LSG Gives Update On Upcoming Wrestling Game From Virtual Basement

In an interview with Fightful, ROH wrestler LSG gave an update on the upcoming next-gen wrestling game from Virtual Basement that he is a part of. Here are highlights:

On keeping in contact with the developer: “So, the creator, we’ve been in touch for a very long time, actually. Since last year. Shaheem [Ali]’s a big gamer, and he’d been in touch with the creator, Virtual Basement. We got into a group chat, he was basically pitching the idea to us, we were pitching ideas to him, too. Just feedback from experience playing games and being in the business itself. People don’t realize this, Shaheem and I were actually the first people to sign onto this thing. It was never really promoted that way, but we were the first ones to sign on. Like, at the time I didn’t think it was going to be such a huge thing. It’s almost like every week there’s another talent announcement for it. Or like a new advancement in the game. Some of the stuff I’ve seen from it is just crazy. I think people who are tied of the WWE games are so excited for it. So. fingers crossed, I hope it works out.”

On the game’s roster: “Including independent talent, it forces you to test your drawing power. I think the model is pretty cool, it’s way different than anything I’ve ever seen before. It should be very interesting. I’m looking at the roster and how many guys are signed onto this thing. I feel like there’s two hundred wrestlers already. Plus a women’s roster they’re working on right now. I’m not really sure whose going to be on the core roster of it and whose going to be the DLC. They want to put it on next-gen consoles. That’s huge, too. ‘Cause you hear this and you think, “kay it’s some independent game, it might on PC or mobile. It might be some little mobile game.” They say that, “No this is gonna be next-gen consoles.” Like, alright, they’re serious.”

On if ROH has wanted him to pull out like Impact Wrestling did with their talent: “Not that I know of. See, that’s the thing, when I signed onto this I was no longer with ROH. I felt like this was a good opportunity for myself. I was like, “Well, I don’t know what’s going to happen with Ring of Honor. But, let me sign on before I re-sign with ROH.” So, I knew immediately that I wanted to be part of it. I think a lot of the guys in the locker room were pretty excited for it too. I remember, it was actually that weekend in Nashville where you hear a lot of people in the locker room talking about it. There was a lot of excitement for it. I’m going around with PJ Black, basically pitching this thing to people ‘cause I’m pretty close with the creator. We’re going around talking to different guys in the locker room about it, trying to butter them up. So, I’ve been working pretty closely with [Ashen?] the guy who’s the man behind the whole thing. Just to try to send out feelers for the whole thing. I’m not Enzo, I don’t have those connections yet. But, the guys I do know I’ve been trying to talk to them and get them involved.”