Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 17:39:46 GMT -5
The Rap God will be in your ears this fall -- especially if you're a WWE fan.
Fightful Select reported this afternoon that WWE and recording artist-actor and overall megastar Eminem have reached a deal that will see the platinum-selling rapper contribute to the soundtrack of WWE 2K20 later this year. 2K Sports has seen the likes of Jay-Z help curate their soundtracks on the basketball end of things, and WWE 2K17 featured a soundtrack curated by P. Diddy.
Beyond soundtrack work, we're told there's also an agreement for Eminem to appear on an episode of WWE Smackdown later this year. The deal, reached today, was put together in part to promote the launch of WWE Smackdown Live on the Fox Network. WWE is also planning on having a championship belt produced for Eminem.
Eminem has been a major part of pop culture for over two decades, but this will mark his first appearance in WWE. However, several of his foes have appeared for the company -- notably Insane Clown Posse, Machine Gun Kelly, and rock band Limp Bizkit. There was a rumor that Eminem had reached a WWE deal way back in 2008, but his publicist quickly denied it.
www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-eminem-and-wwe-reach-deal-appearance-soundtrack
Fightful Select reported this afternoon that WWE and recording artist-actor and overall megastar Eminem have reached a deal that will see the platinum-selling rapper contribute to the soundtrack of WWE 2K20 later this year. 2K Sports has seen the likes of Jay-Z help curate their soundtracks on the basketball end of things, and WWE 2K17 featured a soundtrack curated by P. Diddy.
Beyond soundtrack work, we're told there's also an agreement for Eminem to appear on an episode of WWE Smackdown later this year. The deal, reached today, was put together in part to promote the launch of WWE Smackdown Live on the Fox Network. WWE is also planning on having a championship belt produced for Eminem.
Eminem has been a major part of pop culture for over two decades, but this will mark his first appearance in WWE. However, several of his foes have appeared for the company -- notably Insane Clown Posse, Machine Gun Kelly, and rock band Limp Bizkit. There was a rumor that Eminem had reached a WWE deal way back in 2008, but his publicist quickly denied it.
www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-eminem-and-wwe-reach-deal-appearance-soundtrack
EDIT: Some new developments.
Prowrestlingsheet says it's false.
Posted By: Ryan Satin March 12, 2019
Eminem has not reached a deal with WWE for soundtrack work on WWE2K20 or a future TV appearance, despite a report stating otherwise … this according to his spokesperson.
Fightful reported earlier today that the legendary rapper would appear on SmackDown later this year to help promote the move to Fox, as well contribute to the soundtrack for WWE’s next installment of their popular video games series.
Eminem’s spokesperson Dennis Dennehy, however, tells Pro Wrestling Sheet:
There was a very brief, exploratory conversation that involved a third party and 2K Sports, not Eminem’s team. It has not gone beyond preliminary discussions, and any reports to the contrary are false. Right now there are no plans to further pursue it.
That settles that.
www.prowrestlingsheet.com/eminem-denies-deal-wwe
Eminem has not reached a deal with WWE for soundtrack work on WWE2K20 or a future TV appearance, despite a report stating otherwise … this according to his spokesperson.
Fightful reported earlier today that the legendary rapper would appear on SmackDown later this year to help promote the move to Fox, as well contribute to the soundtrack for WWE’s next installment of their popular video games series.
Eminem’s spokesperson Dennis Dennehy, however, tells Pro Wrestling Sheet:
There was a very brief, exploratory conversation that involved a third party and 2K Sports, not Eminem’s team. It has not gone beyond preliminary discussions, and any reports to the contrary are false. Right now there are no plans to further pursue it.
That settles that.
www.prowrestlingsheet.com/eminem-denies-deal-wwe
Fightful says it's still true though
Guess we'll have to wait and see.
