WWE-Star Recovered From Serious Injury By Playing Elden Ring

WWE-Star Randy Orton revealed that as he was recovering from an injury, he was playing Elden Ring!

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WWE-Star Randy Orton talks about his love for Elden Ring. | © Bandai Namco Entertainment / Randy Orton

Ever since the release of FromSoftware's take on an open-world game, everyone has been talking about Elden Ring.

Even Randy Orton has been enjoying his fair share of the Lands Between, during his recovery from a career-threatening injury.

Randy Orton Has 600+ Hours In Elden Ring

In the 'What Do You Wanna Talk About' podcast with Cody Rhodes, Orton talks about his experience with Elden Ring.

The topic came up, because of the inclusion of Peacemaker, played by John Cena, in Mortal Kombat 1.

Orton stated that he went through spinal fusion surgery, which is why he had a lot of time to kill. During his recovery, he played non-stop and has now reached 600 hours of play-time.

I get lost in it. The kids go to sleep, I’ll give the wife the iPad and say ‘Hey, buy stuff on Amazon.’ And I’ll just play. It’s like Christmas every day at my house.

The fact that Orton's got this much play-time, suggests that he certainly has explored the Lands Between and the Land of Shadow with multiple characters, like a true Elden Ring fan.

He also makes a funny reference in response to Rhodes not having played Elden Ring:

I wish you were a fellow tarnished, but, uh, you're not.

You can check out the whole segment here at 19:55:

We're always happy to discover unlikely fans of this great game, and we hope that Orton will continue to grind as one of us Tarnished!

Benedikt Ostertag

Benedikt is one of our new writers here at EarlyGame. He makes music and loves playing video games. His favorite games include Super Smash Bros, Baldur’s Gate 3, Elden Ring and League of Legends. His other great passion is anime, which he also loves to write about....