7 People You Didn't Know Appear In 3 Different Sports Video Games Genres

by Andrew Pollard

1. Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar
2K Games/EA Sports

Since appearing on the cover of WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, Brock Lesnar has gone on to appear in 18 WWE games, five UFC games and two games showcasing Japan's biggest wrestling promotions.

Seeing Lesnar in a WWE or UFC game is no big surprise, and likewise his appearance in Japan-driven wrestling games is understandable due to his brief tenure in New Japan Pro Wrestling. What's a little more shocking, though, is to realise that the Beast Incarnate turned up in two Madden games in addition to these other 27 gaming appearances.

Brock was available in both Madden 06 and Madden 09, with the eight-time WWE World Champion first turning up as part of a roster update in the 06 game.

This makes Lesnar one of the rare few athletes to have been featured in video games for three different sports - professional wrestling, mixed martial arts and pro football.

Of course, Brock Lesnar never actually made it in the NFL. After quitting WWE in 2004, Lesnar tried out for the Minnesota Vikings, becoming part of their training squad before being cut after a motorcycle crash derailed his hopes of playing for the Vikings.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.