Ed Boon Is Down With John Cena As Stryker After 'Mortal Kombat 11' Fan Art Goes Viral

Earlier today, we shared a pretty awesome piece of fan art from BossLogic that showed WWE super [...]

By Liana 'LiLi' Ruppert

Earlier today, we shared a pretty awesome piece of fan art from BossLogic that showed WWE super star John Cena as Mortal Kombat's Stryker as part of the Mortal Kombat 11 MK Kollective showcase. It was pretty impressive and quickly went viral, so it was only a matter of time before NetherRealm's Ed Boon took notice and of course he had to comment.

The original artwork was posted over on the artist's Instagram, and it quickly garnered positive attention for Cena stylized as Stryker:

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Stryker - @johncena kinda writes itself 😅 but I do miss #dadbod Stryker 🤣 #MK11 #mkkollective @noobde

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Boon eventually saw the image and couldn't help but to add that this move would be "good casting!" As BossLogic previously stated, Stryker as Cena would basically write itself but the real question emerges: Would we be able to see him!?

And no, we weren't the only ones to make the played out "now you see me" joke but the reactions were pretty much along the same vein of digging this rendition:

With a new reboot movie underway, anything is possible -- just saying!

As for the game itself, Mortal Kombat 11 will arrive on April 23, 2019 for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. For more about the upcoming fighter:

"Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise. The all new Custom Character Variations give you unprecedented control to customize the fighters and make them your own. The new graphics engine showcasing every skull-shattering, eye-popping moment, brings you so close to the fight you can feel it. And featuring a roster of new and returning Klassic Fighters, Mortal Kombat's best in class cinematic story mode continues the epic saga over 25 years in the making."

Do agree with Boon and think Cena is the perfect fit? Think it could work in a movie format? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below, or hit me up over on Twitter @DirtyEffinHippy!

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