Deadpool, MARVEL Comics’ resident Merc With A Mouth, has made it into WWE 2K24 with a viral dance straight from his new blockbuster movie. The unique appearance in the latest WWE video game comes from the opening credits of Deadpool and Wolverine and sees the popular character move to N-Sync’s Bye, bye. His Titantron contains footage of the opening credits in question.
In “Deadpool & Wolverine,” two of MARVEL’s most popular characters join forces to save their reality from the dark and powerful Cassandra Nova.
Deadpool & Wolverine (and Wrestling)
The connection between pro wrestling and Deadpool and Wolverine goes deeper than a creative user of WWE 2K24. The film features several actors from previous MARVEL films reprising their roles, including Tyler Mane as Wolverine’s foe Sabretooth. Before coming to Hollywood, Mane competed in WCW and teamed with Vinnie Vegas (the future Kevin Nash) as Big Sky. The film also features Aaron Reed replacing Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut. Reed was in FCW as a prospect under the name Lift Sawyer, but never made the main roster.
One wrestler who does not appear in the film is Kevin Nash, although The Russian is part of the hit film. The Russian is an enemy of The Punisher, whom Nash played in 2004’s The Punisher. The Punisherbut is presented in Deadpool and Wolverine by Billy Clements. In a recent episode of his podcast “Kliq This,” Nash talked about recasting the role.
“It doesn’t even look… it doesn’t look like the character I played at all. It doesn’t look like the Russian at all. It looks like they did someone a favor.”
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