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2. Damien Mizdow Did Randy Orton's Motion Caption Work. Cesaro Also Involved

Speaking on Chris Jericho's 'Talk Is Jericho' podcast, Mizdow let us know how he and Cesaro played prominent roles in the motion capture process of the game. He also let us know how independant wrestlers are the ones normally charged with performing the superstars' entrances and mannerisms, but this year, he was put in the role of a number of characters. The main man he spoke of was Randy Orton. Mizdow did The Viper's entrance, signature pose and move set. This would have been extremely difficult due to the fact that everyone has different walks, for example. Randy's is one of the most unique in the entire roster. Damien admitted that it took several takes for him to get it right. Understandable. Mizdow also said that the hardest part of the mo cap work he did was the counter to Rey Mysterio's 619. Given the fact that Mysterio hadn't been seen on WWE TV for over a year and has now left the company all together, could we be set for a comprehensive WCW mode? There doesn't seem any point in having the former SmackDown World Heavyweight Champion on the main roster of the initial game...
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