Earlier this week, Microsoft and The Coalition made one of the most hilariously bizarre announcements in recent memory when it was revealed that professional wrestlerBatista would be coming toGears 5as a playable character. This unexpected but very much welcome addition toGears 5has come about through a partnership with WWE and Microsoft that will see Batista being added to the game for free later in September.
Of course, as soon as the announcement regarding Batista was made though, my head began swirling with ideas of other wrestlers that should be added to the game’s roster. I mean, why stop at just the addition of one wrestler inGears 5, right?
With this in mind, here are the 10 professional wrestlers, both from the past and from today, that I’d love to see somehow come to the game.
Stone Cold Steve Austin
If you wanna see Stone Cold inGears 5, gimme a hell yeah! (Hell yeah!) The Texas Rattlesnake is one of the best to ever lace up his boots and oddly seems to be a perfect fit in theGearsuniverse thanks to his gruff, take no prisoners attitude. Stone Cold should absolutely be inGears 5and that’s the bottom line.
Ric Flair is the best wrestler of all-time, don’t @ me. As such, the GOAT needs to be added toGears 5ahead of potentially anyone else on this list. I’d also love to see both Cole Train and Flair doing battle side-by-side in the game considering how much they each would be wooing left and right. I’d love to style and profile all over fools online inGears 5with The Nature Boy, and I’m sure I’m not alone with that sentiment.
Xavier Woods
Xavier Woods has over the past few years become the wrestler most synonymous with video games through his YouTube channelUpUpDownDown. He’s also in the process oftrying to start his own game studioin the future as well. Considering how much he’s brought both the wrestling and gaming communities together over the years, it only seems right that he then be immortalized inGears 5.
He’s also a friend of ours here at DualShockers and is just a generally good dude, which is reason enough for me to want to see him added to the lineup.
Macho Man Randy Savage (as Bone Saw)
Look, it’d be one thing to add Macho Man alone toGears 5. He’s one of the most famous wrestlers of all-time, so his appearance on this list shouldn’t come as a surprise. But for me, I don’t want to just see Macho Man in his usual form brought toGears 5. No, instead I want him to take the form of Bone Saw, from the hit filmSpider-Man.
Think about it: most rounds ofGears 5’sVersus mode are pretty short. They’re perfect for Bone Saw’s catchphrase, “I got you for three minutes! Three minutes of playtime!” Can you imagine him shouting that before that beginning of every round? Because I sure can and that’s a reality I want to live in.
I’m gonna be honest, I just really want to see Yokozuna inGears 5because of how massive he is. While every character in theGearsseries has always been jacked out of their minds, Yokozuna would take things to another level in terms of size. Plus, I just think it’d be funny to see someone the size of a sumo wrestler bouncing in and out of cover at breakneck speeds while trying to blast away enemies with a Gnasher. Let’s make it happen.
Randy Orton
Gears 5has actually added ultimate abilities in both Horde and Escape modes this time around, which is a big change for the series. When I started to think of which wrestler I would like to see have an ultimate ability at their disposal (which would more than likely take the form of theirrespective finisher) the one that jumped to my mind first was Randy Orton. Blame it on thememesthat have come about over the past few years, but I’d love to see the RKO make its way intoGears 5.
Basically, Orton is included here on this list purely because I want to RKO the Swarm into oblivion a thousand times over.
The Gobbledy Gooker
Put some respect on The Gobbledy Gooker’s name, folks. While this character has long been considered to be one of the worst in WWE history, I think it’s time for a redemption arc. What better way to at long last redeem The Gobbledy Gooker than by putting him in some random shooter video game that largely has nothing to do with wrestling? I can’t think of anything better, personally. Someone give this turkey a Lancer.
Cody Rhodes
Now it’s time to get some AEW representation on this list. Cody Rhodes, the Executive VP of the newest wrestling company around, has always been a huge proponent of games. I mean, he’swornMetal Gear Solid VSnake attireto the ring before for goodness sake. While The American Nightmare hasn’t donned anyGears of War-style gear before, he’s still on a shortlist of current day wrestlers that deserve to do battle alongside the COG and Swarm.
Kenny Omega
Kenny “The Cleaner” Omega is on this list for similar reasons as Rhodes. Omega is a pretty big video game player and has had his two passions cross over with one another a handful of times. Likely the most famous instance of this happening was when he wore aDestiny 2-inspired Osiris outfit down to the ring atWrestle Kingdom 12. Kenny is a great guy and is a huge proponent of gaming, so bringing him into something likeGearsonly seems right.
He’s also just probably the best wrestler in the world at this given moment and as such deserves a spot on theGears 5roster.
Asuka rules. Not only is she one of the best women wrestlers in the business right now, but she’s also obsessed with video games. Heck, as of this writing, she just startedher own gaming YouTube channela few days back. While I’m not sure how much she plays shooter games (she seems to playMonster Huntermore than anything) it’d be fun to see her thrown intoGears 5, especially if her character model were to wear her iconic, colorful ring attire.
