i'd perfer staged , really , real catfights mean someone can really get hurt which I don't condone , just like in Football , me being a huge NFL fan , if an opposing player is a huge thorn in my teams side , I don't root for him to Blow out his Knee & take the big Head Hunting hit his next play where he has to be carted off the field & will be out several weeks with a Concussion , I just say , twist your ankle & be out the rest of the game , limp around a few days , by Thursday , ready for Sunday . Plus with staged , especially in Custom Matches , which I wish I had the money to request some , you can control WHO wins & HOW & you can choose the combatants , but again , I perfer staged due to nobody really getting hurt , but staged does have 1 problem , at times , it looks too staged & hearing 1 girl while punishing the other let out a quick " Fix your Top It's Coming Down " is a bit ridiculous