News concerning WWE 2K22’s roster.
WWE 2K22 will be available to those who pre-order the deluxe editions in one week's time. While the information being reported by 2K Games has been more plentiful than with WWE 2K20, there is still a considerable amount of information that we don't know about the upcoming game.
Concerning the game's roster, all of the names have yet to be announced, something that 2K Games says will occur this week but with new roster announcements, there are several conclusions in the game that are already released from WWE after a handful of names were let go in 2021.
The list of released or departed names included in this year's game, courtesy of Mike Straw from Sports Gamers Online can be seen below:
- Alexander Wolfe
- Ariya Daivari
- Billie Kay
- Braun Strowman
- Brian Kendrick
- Cesaro
- Danny Burch
- Ember Moon
- Fandango
- Gran Metalik
- Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
- Jeff Hardy
- John Morrison
- Johnny Gargano
- Kalisto
- Karrion Kross
- Keith Lee
- Kyle O'Reilly
- Lana
- Lince Dorado
- Mia Yim
- Murphy
- Nia Jax
- Oney Lorcan
- Peyton Royce
- Samoa Joe
- Slapjack
- Tegan Nox
- Toni Storm
- Tucker
- Tyler Breeze
- William Regal
This year also includes a list of Legends that are more par for the course for the series. You can see an updated list of those below.:
- Randy Savage
- Roddy Piper
- Kevin Nash
- Scott Hall
- Papa Shango
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Faarooq
- Ted DiBiase
- Trish Stratus
- Ultimate Warrior
- The Undertaker
- Shawn Michaels
- Batista
- Eddie Guerrero
- Bret Hart
- Hulk Hogan
- Chyna
- Jake The Snake
- Jerry Lawler
- Jim Neidhart
- Road Dogg
- Mickie James
- X-Pac
- Andre the Giant
- Big Boss Man
- Booker T
Of note, many of these names were released in 2021. One name that was released in 2021 that is not included is Bray Wyatt. Bray Wyatt was released after some of the names that are included in the game, according to this new report.
Mike straw also reported that Ronda Rousey is planned as downloadable content for the upcoming game. Ronda Rousey has been available in the past 3 video game offerings from WWE but will once again be downloaded content this year reportedly due to 2K being unsure if she would make her return on time to be included on the main roster.
You can see an updated look add superstar ratings in the video game at this link and we will have more information on this upcoming release as March 8, the release date for the deluxe edition of the video game, approaches.
