Wow -- this was a very comprehensive list.. I'm impressed
Here are some matches that I want to see in tournament just for rivalry purposes moving forward
Coach Steve Vs Starcharger
Tweedy Vs Honeybee
PG Punk Vs Sonicfox (In 2018 though not now. Him beating Nubcakes at SCR 2017 makes this match something I want to see in future iterations of the game. Right now Sonic is just too ridiculous)
I want to see Gross Vs Dragon Part 3! I am looking forward to that simply because Dragon is for sure gonna be labbing Green Lantern going into E League.
I want to see what Emperor Knicks can really do with Darkseid at E League. He cleaned up at E League and he made Darkseid look super good. The question is can he do that against the elite Gods of Injustice 2?
It appears that our Lord and Saviour Tom Brady has forsaken us and passed the torch to Buffalo to continue Sub-Zero's reign of terror!
The question is can Buffalo do everything he did at WOTG's at a offline major?
I miss Brady of Old though. Personally him having a plethora of characters at a high level was the Brady I wanted to see in this game and I personally hope he has a Aquaman, Raiden and Sub-Zero team for this game moving forward. I think Buffalo will probably be the SZ loyalist as he has a more offensive and defensive style whereas Brady is clearly a defensive player!
I think Revet and Yungmonster and whoever they have a rivalry with would be big in this game especially considering the characters they pick. I think in 2018 they are gonna be on a super high level provided they still play the game. With Revet forming a strategy against Semiij I think once they develop their data against the top players they will start the rivalries that we can look forward to in Injustice 2.
Do people remember the way Pig Of The Hut used to lab for IGAU? I don't think anybody has done it like that yet for Sonicfox. Captain Cold tech needs to be developed to deal with Level 2 character power, Red Hood needs to be labbed extensively, Black Canary needs to be labbed extensively.
People need to lab obscure characters too and do it from now because Sonicfox's element of surprise is one thing people need to get across. Its bad enough he is crazy good but he bodies people mainly because they don't know the match-up!
I think one who in time could actually catch him if given the opportunity is Tekken Master and Illusions simply because of their range of characters. Biohazard as well given his selection of characters!
I like that we have less character loyalists simply because we get to see how these characters can be played differently at a high level!
Variety of characters is a good thing and I like the play to win mentality that more players are having for this game. However some character loyalists of course is good if only to shake up the narrative a little bit.
The greatest rivalry right now is Sonicfox Vs The World at this point. Him going into E League is looking like he going there to collect his money. I think he can be stopped but its gonna require intensive training and being ready for him to counterpick by having characters ready! Everyone is hype when he loses, everyone is hype when he wins with a new character.
I think what I want to see is something that hasn't been done to Sonicfox since Winterbrawl in 2014.
KDZ has been the only person to ever reset the bracket against him In Grand Finals and convincingly beat him but in IGAU and lord knows The Fox learned from that. To my knowledge this hasn't happened again. If Sonic goes to losers and makes it to Grand Finals he usually wins! A big moment in Injustice 2 is for Sonic Fox to make a Grand Finals and actually lose.
There is a ton of storylines that can happen for this game. I have hopes that 2018 is gonna be very very good for this game.
In my opinion this game isn't boring. When its all said and done when the next MK comes out I actually legit think this game could run alongside it just because its much more footsie based and so the level of play is something fighting game players would be prepared to grind out.
Not too much overpowered stuff in this game that can't be regulated provided the players are open to use all available tools the game provides!