

Though fans rarely see John Cena nowadays inside the squared circle after his shift to Hollywood, he still gets involved in WWE projects now and then. The #WWE2k23 is Cena’s latest WWE venture. He is the executive producer of the soundtrack for the latest game in the ‘2k’ series.
WWE via its #WWE2k23 Twitter handle released the news that The Cenation Leader, who is on the cover of the latest WWE game, gave a personal touch to its soundtrack. The news of the #WWE2k23 release created a lot of buzz in the market. However, it looks like fans are not happy with The Prototype’s curated soundtrack list.
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John Cena failed to make an impression on the fans
WWE went to its Twitter account on Wednesday to announce the official soundtrack for the latest version of its video game. The tweet mentioned that the 16-time World Champion personally selected each of the tracks for the game.
Thoughts on the official soundtrack for #WWE2K23 all handpicked by John Cena? pic.twitter.com/CgiYqdHVqA
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) February 15, 2023
The official soundtrack for the WWE game is a mix of rap, hip-hop, and rock music. Given below is the official list of the game’s soundtrack:
- Metallica – “Sad But True”
- Bizarrap & Quevedo – “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
- Doja Cat – “Vegas”
- Luciano – “SUVs”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Can’t Stop”

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- Joyner Lucas & Lil Baby – “Ramen & OJ”
- Hardy – “Jack”
- Bullet for My Valentine – “No More Tears To Cry”
- Dei V ft. Omar Courtz – “Dame Lu”
- Letdown. – “Shipwreck”
- Idles – “Grounds”
- Post Malone ft. Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott – “Take What You Want”
Following the release of the soundtrack, fans have shared disappointing reactions as they think The Champ did not do justice to it. Here are the top comments from the fans.
Ye this is terrible never let him pick the soundtrack again
— Titans better (@swxgbuck) February 15, 2023
Get rid of everything beside metaillca red hot chilli peppers letdown post Malone Joyner lucas/lil baby bullet for my valentine
— Super-Saiyan-Crypto-Dog (@Thekotamacc) February 16, 2023
Muting all of them and putting your favorite superstars themes >>>>>>
— Ahmed 🇲🇦 (@rainmakerxahmed) February 15, 2023
cena might be the goat of wrestling but man his music taste kinda booty. bullet and metallica are Ws tho. wish he hadn’t chosen one of the most overplayed metallica songs tho
— sad panthers fan (@YaBoyNoah69) February 15, 2023
I never wanna be stuck in a car where John Cena controls the music.
— Yeoman's Play (@YeomansPlay) February 16, 2023
crazy how he has no taste, wish we couldn’t see this tbh
— Aarron (@PresidentLicha) February 15, 2023
Horrible. The Metallica song is ok, but jesus Herbert Christ, the rest are dog shit. I'll have to mute the soundtrack.
— Euronymous (@EuronymousDLS) February 16, 2023
Not at all good, but I'd instantly mute it anyways like I do with most random OSTs
— Tim (@ZippySaturn) February 16, 2023
He did not pick that shit, man.
— The Charition Mime (@sleepingsooty) February 16, 2023
For a guy that raps, there sure isn’t that much hip-hop on here.
— feliz naviDADDY (@iamadartse) February 15, 2023
They’re all just gonna get replaced by theme music in my settings anyway 😂
— Tyler Smith (@Tyler_Smith116) February 15, 2023
Despite the negative reception of its soundtrack, the video game series is widely anticipated by the fandom and gamers alike.
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Know more about WWE2k23
WWE has entitled its latest version game “Even Stronger.” The video game will hit the market on March 17, 2023, and is currently available to pre-order at GAME and Amazon. The game is compatible with PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.
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The game will have four different variants: Standard Edition, Cross-Gen Editions, Icon edition, and Deluxe Editions. The first two editions will be available on the abovementioned date while fans can grab the last two premium editions of the game three days before the official release on March 14. Pre-order clients will get a playable Bad Bunny DLC and Ruby Bad Bunny MyFaction Card.
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