In an interview with NowGamer, WWE Champion John Cena revealed how elated he was to appear in a video game.
"I never thought I'd be in one." he exclaimed. "Not a chance. No way! Not only to be in the game, but to be having these match-ups against my heroes from Wrestlemania, Raw, SmackDown... I was really surprised they got Randy Savage because he's been kinda... this has been the first opportunity for him in so many games."Cena claims to have been a gamer from a young age, harbouring a penchant for wrestling even then.
"When I was growing up, it was games like WWE All Stars that they had. I'd pump quarters in and wrestle as my heroes, and those guys were over-exaggerated, it was easy to pick up and play. [All Stars] is the game I grew up on but it's totally up to speed with today's technology and visuals with everything way over the top."
Cena admits that he used to be a big gamer, but has been put off by the increasing complexity of games in recent years. "I used to be a huge gamer but they've become so complex and the evolution of gaming in general but games like All Stars I warm to because it is so pick up and play and I did get really into it."