Claudio Castagnoli Says Competitive League Of Legends And Pro Wrestling Are ‘Very Similar’

Claudio Castagoli says that competitive League of Legends and pro wrestling have their own similarities in their communities.

Competitive esports is an industry that continues to grow in the modern era of entertainment, with video games such as Call Of Duty and League Of Legends roaring to the forefront of the industry. For one pro wrestler, he sees similarities in the League and wrestling communities.

While speaking to Summoner’s Sofa in a new interview, Claudio Castagnoli spoke about the similarities in League of Legends and pro wrestling.

“I feel like for League fans that don’t really know much about wrestling, or wrestling fans who don’t know much about League, I feel like it’s very similar in the community, as in, once you’re in, you’re in, and once people just say, just see a match or understand a little bit and they want to know more. There’s plenty of people that will just tell you all about it because they’re so passionate about it. It’s two very, very passionate fan bases and we were joking it’s very similar, like the teams walk out or like we walk out and there’s somebody announcing and people cheering and there’s the screen and people it’s very similar and it’s really cool to see the people that still follow and still remember that I played the match once and it’s really cool and I’m very grateful for that.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Claudio spoke about how he sewed his own ring gear in the early stages of his wrestling career. You can read more about that here.

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