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Cody Rhodes Gives His Sign of Approval for WWE 2K24 After “Yelling the Whole Time” Playing as Himself

Published Feb 1, 2024 | 1:27 PM EST

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WWE 2k24’s release is approaching closer with only slightly more than a month remaining. As the game is set to release on March 8 this year, several personalities who have got to play the game are hyping it up. One of the names on this list is Cody Rhodes, who got to try out WWE 2k24 while playing as himself.

Cody Rhodes couldn’t contain his excitement

In a live stream with Brandon Collymore, “The American Nightmare” was there to play a trial match with him. While playing through the demo, Cody Rhodes selected himself in the video game while Collymore chose Randy Orton. He experienced the newly introduced ‘Trading Blows’ mini-game in WWE 2k24 and couldn’t help but scream out of excitement.

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We can see both of them playing the game while they are very engaged in the same. While Collymore is rather subtle with his excitement, showing it only through his facial expressions, Rhodes can be heard screaming into the mic.

While reposting a clip of him being ecstatic about the gameplay, Rhodes said, “I’m such a dummy, dude put a mic on my lapel and I’m just yelling the whole time 🎤 💥Gameplay experience was so dang fun! @2K @WWEgames #WWE2K24

In the clip, Cody Rhodes is being introduced to one of the many latest features of the game, which is a new minigame called ‘Trading Blows’ where the two characters involved can strike each other without stopping.

This wasn’t the only time that Cody Rhodes was excited for the upcoming game. In fact, the wrestler recently poured all of his ecstasy into one video when he was revealed as the face of the game.

Cody Rhodes was surprised to himself on the cover

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Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, and Bianca Belair were called in Los Angeles when the company asked them to shoot some content for WWE 2k. However, it was then revealed through a pre-recorded video by Triple H that all three of them were selected to be the cover stars for the upcoming video game.

READ MORE:- WATCH: Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, and Bianca Belair Left Spellbound as Triple H Reveals Their Name as WWE 2k24 Cover Stars

Both the females will share the cover on the game’s deluxe edition, making it the first time ever in WWE video game history. On the other hand, Cody Rhodes will be the cover star of the standard edition of WWE 2k24.

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Kaif Ali is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports and is a massive WWE enthusiast and he won?t have it any other way. Confused about the third person narrative? Well, what can you expect from someone who grew as a fan of Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson. I am also a John Cena fan and follow his ?Never Give Up? mantra when it comes to my daily work life.
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Donna Eva