WWE wrestler, Randy Orton, reportedly paid $1k to have his Elden Ring character leveled up

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that WWE wrestler, Randy Orton, reportedly paid $1k to have his Elden Ring character leveled up.

You probably don’t need to be told this, but Elden Ring was a pretty big deal last year. Not only did it win Game of the Year at The Game Awards (before a stage invader infamously ruined the moment for clout), but the game even reached several celebrities, such as Cole Sprouse and The Mandalorian’s Ming-Na Wen.

It’s worth noting that, although Orton has admitted to paying for the boost up to level 100 at the start of the game, it’s not clear if he continued to use his “infinite runes” to continue levelling up, or if he then played the game more legitimately and got to that level himself. Orton’s claim that he had reached level 527 was made on April 26, two months after Elden Ring launched, which seems like more than enough time to get to that level after being given a bit of a boost to get past some of the game’s harder bits.

According to Al-Shehail, Orton said, “Yeah, it’s fucking hard. I paid a guy $1,000 bucks to give me infinite runes so I could level up to 100 right away”. Williams then added that Orton also said, “I love that game though. It’s awesome. But no, I couldn’t deal with that bullshit, so I just paid a guy to give me a bunch of runes.”

Elden Ring was among the most hotly anticipated video games to drop in 2022, managing to win six of the ten total Game Awards it was nominated for and selling 20 million copies by February of this year. It has been critically acclaimed for its gameplay, worldbuilding, and open-world design. The game has also been noted for its sheer difficulty and learning curve, which divided some fans and triggered a discussion regarding difficulty settings in games. Elden Ring even managed to garner some notable celebrity fans, with WWE legend Randy Orton being among them.