Top WWE Star and winner of the 2023 Men's Royal Rumble Match "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes had a conversation with Comicbook.com on a variety of topics such as how he wouldn't put the blame on the WWE 2K video game developers for not being in the WWE 2K22 video game as well as how he would put the blame solely on him because he is very particular about the American Nightmare character and that was the reason it took so much time.
Cody Rhodes said:
“I’m very hands on, I will even go as far as saying, I wouldn’t put the heat on 2K in me not being in the game initially and then waiting until the modern iteration of it to happen. The reason being, I’m very particular about the American Nightmare, the whole concept of it. It’s something I built while I was away and until you know people are going to fully immerse themselves in it, they are familiar with it, they respect it, and they only want to further give it a signal boost like 2K can do, it just takes time. I was one of the reasons why it took so much time.”
Cody Rhodes also talked about how it was him who had a problem in being a part of WWE 2K22 and not 2K because he wanted to make sure him being a part of the game was done correctly as well as his rating.
Cody Rhodes said:
“If anybody had any problem, it was more me than it was 2K in the sense that I wanted to make sure it was done correctly. I’m also super petty about ‘what’s my number [rating]?’ Super petty. I’m always on my guard and some of these people were working here when I was Stardust, and I know from the cannon of it all, Stardust was a big loser. You’re already ready to fight. ‘I hope they know it’s a different me.’ Most of this crew is more than aware of that and they’ve seen what has happened in our industry. I’m very hands on with it all, which is why it may have taken longer.”
Cody Rhodes then talked about how one of his biggest goals is to be on the cover of a WWE 2K22 game.
Cody Rhodes said:
“I also know that they know, it’s a big personal goal of mine to earn my way onto the cover. I don’t know when that will happen, hopefully within my contract time here in WWE. Cena getting the nod this year, is no doubt, more than earned it. We now have a larger appreciation for who John was and what John did, for as long as he did. It’s definitely one of my goals, the cover and a true cover. Not an exclusive, not a collector’s edition. A true cover. That’s a journey itself, a huge milestone.”
You can check out Cody Rhodes' full comments in the video below. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
