Near the end of 2024, it was confirmed that professional wrestler Samoa Joe, a former WWE United States Champion and AEW World Champion, would appear in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

The trailer reveals Samoa Joe's role, making the AEW wrestler the first sports star to have a leading role in a Yakuza game.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Voiced by the Samoan Submission Machine and member of The Opps on AEW, Samoa Joe brings the cunning and ruthless Raymond Law to life in a way that nobody else could have ...