Street Fighter Star Roman Reigns Says Gaming Has Replaced Some Of Wrestling’s Old “Extracurricular” Activities

The new Street Fighter movie features two big names from the wrestling world, with Roman Reigns playing Akuma alongside Cody Rhodes as Guile. Both WWE performers are video game fans, and Reigns says that's a hobby shared by many WWE stars backstage. Reigns added that video games have become the go-to downtime activity for the roster, rather than the "extracurricular" exploits of the previous generation of wrestlers. "I'm not very good at it nowadays," Reigns said to ExtraTV (via Complex) at this week's Street Fighter premiere. "But yes, that has been a positive replacement for some of the other extracurricular activities wrestlers would do. The video games have definitely allowed the guys to stay in and not go and explore the towns too much. But yeah, it's a huge thing in our locker room for sure." There are several tales of what professional wrestlers got up to when they weren't clobbering each other in the ring, as they'd take a break from the road by getting up to mischief. The late Owen Hart was infamous for his prank calls and uncanny impersonations; an urban legend claims Mr. Perfect fed chocolate laxatives to Yokozuna on a plane, and several infamous stories say a night out…

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