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6. Smoking Skull Title Significance

The promotional trailer that 2K released was centred around Austin rediscovering his Smoking Skull title belt. This was by design, there's clearly some significance to Austin and the belt with the new game. Some fans viewed it as Austin reclaiming his wrestler identity, a signal that he was getting ready for an in-ring return. As mentioned in the last point, that isn't the case. But the Smoking Skull title will likely play some part in the game. Perhaps it will just be visual, with the in-game menu designed around the belt, or maybe the game mode will be called 'Smoking Skull' mode. Maybe all the action will be centred around the matches that Austin worked with the belt. With the video, 2K knew it would get fans hot talking about Austin returning for real, the use of the belt was a smart way to create hype.