At WWE SummerSlam -- airing Sunday, August 21st on the WWE Network -- John Cena will take on AJ Styles, Finn Balor will battle Seth Rollins, and the mouthy duo of Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho will confront "Realest Guys in the Room" Enzo and Big Cass.
I had a chance to chat with Kevin Owens at the NYC's WWE 2K17 SummerSlam kickoff event and ask him about the match, along with appearing in 2K17, the video games he grew up playing, and getting drafted to RAW.
For the WWE 2K17 roster reveals so far, click here.
IGN: This is now the second time you've been in a WWE 2K game. Is it still surreal? Have you had a chance to play it?
Kevin Owens: I really don't have much time to play video games, and I really haven't gotten to play 2K17 yet. But just seeing it was really cool. What I noticed was that by the time 2K16 came out, I'd been called up and was on the main roster, but the Kevin Owens they had in 2K16 was kind of like the NXT Kevin Owens. But I just saw what they had going for 2K17 and it's got my main roster gear and main roster look. So it's awesome to see.
I mean, I'm in a video game and my son gets to play it. That's the coolest part for me. I might not have the time to play it but he gets to play it. He loves it. He plays as me for the first few weeks and then he moves on to cooler guys. [laughs]
IGN: What games did you play growing up?
Owens: I used to play Sega. I was a Sega guy. I played Sonic and NHL and WWF RAW and stuff like that. Honestly though, when I first started training for wrestling I kind of abandoned everything else. I stopped playing video games, I stopped playing other sports, and I just dove head first into wrestling and it's been my passion ever since I discovered it.
Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho on RAW.
IGN: At, SummerSlam, you're teaming with Chris Jericho to take on Enzo and Cass. You're all great on the mic. Do you expect some time for promos?
Owens: I really don't know how it's gonna go. I'd be shocked if, at some point, there's not a microphone in the ring. It's very exciting though. You know, Chris Jericho is someone I've looked up to for years. Enzo and Cass are guys who when they were in NXT I sort of gravitated towards because they were my kind of guys. Now, at SummerSlam, it's going to be a very interesting mix in there and I'm excited for how it's going to turn out.
IGN: Brock Lesnar's on the cover of WWE 2K17. When is Kevin Owens going to be on the cover of a WWE 2K game?
Owens: I feel like it should be now. I mean, why not? But really, maybe next year. Two years. We'll see. The point is, I'm going to keep working and I'm going to keep being myself and eventually if I don't land on that cover, then there's something wrong.
IGN: What was it like going through the brand split and being part of RAW?
Owens: We had no idea beforehand where we'd wind up, but yeah I wanted to be on RAW so I was pretty pumped that I landed there. I was a little upset with how far into the show I got drafted. That's as real as it gets. I spoke from the heart when all that happened, but RAW's where I wanted to be so I'm happy.
IGN: Does your heated rival Sami Zayn have a SummerSlam match?
Owens: Actually, I think it was announced this afternoon that Sami's going to be on the kickoff show. Him and Nevile are going to take on the Dudley Boyz. And I can only hope that Bubba smashes him through a table, because it's what he deserves.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at http://ift.tt/2aJ67FB.
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