Summary
Roger Clark, the voice behindRed Dead Redemption 2anti-hero Arthur Morgan, is a WWE fan with high regard for Dominik Mysterio. In 2018, Clark earned critical acclaim for his performance as Arthur Morgan, a high-ranking member of the infamous Van der Linde gang that players control inRed Dead Redemption 2. Clark would win Best Performance at the Game Awards 2018 and be nominated for several other honors thanks to his complex portrayal of Morgan as a rugged outlaw struggling to find his place amid the changing landscape of the American Frontier in the late 1890s.
Over in the colorful world of professional wrestling, WWE superstar “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio has been building his own outlaw reputation over the past few years. Ever sincebetraying his father Rey Mysterioand joining the villainous Judgment Day faction in the summer of 2022, Dominik has become one of the most effective heel (or villain) wrestlers on the WWE roster, able to make crowds erupt in a chorus of jeers with his mere presence alone. His infamy only grew following his betrayal of Rhea Ripley at this year’s SummerSlam event, in which he allied himself with Liv Morgan to cost his former love interest the WWE Women’s World Championship.
While Dominik Mysterio is known for playing a bad guy these days,Red Dead Redemption 2’s Roger Clarkseems to think he will eventually be remembered in a more heroic role. Late last week, Clark revealed himself to be a WWE fan on his Twitter account, stating that Dominik Mysterio will become “one of the biggest babyfaces of his time.” For those unfamiliar with wrestling terminology, a “babyface” is a heroic wrestler that the audience is meant to cheer for, with one of the biggest recent examples being current WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes.
Roger Clark then reaffirmed his love of professional wrestling by sharing a photo of himself performingStone Cold Steve Austin’s Stunner moveat an indie event, prompting a wave of responses from gamers surprised that Arthur Morgan is a student of the squared circle. Others have shared theories about how Dominik will make the transition from reviled heel to revered face, with one of the more popular ideas revolving around him reconciling with his father Rey in time for the older Mysterio to pass the torch to his son.
Roger Clark is all too familiar with redemption arcs given his role as Arthur Clark in the critically acclaimedRed Dead Redemption 2, which remains one of thehighest-selling video games ever made. Clark seems to think that Dominik Mysterio is destined for this same level of renown in the WWE, even as he continues to be one of the promotion’s most nefarious heels.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed. After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him. From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
