10 Video Game Characters Loosely Based On Wrestlers

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Rock

Rock Soulcalibur Triple H
Namco/WWE

Series: Soulcalibur

Wrestler: Triple H

Technically, Soulcalibur's Rock was first seen in Namco's Soul Edge precursor back in 1997. That, obviously, would mean that he had a better chance of influencing Triple H's 'Conan The Barbarian' WrestleMania entrance than the other way around, but just look at what the character turned into.

In later Soulcalibur games, Rock ditched his fancy headpiece and looked every bit like Triple H circa 2003-2004 - that, ladies and gents, would mean that there's a video game character called Rock who has nothing to do with Dwayne Johnson and everything to do with Paul Levesque.

Namco even tweaked Rock further so that he'd sporadically switch out his trademark blade weapon for a big hammer. Wonder where they got the idea for that?

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What other video game characters do you think were loosely based on wrestlers? For more content, check out 10 WWE Angles Ripped Straight From The Movies and 10 WORST Matches From WWE’s Biggest Gimmick Bouts!

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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.