8 WWE Video Game Moments That Were Flat Out Weird

Zombies, Druids, disembodied heads and sex changes...

by Jamie Kennedy
WWE SmackDown Vs Raw 2009 Zombie
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If WWE 2K18's focus on becoming a simulation of the promotion's in-ring action and overall product feels a little boring, don't worry: WWE video games haven't always been so strait-laced.

Before 2K took over and plunged their efforts into duplicating WWE's more child-friendly approach, the promotion's gaming output was absolutely insane. We're not talking arcade titles like In Your House or WrestleMania: The Arcade Game though.

Mimicking Mortal Kombat is tame by comparison to characters without arms, legs or even a body becoming playable (no, Rayman didn't suddenly pull on some tights), Divas acquiring magical powers that'd make The Undertaker and Kane blush, or low-level stars taking the place of headliners on the "Road To WrestleMania" in an N64 classic.

Oh, there are also gender switches, a healthy dose of zombification and a bizarre piece of gaming history that foreshadowed the WWE Network...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.