“I’m Going to Hit You With Your Own Type”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Publicly Threatened By The Rock’s Cousin Roman Reigns Once

Arnold Schwarzenegger is not only popular among action film lovers, but he is also a pop culture icon. His influence on Hollywood and the general media was so strong that his persona is present in video games as well. Appearing in WWE 2K16 and Mortal Kombat 11, his T -800 Terminator character also fought Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo in the latter as well.

For the promotion of his character appearing in the game, many superstars gave a small monologue threatening the Terminator hero. One of them is the cousin of Dwayne Johnson, The Tribal Chief, and current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.

Roman Reigns threatened Arnold Schwarzenegger during a promo for 2K16

In October 2015, during the promotion of the hit video game, WWE 2K16, some WWE superstars were asked to do a little skit for the recent addition to the game. Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of them and many superstars threatened the action hero in front of the camera. One of them was Roman Reigns. He said, “Hey Arnold, Imma hit you with your type of one-liner. You step in the ring with me and you won’t be BACK. Believe that.”

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2K has been releasing wrestling games since 2013 when 2K14 came out. Fans of the series criticized the publisher for 2K20. The game was so unplayable and glitchy that WWE was ready to find someone else to take their place. But with a one-year gap, the publisher came back with 2K22. Not only did this one save them from WWE, but the fans and critics loved the next choices and the return of the GM mode.

Roman Reigns and the other superstars made a point to include the word ‘back’ in their monologues because of a special reason. Since the first Terminator was released almost 40 years ago, Arnie has been saying this phrase in the movie. Across the six films, you can find Arnie saying “I’ll be back” somewhere or the other. It has become an integral part of the action film genre at this point.

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One reason for the phrase being so popular is because of Arnold’s origins. When he came to America for acting, his Austrian accent was still intact. So when he said that phrase and crashed into the scene with a car, everyone loved it. What do you think of this iconic Arnie phrase? Do you think 2k redeemed themselves by 2k22? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.