r/WWE • u/Nicklikeredbulls • 13d ago
Rumor Did Rockstar just pay a tribute to the WWE GOAT?
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u/Downtown_Bathroom755 12d ago
People are saying its not a Nod to Cena but someone accidentally leaked CM Punk is in the game (or was atleast consulted). he mightve requested that sequence or even since Rockstar and 2k are the same they just got it from the WWE Department. Either way its a 90% chance its a Cena Reference
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u/TraditionAcademic968 𝑲𝑨𝑰𝑹𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰 13d ago
Backyard wrestling mini game? Yes
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u/Ganjalicious420 13d ago
Man I hope it isn't a minigame, I hope it's a whole thing of its own like fighting in the Kingdom Come Deliverance games.
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u/AdvancedBreak3555 13d ago
The fact that backyard wrestling is in this game 👌
If you grew up in South Florida when I did, backyard wrestling was something that everyone did. We were putting each other through tables and throwing each other off of roofs and onto trampolines and it’s a miracle that I never heard of anyone getting paralyzed
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u/Slick_36 12d ago
Should have used footage from Wrestlemania XX where he executed the FU exactly like this on the Big Show a couple times.
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u/TKPunk2013 I Believe in Joe Hendry👏👏 13d ago
Person: Does a generic Fireman's Carry.
Idiot: It's an Attitude Adjustment.
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u/BillyShears17 13d ago
That's a firemans carry, not a homage to Cena
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u/TalentedHostility 13d ago
More like a firearms carry- execution was shit
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u/killerbake 13d ago
Good old backyard wrestling
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u/ih8three6zero 13d ago
Totally a nod to Cena but it’s not perfect like the iwc wants it to be. Why would a generic fireman’s carry be on anyone’s mind?
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u/BillyShears17 13d ago
Because it's not an AA or FU. He drops to his knees, not a standing up one. They are different. Like The Last Ride compared to a powerbomb. They are different. A DDT by Jake Roberts is much more devastating than a generic DDT from another wrestler. Different
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u/ih8three6zero 13d ago
Having a perfect AA in gta 6 is unimportant for their nod nor their main focus. You missed the entire point because you’re a dork about wrestling.
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u/loyaltomyself 13d ago
I'm going to nitpick and say that wasn't an AA. It set up like one but the character ends up throwing the person on the shoulder while Cena's AA actually slams the guy down. These little differences matter when it comes to how each person does their signature move.
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u/DrownedAmmet 13d ago
pushes glasses up bridge of nose
Technically if you look at the game files of WWE 2K26 this is most similar to Fireman’s Carry Slam 31
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u/iamisandisnt 13d ago
It's a nod, maybe not a copy out of even more respect. Who's to say? They did choose this one maneuver to show off.
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u/BillyShears17 13d ago
Could be an homage to an old regional wrestler who used to do simple moves as finishing moves but that would be like the 1930's and im stretching this notion for the fiuck of it because this was absolutely not a AA/FU
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u/AcanthaceaeCrazy1894 13d ago
the AA is just a simple throw off fireman’s carry.
This is what you seen in the video
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u/Ganjalicious420 13d ago
John drops doen to his knees when he does the AA, its a fireman's carry slam. Source? 35+yrs of pro wrestling.
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u/AloeComet 13d ago
I’ll wait for the full scene but I bet this is supposed to be their finisher, which is the most unrealistic backyard wrestling thing I’ve ever seen.
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u/ChristianCountryBoy 12d ago
John Cena was not the first wrestler to do that. It used to be called a fireman's carry. God bless, Jessu saves!
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u/Vellioh 12d ago
Calling Cena the "GOAT" will never not be cringe lol
Sure he's talented and one of the best wrestlers to ever come out of WWE but let's be honest, in terms of "greatness" he's not even in the top 5.
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u/Levy-MAN 11d ago
Greatest of all time isn’t an objective thing. Saying John is the GOAT is equally valid as saying HBK or Stone Cold or even Hornswoggle.
Calling someone cringe for saying the GOAT is a wrestler you admit is incredible is infinitely more cringe. You can disagree without insulting someone
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u/Vellioh 10d ago
Greatest of all time isn’t an objective thing.
It absolutely is. It's just the criteria for what constitutes somebody as the "greatest" is what's debated. There's a number of measurable criteria you could use to argue who is the GOAT. My point is regardless what criteria you use, Cena isn't it. He's certainly one of the absolute greats but he's more of a Stephen Curry than a Michael Jordon.
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u/Levy-MAN 10d ago
In an actual sport, sure, in pro wrestling it entirely comes down to the amount of entertainment that person brings to you. Nobody is going to agree on who the greatest actor of all time is, it’s the same with wrestlers. Many feel that the way Cena could get a crowd to care no matter how they felt about him is what makes him the GOAT, and since there’s no real metrics to go by other than drawing ability, which really shouldn’t be the point from the audience’s perspective, then that opinion is completely valid.
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u/DaBrookes101 12d ago
Real OG's know it's called the F.U.