Notable additions include Total Divas and Total Bellas stars The Bella Twins, consisting of former WWE Divas Champions Nikki and Brie Bella. Also confirmed are WWE Hall of Famer Booker T and the first ever WWE Undisputed Champion, Chris Jericho.
The full list, in alphabetical order, is below:
Aiden English Booker T Brian Pillman Brie Bella Chris Jericho Diego Erick Rowan Fernando Heath Slater Jey Uso Jimmy Uso Jim Neidhart Konnor Larry Zybszko Nikki Bella R-Truth Simon Gotch Ultimate Warrior (also confirmed via Rob Schamberger’s E3 paintings) Viktor
Stephanie McMahon also recently confirmed on Twitter that she, Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon will be playable characters in the game. You can view her announcement below:
These additions join a roster that already includes cover star Brock Lesnar, the incomparable John Cena and the brand new WWE Women’s Champion, Sasha Banks. The game’s NXT Edition grants access to Apollo Crews, Nia Jax, and Shinsuke Nakamura, and Goldberg is a pre-order bonus.
The next Suplex City Census will take place this Tuesday, August 9. IGN readers will receive a teaser image of a carnage-laden Suplex City at 6 a.m. PST (9 a.m. EST) with clues regarding the week’s Superstar reveals. They can then return to the page at 9 a.m. PST (12 p.m. EST) to see the latest additions to the WWE 2K17 roster.
WWE 2K17 will be available on October 11 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Which new Superstar are you most excited to play as? Let us know in the comments below!