10 Wrestling Video Game Moments That Became Real
10. The Legacy Implosion
WrestleMania XXVI's Triple Threat between Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase Jr and Cody Rhodes was supposed to prep WWE for the future. It was a teasing glance into Vinnie Mac's crystal ball to see who was a future World Heavyweight Champion. Things... didn't quite work out that way for Ted or Cody, at least not in WWE.
THQ called the Legacy implosion first too.
SmackDown vs. Raw 2010's 'Road To WrestleMania' mode included an angle that had the trio splitting into two distinct parts. On one side stood Randy. On the other, DiBiase and Rhodes - both those young bucks were jealous of Orton's success and wanted to beat him on 'Mania's grand stage.
What does that sound like? The game launched in late-2009. Mere months later, WWE got the ball rolling on Legacy's split in time for the biggest pay-per-view of 2010 come spring. Christ knows if THQ had been fed some info on the breakup before it happened in real life.