Casting 5 WWE Superstars in a Final Fantasy VII movie

Look, there's a precedent of WWE and Final Fantasy cooperating in the past, so....
Look, there's a precedent of WWE and Final Fantasy cooperating in the past, so....

#1. Sephiroth, as played by Seth Rollins

Sephiroth & Seth Rollins
Sephiroth & Seth Rollins

AEW star Kenny Omega's finishing move is called the "One-Winged Angel". An unapologetic gamer, the name of Omega's finisher is a reference to the nom de guerre of Final Fantasy VII's primary antagonist - and probably the greatest villain in video game history - Sephiroth.

Much like the great bad guys in literary history in general, Sephiroth wasn't evil just to be evil. He actually started out as a hero, as the Shinra army's (yeah, the electric company had its own army, just go with it) most legendary soldier.

In flashbacks to scenes that take place before, well... before everything hits the fan... we see Sephiroth taking new SOLDIER recruit Cloud (well... anyway...) on a mission and taking enjoyment in the young fighter's enthusiasm and determination.

However, during one particular assignment, Sephiroth learns a horrible truth about his origins and the origins of his incredible combat skills - and it drives him absolutely insane. Eventually, the One-Winged Angel develops a "with-me-or-against-me" attitude, which sets into motion the events that lead into both the original game and the remake.

Now, I don't think that former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has, personally, killed anything with a sword the same length as his body. And, if he has, I don't think I want to know about it.

However, he has proven - very recently, in fact - that he's got the chops to play a character that feels like he's been doing the right thing and has been turned on by the people he trusted and wants to make this world a better place.

In Sephiroth's case, this plan involves lots and lots of murder and destruction which, I don't know I'd have to go back and look, but I'm fairly sure didn't weigh into the Monday Night Messiah's recent heel turn but I could be wrong.

Now, thinking realistically, we're never going to see a WWE produced Final Fantasy VII movie. And, that's not only to be expected but totally fine. This is just fun to talk about.

But, eventually, Aleister Black and the man formerly known as Tyler Black (that's Seth) are going to have themselves a pretty intense feud on WWE TV. Which, if I've convinced you of any of my arguments, is kind of like a Cloud vs Sephiroth main event in the middle of the ring.

But, that's just my picks. What WWE stars would you cast in other roles in an FFVII movie? Or in any other video game adaptation, for that matter. Share your ideas in the comments right down there.

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