Summary
WWEstars Cody Rhodes, Kayden Carter, Sami Zayn, and Shayna Baszler recently revealed their top five favorite video games to UpUpDownDown’s Xavier Woods.WWEhas had a close relationship with the video game industry for decades, with a number of games released over the years based on the world-famous pro wrestling promotion. And while there may not have been many gamers on WWE rosters of yesteryear, it’s safe to say that there are many current WWE stars who grew up playing video games and still play them to this day.
This is evident by the long-running UpUpDownDown, a video game YouTube channel run by WWE star Xavier Woods.UpUpDownDown features a wide variety of gaming contentand often sees WWE stars competing against each other in video game competitions. While it built its base on YouTube, UpUpDownDown has expanded to other platforms, including the hugely popular social media/video sharing app TikTok.
A recent trend on the UpUpDownDown TikTok page has seenhost Xavier Woodsapproach various WWE superstars and ask them about their favorite games of all time. So far, this has included Sami Zayn, Shayna Baszler, Kayden Carter, and Cody Rhodes, with attempts to get lists out of Nia Jax and Katana Chance that weren’t quite as successful.
Kayden Carter’s Top 5 Favorite Video Games
Cody Rhodes' Top 5 Favorite Video Games
As far as Cody Rhodes goes, this isn’t the first time that the WWE megastar has talked about his love of video games. Rhodes used to wear boots with the iconic Triforce symbol fromThe Legend of Zeldaon them, and he previously hailedOcarina of Timeas the bestZeldagame during an appearance on Stone Cold Steve Austin’sBroken Skull Sessionsvideo podcast. Notably, that same podcast sawStone Cold claim thatBreath of the Wildwas the bestZeldagame.
Those interested in seeing more WWE superstars reveal their favorite games should be sure tocheck out the UpUpDownDown TikTok page. The videos have proven popular so far, and so it’s likely that more WWE stars will be revealing their favorite games in future videos.
