You’ve had eight knee surgeries over the course of your career. It’s always good to seek advice from those that have been around. Me personally? I don’t mind walking up and asking for advice, because you always have something new to learn. Every now and then we get an Undertaker that’ll cruise by at a WrestleMania or a pay-per-view, or a Booker T. They come up to me or to the Randy Ortons or to the Edges. But anyone that is seeking advice can always get it. And most of the younger talent are on NXT, waiting to get an opportunity and Raw or Smackdown. Well, the locker room is stacked right now with talent.
But really, you can’t really compare the love a nephew has for his uncle, to the love a son has for his father, or for me to see my oldest son, my own blood, now following my footsteps.Īside from your son, is there anyone backstage who’s up and coming that you see potential in? It’s been an honor for me to be able to carry on my lineage. You know, I’ve always seen my uncle as a second father. How does it feel for you to have followed in your uncle’s footsteps, to now see Dominik following in yours? We were talking a little bit about Dominik before, and how he’s on his own journey to become a WWE Superstar. And I truly believe within my heart that if he didn’t leave us? Who knows if I would have become world champion? When Eddie left us-way, way too soon-I was heartbroken. And that night, he guided me through that match. When Eddie was on his A-game, all I had to do was make sure I had no wax in my ears so that I could listen to him, so he could guide me. The pullup top rope backflip? The 619 into the head scissors that sent Eddie over the top rope? That just happened on the spot. We created a lot of moves that night that we tried to duplicate down the road, and they never happened exactly how they happened that night. In that match, a lot of things happened on the fly that night. These are matches that if you weren’t there to experience them live, then you’re going to have to YouTube them or check them out some other way. There are matches against Eddie Guerrero. I don’t think I needed to have a say in it, because the matches that are showcased here are matches that are historical. And now there’s a shadow behind me, which is my son.ĭid you have any say in which matches they were going to do where they were going to cover in the career showcase? I’m 47 and still going hard–still loving the sport. My goal was eventually to make it to the WWE, and after all these years of hard work, the fans realize the grind I’ve been through, from the age of 14, when I kicked off my career, up until now. They’ve been the push behind each and every company that I’ve been a part of. I’ve had a long and illustrious career, and the fans have been incredible. Being the face of WWE 2K22 is the ultimate. The closest thing to this was when I was in the commercial for WWE 2K19. I guess I didn’t really think at the time that I was going to be the image.
Would you say it was unexpected that they were considering you to be the cover athlete? And it’s those millions of fans that made the Ultimate Underdog a multi-time World Champion, in an industry that once prized its giants above all others.
But without Rey, lucha libre would not have its current global popularity. It’s easy to take Rey for granted because he has been so iconic, so omnipresent on our televisions for the past three decades. WWE 2K22 celebrates his career with an entire showcase of playable, classic matches, which Rey narrates while you relive history and match him move for move-from his classic against Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc in 1997 to the present day. The reversal system has undergone a complete overhaul, to make it less punitive and more accessible to new players.Īnd part of that approach, to appeal to both the hardcore and new players, is the decision to put Rey Mysterio on the cover. The pin and submission mini-games are more forgiving and equitable. Every aspect of gameplay has been taken up a notch-including the accurate, photorealistic appearance of the wrestlers themselves, but also the underlying mechanics of the gameplay itself. It is, based on early impressions, the most immersive, interactive wrestling experience since WWE 2K14, when 2K Games first took over the franchise.
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