{"id":126504,"date":"2024-08-20T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=126504"},"modified":"2024-08-20T12:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:52:30","slug":"afc-bournemouth-wwe-2k-announce-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/08\/20\/afc-bournemouth-wwe-2k-announce-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Bournemouth &#038; WWE 2K Announce &#8220;Groundbreaking Collaboration&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AFC Bournemouth<\/strong> has announced a \u201cground-breaking collaboration\u201d with the <strong>WWE 2K<\/strong> video game series. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking to X, the Premier League football club announced the partnership and provided more details in an official <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.afcb.co.uk\/news\/2024\/august\/20\/cherries-become-first-club-to-collab-with-wwe-2k\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have stated that there will be <em>\u201cseveral digital campaigns that will entertain fans and showcase the immersive experience of WWE 2K24.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re privileged to be the first <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PL<\/a> club to partner with <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEgames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWEgames<\/a> \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>Some tag team this is! \ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AFC Bournemouth \ud83c\udf52 (@afcbournemouth) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afcbournemouth\/status\/1825912358901809424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Rob Mitchell<\/strong>, Commercial Director of AFC Bournemouth, said the following in reference to the partnership:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPartnering with WWE 2K is a fantastic opportunity for us to engage with our supporters in a new and innovative way. This collaboration will combine the thrill of WWE 2K\u2019s gameplay, with the dynamic world of Premier League football.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s unclear exactly what this partnership will involve moving forward, but there has already been speculation online as to what it may entail. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Could we see AFC Bournemouth players featured in WWE 2K games in the future, or perhaps even assign the club\u2019s kits to characters within the game?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to both AFC Bournemouth and 2K Games, <em>\u201cthe themed content will be available in the coming weeks\u201d<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bryce Yang<\/strong>, the Senior Director of Franchise and Partnerships Strategy at 2K, also weighed in on the collaboration:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWWE 2K and AFC Bournemouth make a formidable tag team in the ring and on the pitch. We&#8217;re thrilled to partner with the Cherries and wish them great success this season. Together, anything is possible!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019ll be interesting to see what the response is to any potential AFC Bournemouth players featuring in DLC packs, given the negativity behind the recently released <strong>Pat McAfee<\/strong> pack. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite this being the first partnership of its nature, WWE has done plenty of work with the reigning Premier League champions, <strong>Manchester City<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE fans and AFC Bournemouth supporters will have to stay tuned to the respective social media channels of both to find more details as and when they\u2019re revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the <\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFC Bournemouth has announced a \u201cground-breaking collaboration\u201d with the WWE 2K video game series. Taking to X, the Premier League football club announced the partnership and provided more details in an official press release. 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