, Mortal Kombat 2 and MK 3.

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17	Bam Bam Bigelow by TakeOnJustice

The Beast From the East has an awesome CAW in WWE '12. There may be a sad theme of dead wrestlers as CAW in this feature, but let's not let depressing stats and figures of the departed derail us from paying tribute. For a bonus, you should find a Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy CAW and recreate their ECW battle.

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16	Typhoon by ratdRSuperstar

One half of the Natural Disasters, the former Tugboat turned on his friend Hulk Hogan and became Typhoon. This CAW, by ratdRSuperstar is an awesome rendition of Typhon from the early 90s. It's worth downloading along with a Natural Disasters version of Earthquake.

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15	Bruce Lee by EbonyHumperSwag

This CAW of martial arts legend Bruce Lee comes in many flavors, including white suit, Game of Death yellow jumpsuit and this battle-scarred Enter the Dragon look.

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14	Shaggy 2 Dope by inzan3dogg

One half of the Insane Clown Posse, Shaggy 2 Dope showed up as one of the higher-ranked CAWs. This version, sporting a sweet Detroit jersey caught my eye, but I was not able to really find a great Violent J version. Come on CAW makers, prove me wrong and unite the full ICP!

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13	Mr. Freeze by xKiNgChRoNiCx3

This looks like a mutant version of Mr. Freeze and the Legion of Doom. Freeze here sports a mean set of shoulder pads and an awesome helmet with his trademark red-rimmed goggles. There wasn't a great Batman version, but his villains are well represented.

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12	NWA Sting by alaweiz

This awesome NWA Sting caught my eye quickly. It's a great-looking version of Sting, with solid attention to detail in his face paint and face modeling. Alaweiz really went all out in recreating a young Sting for everyone to enjoy.

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11	El Generico by dre41

Lucha Libre master El Generico shows up as a WWE '12 CAW. This indie wrestler has several versions available for download... so you should check them all out and find the right one for you.

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10	Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed: Revelations by x1mmx Blackbelt

Looking for the latest version of Ezio Auditore? This Revelations-inspired Ezio may be old, but I bet he's got a few tricks left.

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9	Faarooq APA version by Mediumsolid

DAMN! This Faarooq is looking good! He's got the right APA gear on and he's even got a Faarooq Asad version floating around somewhere if you really want to go old school.

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8	Wrestling Attire Ronald McDonald by allstars42o

This is not the best looking Ronald McDonald, but allstars42o's dedication to a joke is the reason why he makes the list. If you tab over to Ronald's wrestling attire, this is what you get... high school/amateur wrestling Ronald McDonald. Why did he make this? I have no idea. But, it's pretty awesome!

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7	Jason Vorhees by Crucified zombie

Many know Jason Vorhees as a hockey mask-wearing murderer, but this is how he first appeared in the Friday the 13th series, as a bag-over-the-head hillbilly in Part Two.

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6	Masked Kane – 1997 by DoA Valiant

Kane just returned to WWE wearing a new mask, but this classic 1997 Masked Kane look is too good not to download. DoA Valiant needs to make a new mask alternate and then we'll never use another Kane but this one.

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5	Captain Crunch by Zezno

This CAW blew my mind. Who looks at a cereal box and says "Yes... that's who I want to wrestle as."? No word on whether there's a Crunch Berry version of the Captain.

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4	Killbane by JoeSyrus

Killbane is one of my favorite new characters of the year. He's amazing in Saint's Row: The Third and shows up here in WWE '12 in his solid-looking green suit. You can take him to the ring in his wrestling gear if you want, but I'll take this stylin' look instead.

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3	Captain Planet by Jbraska

Captain Planet by Jbraska was one of the cleanest looking and accurate CAWs I saw on the service. The logo on his chest is great, the mullet is even better. We may never get a Captain Planet movie, but we can make our own new storylines and plots in the ring.

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2	The Joker by Jbraska

Jbraska appears twice on this list, once with his great Captain Planet, but also with this killer rendition of The Joker from The Dark Knight. You can almost see Heath Ledger under all that paint.

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1	Abyss by dOde316

This CAW of TNA's monster Abyss shows up on this list because at the time we checked the service, he was the most downloaded character. People love to play as monsters and bringing over one of TNA's biggest guy into WWE '12 as a CAW seems like a no brainer.

Top 11 Girls of Gaming

Top 11 Girls of Gaming : We feature the eleven hottest babes to ever hit the video game worldEver since we were transfixed by twelve pink-colored pixels standing in for a naked Indian maiden in Custer's Revenge on the Atari 2600, we've been keeping a close eye on babes in our video games. As technology gets better and better, the ability of our favorite genius designers to craft female characters that are not only powerful and interesting but also smoking hot has increased exponentially, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Join us now, gentle reader, as we peer through the pink curtains into the magical land of pixels and polygons to bring you our picks for the Top 11 Hot Girls of Games. You may disagree with our choices, but we'll provide plenty of eye candy to take in while you're penning us your outraged responses, because we're cool like that.

Samus Aran

Making her debut in the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System classic Metroid, Samus is a walking example of a woman being forced to hide her gender to compete in a man's world. Encased in a cybernetic battlesuit that can be upgraded with a variety of weapons, the brave bounty hunter travels the galaxy battling space pirates and unraveling the mystery of the Metroids, energy-leeching aliens that flit through the air like awful amoebas. When the original Metroid was released, players who completed the game in a short enough time were treated to the surprising sight of Samus stripped down to just a bikini, revealing a pulchritudinous female form. Her appearances in multiple sequels as well as the Super Smash Brothers series have cemented her as one of gaming's most deadly foxes – we're just sad that she doesn't seem to be ditching the bulky body armor for something a little more form-fitting anytime soon.

