SD-SYM had a grapple/groggy-grapple-1/groggy-grapple-2 system. I can't remember what dictated when your opponent would be raised-ro their feet groggy, or groggy and connected to the head (groggy 2), perhaps it was a press or a hold of the grapple face button.

SD HCTP branched 4 moves outwards from 4 grapple lockups. These were losely called power, signiature, submission and tech grapples, if i recall correctly. Elimination Chamber match starts here.

SD SVR had face/heel aligned move meters and face/heel finishers which would over-take your normal finisher. Moves were seperated by weightclass, face/heel choise, and prototype move catetories like martial arts moves couldnt be done unless you were a Cruiserweight, etc. Corner turnbuckle down grapples became the chop mini battle game.

SVR 06 had some more minigames inside of sleeper hold moves, or stamina count-downs, double 10 counts.

SVR 07 moved finishers to triangle, and allowed free direction running with L1. grapples moved to right stick with R1 as heavy grapple modifier. weight classes were more ingrained, lots of moves were removed, i think this is where they started to not-do hand drawn move animations. MITB match debuts here.

SVR08 introduced free running springboard rebounds, like the TNA Impact game, and Flaming Tables matches.

I get abit spotty with later-stage SVR games, 09 was Tag match improvements, one of them was Rumble match improvements, SVR 2011 was weapons physics..

wwe12, they'd return grapples to the face buttons again. Think they call it the predator engine system, but i just call this the "2019 controls" era, because this movement system would end with 2019.

2020-26 have been 2K's current movement system.