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WWE 2K18 roster reveal: First 47 wrestlers announced

Posted on by Joseph Currier

As usually happens during SummerSlam season, the promotion for this year’s WWE video game has entered into full swing.

In a video that was posted on IGN today, Corey Graves and Renee Young revealed the first 47 wrestlers who will be playable characters in WWE 2K18. Graves will also be part of the game’s commentary team with Michael Cole and Byron Saxton.

The video of the initial round of the roster reveal is available to watch below and another will be released next week:

Seth Rollins was previously confirmed as the cover star of WWE 2K18 and Kurt Angle is its pre-order bonus character. Here’s the full list of names that were announced for the game today:

  • Bray Wyatt
  • Dolph Ziggler
  • Sami Zayn
  • Dean Ambrose
  • Baron Corbin
  • Kalisto
  • Akira Tozawa
  • Sin Cara
  • Hideo Itami
  • Eric Young
  • Jinder Mahal
  • The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke)
  • The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor)
  • Cesaro
  • Sheamus
  • Karl Anderson
  • Luke Gallows
  • Nikki Cross
  • Alundra Blayze
  • Emma
  • Lita
  • Summer Rae
  • Paige
  • Brie Bella
  • Nikki Bella
  • The British Bulldog
  • Buddy Roberts
  • Diamond Dallas Page
  • The Big Boss Man
  • Mark Henry
  • Bam Bam Bigelow
  • Bret Hart
  • Dusty Rhodes
  • The Undertaker
  • Big Show
  • Andre the Giant
  • Kane
  • Kevin Nash (and Diesel)
  • Luke Harper
  • Erick Rowan
  • Sawyer Fulton
  • Alexander Wolfe
  • Killian Dain
  • Braun Strowman
  • Goldust

WWE 2K18 will be released on October 17th. In addition to the roster announcements, IGN uploaded video of what SAnitY’s entrance will look like in the game:

Kurt Angle revealed as pre-order bonus character for WWE 2K18

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The announcement came before even 2K Sports expected it, but Kurt Angle is the official pre-order bonus character for the WWE 2K18 video game.

Angle himself announced the news on Twitter earlier this afternoon. He had posted the information early, originally using artwork ripped from speculative YouTube videos. He then confirmed the information a few hours later, using official artwork from 2K.

The WWEGames Twitter account responded by writing, “We now know what it feels like to be hit with an Angle Slam. But it’s true! @RealKurtAngle is the #WWE2K18 pre-order Superstar!”

The trailer introducing Angle as the pre-order playable bonus character will air on the July 10th episode of Raw. The game will be released for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles on October 17th.

Dave Meltzer wrote in the Observer last week that Angle was expected to be included as the pre-order bonus this year, while mentioning The Undertaker as another viable option. In recent years, Sting, Goldberg, and The Ultimate Warrior have been as picked pre-order exclusives by 2K.

Angle was this year’s pick even before his return, but unlike with past options, this wasn’t a case where 2K first made a deal with Angle and that led to him coming back to WWE.

Seth Rollins revealed as WWE 2K18 cover star

Posted on by Joseph Currier

As expected, Seth Rollins announced today that he will be on the cover of WWE 2K18.

Rollins appeared on SportsCenter on ESPN2 to make the announcement. Aside from showing off the cover, Rollins didn’t reveal much about the game. He hyped that it would have better graphics and a deeper roster, but said that 2K Sports is being “top secret” about some of its other aspects.

There was a backdrop behind Rollins during the appearance that had the WWE 2K18 logo and the phrase “Be Like No One,” which is the slogan for the game. WWE had been posting teaser images related to various legends with the hashtag “BLN1” and “ThisMonday” to hype 2K18.

An article that ESPN posted about the cover reveal noted that the commercial for the game has Rollins in an abandoned warehouse with the memorabilia of past wrestlers. He then destroys the items, which Rollins said is to signify that he’s putting his own spin on WWE history.

2K Sports took over the WWE video game series (which was previously published by THQ) in 2013. The last four cover stars were Brock Lesnar, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena, and The Rock.

WWE 2K18 will be released on October 17th. The trailer for the game is available to watch below: