Cody Rhodes is without doubt one of the most well liked wrestlers in WWE these days. Due to his huge reputation, The American Nightmare has been integrated within the WWE 2K23 recreation.
But lovers of the celebrity had been relatively shocked after they noticed that Rhodes wasn’t part of WWE 2K22 recreation. In an interplay with Comic Book Nation, Rhodes published that he was once liable for his omission from the WWE 2K22 recreation. He highlighted that he sought after to be part of the sport handiest after achieving height stardom together with his persona ‘The American Nightmare’.
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“I’m very hands-on. I’d even go as far as saying I won’t put the heat on 2K for me not being in the game initially, and then waiting until the modern iteration for it to happen. The reason is that I’m very particular about ‘The American Nightmare,’ the whole concept of it, something I built while I was away,” stated Rhodes.
“And you know people are going to fully immerse themselves in it, they’re familiar with it, they respect it, and they only want to, kind of further give it the signal boost that somebody like 2K can do. It just takes time , and I was one of the reasons it took so much time. So if anybody had any problems, it was more me than it was 2K, in the sense that I want to make sure it’s done correctly,” he added.
Meanwhile, Rhodes will lock horns with The Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar in the primary tournament at WWE Backlash 2023 on Saturday, May 6 on the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The contention between Rhodes and Lesnar were given began when The Beast Incarnate betrayed The American Nightmare in a proposed tag group fit in opposition to Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa on Raw after WrestleMania 39. Lesnar faked friendship with Rhodes after which grew to become in opposition to him, brutally thrashing him within the ring. Since then, the duo have additionally been serious about a couple of confrontations prior to their top voltage Backlash struggle.