Why Scare Tactics and WWE Superstars just make sense together

After giving birth to a demon baby in the premiere episode, Scaremongering is already on to the next prank. And in Episode 2, some big WWE Superstars will be put to the test.

Because continue Scaremongeringno target is off the table, including WWE superstars The New Day, who find themselves at the center of a paranormal event during a regular promo event with fellow superstar Cody Rhodes.

When USA Insider spoke with the president of Monkeypaw Productions and Scaremongering As executive producer Win Rosenfeld, we got to hear all about working with Cody Rhodes and The New Day (aka Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods).

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“Let me put it this way: People always say, ‘Oh God, I don’t know how you work on horror films! They’re so scary, it’s so dark,'” Rosenfeld said.

But horror movie sets are “the silliest, funniest sets in the world,” he continued. “People are having so much silly fun. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been on set with 200 people and everyone’s screaming and laughing and people are covered in blood and someone murdered a child and that’s what it is.” crazyRight?

“And I think there’s something that’s very familiar to me about the WWE superstars because they’re out there, they do this every day, they do this epic, great theater of emotion,” he said.

“WWE Superstars embody the classic good-versus-evil style that horror films explore in their matches every day,” explained Rosenfeld.

“These moral stories [are] “The whole thing is played out in a very physical, emotional way that’s really about this hypermasculinity or the idea of ​​big, bold, almost larger-than-life personalities, but it kind of reminds me of a horror set!” he said. “Because these guys are so cool and really normal and really humble, down to earth, down to earth and really got into playing. “We’re very, very grateful to them. Cody was a great partner in this. And The New Day were just the sweetest, funniest people I’ve ever met.

To find out how Cody pulls off his prank on The New Day guys, tune in Scaremongering on Friday, October 11th.

New episodes of Scaremongering Premieres every Friday night at 10pm ET on USA Network.