Rey Mysterio Moment Led WWE Champion To Become A Wrestler

A WWE champion has revealed that a Rey Mysterio moment was influential in setting them on the journey to become a wrestler.

The current WWE ID Champion, Cappuccino Jones has been part of the independent development program since November 2024.

During a recent appearance on The CODA Brand, the WWE ID Champion revealed the impact that Rey Mysterio had on his career, reflecting on his own enjoyment of wrestling video games.

Touching on his introduction to wrestling through the 2011 entry WWE All Stars, Cappuccino Jones revealed:

“I got into wrestling when I was 11 years old through WWE All Stars. I was playing the demo at my cousin’s house.

“Fast forward a couple months, I was like, ‘You know what? That All Stars game I played was pretty good,’ so I got SmackDown vs Raw 2009.

“I was slightly disappointed because they weren’t humongous and doing like dropkicks turned into backflips and all that, but you know what, we were still playing it. I was playing it at my best friend Derek’s house.

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Jones then revealed the moment which made him decide that he wanted to be a pro-wrestler, continuing:

“First time ever watching Raw, monumental episode, the day after CM Punk won his first WWE Title at Money in the Bank and ran off.

“I’m watching Rey Mysterio vs The Miz, this is the first match I’m seeing. I see Rey become WWE Champion, and I audibly said in that moment, ‘I’m going to be a WWE Superstar.'”

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With its arcade-style gameplay, the game would feature cartoonish renditions of WWE stars from across the decades and be the only wrestling game to appear on the Nintendo 3DS and the last to appear on PlayStation 2 and the PSP.

WWE ID previously celebrated its first year in operation, with many of its achievements being showcased on social media.

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