I really liked the demo. It does play alot more like a fighting game than a wrestler, but the gameplay is still comparable to AKI titles with the way striking/grappling/reversals workd. It's definately the closest we can get for now, that's for sure.
But it still plays a hell of a lot faster than AKI titles, and feels way more arcadey, that's definately not a bad thing. But there's so much more emphasis to just knock your oppponent out, rather than pinning him in a critical situation.
So it feels like AKI games, but it's still it's own thing.
I still need to play against another human being, as fighting the CPU doesn't do much to give you an idea of how fun it will be.