WWE 2K20 is scheduled for worldwide release on October 11, 2019 we have now learned that, alongside Roman Reigns, on the front cover of the game will be Becky Lynch, the first-ever woman to do so.

The game is available for pre-order now a returning feature will be the story-driven, objective-based 2K Showcase: The Women’s Evolution. That will follow the careers of Becky Lynch and the rest of the Four Horsewomen, Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Sasha Banks.

2K 4 The WWE 2k20 front cover with Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns

talkSPORT spoke to The Man about making history yet again and what it means to her to be the first-ever cover girl for a 2K game.

TS: I can hear someone in the background quite loudly?

BL: Yes, that would be Seth Rollins, doing his own phone interview

TS: He can’t stay away from you for a moment Becky!

BL: Yeah obviously! We’ve had appearances all day – there was a photo shoot this morning, followed by filming a ride along, which bled right into these phone interviews.

TS: Well we’ll crack on, and if we get a couple of background tidbits from him

BL: A few wild lines with no context – that’s how all the greatest media happens right!

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TS: Firstly Becky, congratulations on being WWE2k20 cover star – How significant is it, not just to be the first woman on the cover, but for you personally?

BL: Ahhhh yeah, what a freaking milestone. I debuted on the Main Roster just over four years ago and was described as the least relevant of all the women coming up. So to come from there to be the first

woman to headline WrestleMania – which was huge – to then to be the first WWE superstar on the ESPN magazine – also huge – and now to be the first woman on the cover of a 2k game – it just keeps upping and upping.

In fact, I’m adding “The First” to my Moniker as well as the Man – The Man, then hashtag The First.

TS: We last spoke last May (2018) when you were at the O2 for Smackdown – you were in fine fettle, as always – but it felt like there wasn’t a direction for you at that point. Does another “first” give you a chance to take stock of how phenomenal the last 12 months have been for you?

BL: Absolutely, Jesus, what a 12-month run. In wrestling, it’s hard to remember if a man has ever had 12 months this good, let alone a woman. It’s been a lot of opportunity, a lot of breaking ground – I’ve

dreamt about it and worked my arse off for it, so I’ve not taken anything for granted – but I’m always constantly thinking what’s next? How do I evolve? How do I drum up more interest? How to I reach perfection?

I know perfection isn’t possible, but maybe somewhere along the way I’ll reach near-fection.

4 Things got very heated between Ronda Rousey and Becky

TS: Mania is probably the obvious answer – but is there a moment from the last 12 months you’ve been able to stand back and think – even in my wildest dreams I couldn’t have imagined this?

BL: Honestly, shooting the commercial for the video game was one of those moments. I’ve been going so much since Wrestlemania, and everyone tells you to “soak it in, soak it in, soak it it”, but I stood there

at the end of ‘Mania asking myself – Am I soaking this in enough? Is this how it’s meant to be feeling? The problem for me is that once I achieve a goal, my natural position is the gas pedal is always on go, I’m always asking what’s next, especially in this business where – with weekly TV – it’s incredibly minute-to-minute.

But when I was shooting the commercial for 2K20 I was able to sit back and consider just how monumental this is, and that was the first time I’d actually done it.

TS: It’s been an interesting few months since Mania – holding two belts, then the work with Seth Rollins. Did you enjoy being in-ring with Seth, and is that done for now?

BL: Yeah, I think that’s done for now, I’m focused on defending my title at Summerslam whilst he’s focused on getting his back – but it’s been great working side by side with him, I’ve learned a lot, got to do some different matches, got to beat the hell out of Lacey Evans once again – got to beat up Baron Corbin a little bit, got beat up by Baron Corbin a little bit, but now we’re back focusing on being the best in each

division.

TS: Taking the End of Days from Baron Corbin felt like a cool moment, and there’s Mixed tag wrestling available in the new 2K20 game – do you think we could see more intergender wrestling in WWE?

BL: Absolutely! The Mixed match challenge has been a thing for a while – I think they’ve been more open to it, and you see something like the 24/7 title which is open to all genders – I think we’ll see a good amount more of it.

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TS: Summerslam coming up – it was the PPV which kicked off this big push after your match and postmatch angle with Charlotte. You now get to face Natalya in Toronto – how big is that to cap off this 12 month run?

BL: It’s beautiful. I met Natty in Canada 14 years ago when I was just 18 years old, the two of us had a run together in Japan, fought side by side in Japan and she welcomed me with open arms. But then when she saw other people using me as a stepping stone to get ahead, she did the

same, and don’t think I forget these things! Yes we’ve buried the hatchet, yes we’ve gone back to being friends – but don’t forget she was also one of the people who trained Ronda Rousey.

She was helping Ronda Rousey when she was trying to beat me, she was helping Rousey when she, you know, all that negative stuff about me, helping the person who insulted my business – the business that I AND Natty have worked our ENTIRE lives for. So I have many gripes for Natty, and come Summerslam I’m going to embarrass her in her own

country!

WWE 2K20

Players who purchase the WWE 2K20 Deluxe Edition or Collector’s Edition will receive Early Access three days early on October 8, 2019.

Among other improvements, controls will be streamlined to allow new players to jump into the game more easily, while experienced players will still enjoy a challenge. Of course, title staple MyCAREER returns, but this is the first time you can play as a woman or a man.

And, as Becky mentioned, mixed tag matches are now featured in the game, too. We can’t wait to get our hands on it! Until then, enjoy the trailer below.