Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 6
Cody Rhodes Launches Sept. 30 Hunt for John Cena’s Base in 2-Billion-Download Clash of Clans
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 6

Cody Rhodes Launches Sept. 30 Hunt for John Cena’s Base in 2-Billion-Download Clash of Clans

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 6

Summary

  • Sept. 30 is the deadline for Clash of Clans players to find and raid John Cena’s hidden base in the new “Search for Cena” crossover led by WWE star Cody Rhodes.
  • Millions of players are being enlisted because Rhodes says Cena’s long-running in-game rivalry began when the wrestler’s “tyrant” clan leadership and repeated 99% one-star attacks helped get him booted from their old group.
  • Cena, in a press release, framed the feud differently, saying he out-raided Rhodes a decade ago and now welcomes the challenge from the wider player base.
  • The event expands WWE’s second Clash of Clans collaboration, with Rhodes returning as Barbarian King and other wrestlers including Undertaker, Alexa Bliss, Iyo Sky, Jey Uso and Kane also appearing as in-game heroes.
  • For Supercell, the promotion taps a game with more than 2 billion downloads and a built-in WWE storyline that Rhodes says started on the road long before it reached the ring.

Insights

Could the decade-long digital rivalry between Rhodes and Cena in Clash of Clans spark an unexpected real-world WWE showdown?
What secret rewards lie hidden inside John Cena's elusive digital base that have millions of global players scrambling to raid it?
Will injecting real-world wrestling icons into a fantasy mobile realm alienate hardcore gamers or create a billion-dollar blueprint for IP crossovers?