He’s one of the most charismatic superstars that professional wrestling has ever seen. What if a popular star gets released for violating the company’s wellness policy?Ĭase in point: Jeff Hardy. Or perhaps an NXT wrestler gets called up shortly after the upcoming game releases. By this time next year, someone in WWE 2K18 is going to have a completely different character when next year’s game is set to release. While an athlete may eventually lose some of his stardom as he ages or injuries make him or her no longer able to compete with the younger players at a high level, he or she is never going to change their character.Īnother issue that I feel hinders WWE is how frequently it changes. The Ascension is a great example of a tag team who did great in NXT but floundered when WWE fans didn’t take to them (mainly due to poor booking, but I digress). Despite being under the same umbrella, the fan bases for the two are very different. Even then, a lot of characters that were super popular with NXT fans don’t mesh with WWE’s fans. Most wrestlers that get signed to NXT either spend years there only to be released or spend years there and finally get a shot on the main roster. Those men are the exceptions to the rule. Everyone already knew how talented those guys are and fans were excited to finally see them on WWE’s grand stage. Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, these are all guys that fans knew before making their debuts because wrestling is so much easier to follow in this day and age. While some wrestlers come to WWE or their developmental NXT promotion and immediately capture the fans, it’s rare for that to happen with anyone that wasn’t already well-established in other promotions like New Japan Pro Wrestling or Global Force Wrestling (formerly TNA/Impact Wrestling). He’s already a superstar despite the fact that he hasn’t played a single NBA game. A kid that graduated from my high school just got drafted by the Detroit Pistons, and people are already trying to scalp his jerseys and rookie cards. The main difference between WWE and other sports (and if you have a problem with me calling professional wrestling a sport, see me after class) is that every other sport has a constant flow of new stars each year. While EA may not see the point in changing Madden‘s annual release schedule, it may behoove 2K to do so with WWE. Back in the early-to-mid 2000s, I was that kind of gamer, except that my preferred annual release was WWE. Essentially, they would like to see sports games become their own platforms. They also say that they would like to see EA to go a biennial release schedule with roster updates during the off years. Some of the customers I encounter say they used to be big on the Madden games every year, but they fell off because it felt like the same game every year. If the new Madden, the new NBA2K, the new FIFA, or the new Call of Duty are the only games you play every year, who am I to judge? Nothing wrong with it, it’s just the way it is. But there is a sect of gamers that sticks to the one or two titles titles that release annually and they’re satisfied with that. Chances are that if you’re reading this article, you play a lot of video games and you could very well play all different types.
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