For the past week, WWE’s Twitter account as been promoting the mystery of the #Hatch. If you missed it, it’s … well, a bunch of pictures of a hatch. Here’s an example:
Unleashed. See you tonight. #Hatch pic.twitter.com/vlsyfbRkVY
— WWE (@WWE) May 30, 2016
Some fans thought it meant the debut of a new character, the return of Bray Wyatt, or even the return of Bray Wyatt alongside a new character. Maybe Sister Abigail’s been hanging out in a hatch?
If you guessed, “it’s about a video game,” give yourself a gold star.
WWE: #WhosNext?! #WWE2K17 Goldberg https://t.co/VIxwbuLdJe #wwe #sports #wrestlingmatters
— Wrestling Matters UK (@wrestlingmatte1) May 31, 2016
If you pre-order the upcoming WWE 2K17, you get former WCW and WWE legend (Bill) Goldberg. Goldberg hasn’t been around because he’s … been in a hatch!
As you might imagine, wrestling fans hoping for a big mystery reveal weren’t happy to learn that it was just for a commercial. Pro wrestling’s been doing that for years. Remember Chucky harassing Rick Steiner in WCW? It didn’t go over well.
When you wait all week for #Hatch and then it's that… pic.twitter.com/3wpkT2U6vw
— Ringside News (@ringsidenews_) May 31, 2016
That said, it’ll be fun to recreate WCW’s late 90s glory days in a new WWE game. Maybe we’ll get Kronik DLC and a cattle prod as an under-the-ring weapon.
Oh, and here’s the most important tweet of the night:
https://twitter.com/wehavetogoback/status/737424170095640576
Let’s hope Goldberg will keep pressing that button every 108 minutes until WWE 2K17 is released.
