WWE 2K20 Star Stone Cold, NFL’s Baker Mayfield Play Football & 2K19 on Straight Up Steve Austin
When it comes to WWE’s history, one of its most popular stars is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Despite being away from wrestling in the ring, he continues to make his presence felt. Austin is part of the recent WWE 2K20 video game trailer and featured in early footage from the game. He’s also been in numerous editions of the 2K game and now has his own weekly show on the USA Network. The latest episode featured Cleveland Browns star quarterback Baker Mayfield who is amongst featured Elite stars in the Madden 20 game.
WWE 2K20’s Stone Cold, Baker Mayfield meet in Ohio for football, fun
Steve Austin visited Berea, Ohio on the football field to throw and catch some passes with the Browns’ Mayfield as they discussed his journey to the NFL. Both of them are Austin, Texas natives and hit it off immediately for a new episode of “Straight Up Steve Austin.” It’s a new series hosted by the WWE 2K20 legend. On the show, Stone Cold hangs out with different celebrity friends and they engage in fun activities together.
Head coach Freddie Kitchens also showed up to meet Stone Cold Steve Austin. He discussed Baker’s relentless competitive nature which drives him to do well. Kitchens also said Mayfield doesn’t really care who likes him or not, it’s all about the guys in the locker room. A recent Twitter clip was retweeted by Austin where he talked about showing Austin his move in the ring.
In addition, Baker showed the WWE 2K20 star how to throw a good pass on the football field. He spoke about alignment and throwing motion. Kitchens added that Mayfield “never has a clean pocket to work with, so footwork is important in addition to the throwing motion.
In the Madden NFL 20 game, Mayfield has an 84 overall rating, tying him at No. 10 with the Rams’ Jared Goff amongst active QBs in the game. A new Ultimate Team Elite card features Baker Mayfield for gamers to add to their team with an 86 OVR rating.
Austin challenges Mayfield to WWE 2K game
Austin and Mayfield did much more than just toss the pigskin around. The two new friends also got to ride in an army green warthog together to talk more. From there, they each rode in some recliners sitting on go-karts together on the streets with overhead footage. They ended up at the “ultimate tailgating experience.” Mayfield said the least time he tailgated was in Norman, Oklahoma. They enjoyed some specially-made burgers from a chef who is friends with Mayfield and talked football.
To cap off their day hanging out, Stone Cold issued an “ultimate challenge” for Baker following their tailgating session. They arrived at a special arena spot with the scoreboard featuring WWE 2K19. Austin challenged Mayfield to a match on the game. In hilarious fashion, there was a custom Mayfield wrestling character wearing shoulder pads. Mayfield’s character was an 84 overall while Austin’s in the game at 92 OVR. So far, nobody knows what Austin’s WWE 2K20 rating is.
The new show “Straight Up Steve Austin” airs Monday nights following WWE Raw on USA Network at 11 p.m. ET. Cable and satellite subscribers with access to USA can check out episodes on-demand at USA Network here.
Gamers can currently use a playable Stone Cold Steve Austin in WWE 2K19 right now. However, as of October, the new game arrives with Austin already confirmed for the WWE 2K20 roster.
Get more of our latest WWE 2K news here ahead of the WWE 2K20 launch.