10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Nov 22)

5. Shinsuke Nakamura Enjoys Watching CPU Vs. CPU Matches On 2K19

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It's pretty common knowledge that WWE stars like Xavier Woods, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe are big gamers. Woods runs his own gaming channel on YouTube, AJ is always posting about games on his Instagram account and Joe has remarked in several interviews that he likes to unwind with his console of choice.

Unwind by playing the games, not by watching them. Leave that to Shinsuke Nakamura.

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Naka admitted that the control schemes on modern systems like PS4 and Xbox One leave him baffled. That's why, whenever he has stuck the game on to see what all the fuss is about, he's decided to let the CPU battle itself. Yep, he just likes watching the matches instead of controlling them.

Maybe something was lost in translation here? Shinsuke did say during the same chat that he's struggling with his English, so it's not outlandish to suggest SI misunderstood. Scrap that, because it's much more fun to think of him setting up some AI vs. AI classics.

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