Having been around for over 70 years, there is no shortage of lore when it comes to WWE wrestling. For seven decades and some change, the world-leading pro wrestling company has established a ton a tropes that have been carried into the current generation. One of the more famous ones is this — don’t mess with the Samoans.
For decades, Samoan wrestlers have been prominently featured on WWE television, most of them belonging to the Anoa’i family which includes The Wild Samoans, The Rock, Rikishi, Yokozuna, Roman Reigns, the Usos, and countless more. Because of this family dynasty, many of its descendants have adopted similar moves and mannerisms. And one of them was to be included in WWE 2K25 until it was later scrapped before release.
The WWE 2K25 Easter Egg That Was Scrapped
Anyone familiar with WWE’s weekly product could tell you that Samoan wrestlers have always been presented as being incredibly strong. Jacob Fatu — the newest member of The Bloodline — has been with the company for just under a year now, and already, he’s one of the most feared and dominant stars in modern WWE canon.
According to recent comments, some on the development team for WWE 2K25 intended on having this represented in-game through an Easter egg.
In an interview done with Pro Wrestling Shoot (h/t Fightful), WWE 2K25 developer Bryan Williams indicated that he tried fervently to include an Easter egg that would make it difficult (if not outright impossible) to headbutt a Samoan wrestler.
“One of the things that I really wanted to get in that I didn’t, speaking of, Easter egg-type things is, when you headbutt the Samoan, I wanted there to be that reaction where it hurts the attacker versus them,” Williams told Fightful. “We weren’t able to get it in, but it’s just one of those cool spots that you would see even Jey did it not that long ago. I forget who tried to headbutt Jey Uso, and he kind of just no sold it.”
Samoans are known for their toughness in WWE lore, and headbutting them is typically a no-no in the ring. It’s become so synonymous with the Anoa’i family, that it’s a trope that continues to this day. As indicated by Williams, even a much leaner Jey Uso has done it!
As funny as it would’ve been had WWE 2K25 included such a thing, it’s understandable why this Easter egg was left on the cutting room floor. Though realistic in terms of what you typically see on WWE programming, it’d be pretty annoying to have a headbutt in your moveset, only to have it be nerfed depending on your opponent.
But who knows? Maybe we’ll see this feature in a future game down the road!
Published: Mar 11, 2025 05:01 pm