Ivy Valentine

Soul Calibur's mega-bombastic whip-wielding hottie isn't the only babe in the game, or even the best-endowed (that honor goes to Taki and her enormous ninja bazooms) but her combination of sultry moves and revealing outfits shoots her up the charts. First appearing in the original Soul Calibur, the primitive hardware of the Dreamcast wasn't nearly powerful enough to do justice to her dangerous curves, but with each incarnation this white-haired babe has become more and more droolingly realistic as her stitched-together outfits have become skimpier and skimpier. The latest images from the next-gen Soul Calibur 4 are downright unbelievable, depicting her chain-sword Valentine arcing smoothly in the air around her buxom body. Couple that with her brutal and punishing combat moves and you have our idea of the ideal woman – well, except for her undead pirate father Cervantes. That guy's kind of a buzzkill

Princess Peach

It's common sense that any woman who could inspire a fat-assed Italian plumber to traipse through 32 nightmarish worlds filled with carnivorous plants, lakes of lava and bottomless pits would have to be pretty damned hot. It wasn't until technology caught up with her beauty that we were able to find out just how hot. With her next-gen appearances in games like Mario Tennis and Super Smash Brothers Brwal, modern gamers have discovered exactly what Bowser has been lusting after all these years. Peach is a stone cold fox! Although she's a little emotional (as evidenced in her solo DS title, Super Princess Peach), her comely body and bubbly personality make her prime girlfriend material. And if you're really daring, you can try to talk her into a three-way with fellow Mario flame Daisy. But you might find yourself with an umbrella up your keister for broaching the prospect.

Alyx Vance

Gordon Freeman's boon companion may not have the outrageous attributes of some of the other babes on this list, and her wardrobe is positively demure, but there's just something about her that makes her unforgettable. Maybe it's the intense amount of care and detail that the geniuses at Valve put into her facial animations, making her seem more like a real human being than a computer simulation. Maybe it's the intense plotting and pacing of Half-Life 2 and its sequels, which put you and Alyx into increasingly tight situations where you need to trust each other to survive? Or maybe it's just that she's a cute post-apocalyptic chick with short hair and a take-no-crap attitude, a rarity in this age of eye candy and cheeseball characterization. Whatever it is, we can't wait for Episode Three to hit for our next dose – would it be too much to say it's our own personal Legend of Bag Her, Vance? Okay, it probably was.

Mai Shiranui

Now that's what we call an outfit. The over-endowed, perpetually jiggling Mai has become not only a mascot for SNK's King of Fighters series, but also for the whole company. And with a rack like that, we can see why SNK seems intent on plastering her comely visage over everything in sight. Making her debut in Fatal Fury 2 and going on to appear in every King of Fighters title as well as many, many other games, Mai is an unapologetic sex symbol, with her low-cut blouse and loincloth barely covering her assets as she whips ass on whoever stands in her way. While some decry Mai's ubiquitousness as pandering fan service, we're more than happy to pick up the yearly iterations of the King of Fighters franchise just to get fresh hands on this fetching fighter.

Hana Tsu Vachel

Join us in mourning for Eidos's poor, forgotten Fear Effect franchise. What could have been a rival to the Resident Evils of the world unfortunately fell victim to financial crises and the long-rumored third installment in the series, Fear Effect: Inferno. But we still have the first games to carry us through the night, and especially their hard-edged heroine, Hana Tsu Vachel. Rendered in a stylish cel-shaded graphical engine that flatters Hana's hot body and unique style, the games are awesome third-person adventures with manic gunplay. What we remember most, though, is the suggestive ad campaign for Fear Effect: Retro Helix, which depicted Hana and her new... friend Rain Quin in some very suggestive poses. The game itself followed through on that promise of lesbionic love, with the two comely honeys sharing an on-screen kiss that made us drop our controllers. Hopefully one day we'll pick them up again.

Tifa Lockhart

The early days of 3D console games were notable for a few rough spots in portraying the female form, but they did lead to the creation of at least one bona-fide sex symbol - Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart. Oh, sure, we know that you were supposed to fall in love with Aeris and we were plenty sad when she died, but our loyalties always lay with the spunky, top-heavy martial artist – and we'd like to lay more than our loyalties with her, if you know what we're saying. Designed by Square's ace in the hole Tetsuya Nomura, Tifa's outfit is a marvel of understatement – but it's her natural assets and unforgettable personality that earn her a spot on this list. And admit it, you too tried to work the dating minigame in FFVII so you'd get that ferris wheel ride with sweet Tifa, right? We can't be the only ones.

Chun Li

We don't know about you, but it was with Capcom's epochal arcade release of Street Fighter II that we got our first real video-game crush. Ah, Chun Li, lone woman fighter among a motley crew of karate dudes, stretchy yoga masters, and furry manimals from the jungles of Brazil. Can your mighty thighs deliver the brutal kicks that you need to triumph? Your multiple appearances in nearly every Capcom fighter attest to your victories in the ring. And who can say that they didn't trigger her trademark Spinning Bird Kick on the home version with one finger on the pause button to confirm the rumor that you could see a flash of panty when she flipped upside-down? The forthcoming Street Fighter movie is rumored to focus on this ass-kicking wench, as played by Smallville's Eurasian hottie Kristin Kreuk, and we can't wait for our girl to get the big-screen exposure she so dearly deserves.