One WWE 2K22 player recently decided to settle the ongoing feud between Kanye West and Pete Davidson in a virtual backstage brawl within the game. Over the past few months, Kanye and Davidson have traded barbs on social media and other platforms, with the main motivation seemingly being the fact that Davidson is currently dating West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian. In one particularly unsettling instance, Kanye West pretended to kidnap and apparently murder a Claymation version of Pete Davidson in his latest music video. Davidson initially fired back by bragging about dating Kim Kardashian, before taking a more serious turn and imploring Kanye to stop this feud and seek help for his reported mental health issues.
The constant back-and-forth between Kanye West and Pete Davidson has gained plenty of attention from fellow celebrities and fans alike, including YouTube star, boxer, and well-known Pokémon card enthusiast Logan Paul. Paul has implored West and Davidson to work things out for the sake of Kim and Kanye’s children and suggests that West and Davidson settle their disputes in a boxing match. While neither Kanye West nor Pete Davidson has responded to Paul’s challenge yet, one gamer has decided to play out this celebrity showdown in a different arena.
Twitter user and WWE 2K22 player MacMittens88 recently posted a video clip of a backstage brawl between two created wrestler versions of Kanye West and Pete Davidson, as reported by LADBible. The digital version of Kanye is wearing the red tracksuit and black mask from the cover of his recent Donda album, while Davidson’s virtual avatar sports his signature blonde hair. While Pete Davidson initially has the upper hand, Kanye quickly turns the tables and finishes the brief skirmish with a devastating powerbomb on the concrete floor of WWE 2K22’s backstage area.
WWE 2K22 recently launched to a warm reception from wrestling fans and gamers alike, with many calling it a return to form for the WWE gaming franchise after the divisive WWE 2K20 and subsequent two-year-long hiatus of the series. While neither Kanye West nor Pete Davidson is officially in the game, WWE 2K22 does feature celebrity guests including Machine Gun Kelly, who will appear as a DLC character after serving as Executive Soundtrack Producer for WWE 2K22. He won’t be the only special guest star, as future DLC will include the aforementioned Logan Paul, the legendary Mr. T, and UFC champion-turned-WWE superstar Ronda Rousey as playable combatants in WWE 2K22.
Whether fans consider the ongoing feud between Kanye West and Pete Davidson to be a comical spat between celebrities or a tragic and impactful quarrel, there’s a humorous charm to seeing the two battle it out in a WWE video game. Kanye may have walked out on top in this fan-created round of WWE 2K22, but there’s always the inevitable rematch in the digital squared circle.
