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Over the years I've been a massive fan of WWE and wrestling games in general. From SmackDown 2: Here Comes The Pain and WCW Nitro which I started with to WWE RAW and to the current and slightly disappointing WWE 2K series, I've played them all. However, today we'll take a look at something slightly different - wrestlers who appeared innon-wrestling related games.
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We're used to seeing our favourite WWE Superstars in the annual edition of WWE 2K. We don't usually see WWE Superstars star in non-WWE related video games except for some rare exceptions, most of them taking place when said Superstar wasn't signed to a WWE contract.
Over the years, a number of non-WWE Superstars have been included as playable characters in WWE games including The Terminator and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. The next iteration of the WWE 2K series, WWE 2K19 has AJ Styles on its cover. It will be interesting to see if the game has a story mode like WWE 2K16.
We all know CM Punk was in UFC 2 so he won't be included in this list. So, let's take a look at some other WWE Superstars, past and present, who have starred in video games that are completely unrelated to the WWE.
From Hulk Hogan to Roman Reigns, and from the unplayable to games that are truly fun, let's take a look at the list.
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5: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper - Saints Row The Fourth
The late great Roddy Piper made an appearance in Saints Row The Fourth as a part of the vice-president's nightmare.
Piper helps the player thrash the Vice President - Keith David - until he reveals where Kinzie is. Piper never appears outside the nightmare and later wonders if he is actually real.
Overall, Saints Row 4 was a fun game even though it didn't break much new ground. The follow-up spin-off Agents of Mayhem, however, was bland and even though it was set in the Saints Row Universe, was generally uninteresting.
#4 Brock Lesnar - Madden '05 and '06
Brock Lesnar left the WWE in 2004 to pursue his NFL dream. Although he never made it in the NFL, after being cut by the Minnesota Vikings before the start of the 2004 season. However, for what it's worth, at least he made it into Madden '06 and was listed as a free agent. He was also added to the Madden '05 roster the year earlier, in an online update to the roster.
#3 Hulk Hogan - Thunder In Paradise: The Game and Saints Row The Third
Hulk Hogan has appeared on a number of WWE and wrestling related games but today we'll look at two non-wrestling games he's been in - each on opposite spectrums of quality.
The first is the Thunder In Paradise: The Game. Yes, if the movie wasn't garbage enough, they launched an accompanying game that was as bad. The game was a playable version of one of the episodes and was basically a glorified interactive movie. If anyone has played Thunder In Paradise, let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
The second game we're looking at is Saints Row The Third where the Hulkster voiced Angel de LaMuerte, a former member of The Luchadores who later joined the Third Street Saints. The Hulkster did a pretty good job in the game, which was overall very enjoyable.
#2 The Rock - Scorpion King: The Game and Spyhunter: Nowhere To Run
Two non-wrestling games The Rock has been in are the video game adaptation of The Scorpion King and a now-forgotten action-racing game called SpyHunter: Nowhere To Run. Both games were released to negative to mediocre critical receptions and subsequently didn't sell well.
#1 Roman Reigns - NCAA College Football 2005
I was really surprised when I found out that Roman Reigns was in a non-WWE game, years before he was even thought he would be a future WWE Superstar someday.
Reigns was featured under his real name Joe Anoa'i in the roster for EA's NCAA Football 2005 as a DT for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
On an unrelated note, we wish Roman Reigns a speedy recovery.
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If you played any of the games listed in the article, let me know in the comments below.
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