AJ Styles was announced as the cover star for WWE2K19 last week and Rey Mysterio was
revealed as the pre-order bonus.
2K have also announced that the likes of Brock Lesnar, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Becky Lynch
and Sasha Banks will be in the game - but who would we like to see in the game?
We’ve looked at who hasn’t been in the series yet or hasn’t been in for a while
to compile 10 WWE Stars We Want To See In WWE2K19.
10.
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey signed with WWE at this year’s Royal Rumble and has quickly become one of
the most popular acts on the Raw roster - having the match of the night at WrestleMania and
giving Nia Jax her best match on the main roster.
Seeing how much WWE love Rousey, her being in WWE2K19 seems like a given at this point.
However Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet - who did correctly report that Styles would
be the cover star - said that Ronda could be a pre-order bonus.
And given how video games like to rip off their customers it’s possible that Ronda
Rousey could also be DLC or locked away in a loot box or some other nonsense.
Just put her in the game, lads.
9.
Adam Cole Bay-Bay and Undisputed Era
The Undisputed Era are one the best things in NXT right now, turning the negative of
Bobby Fish getting injured into the positive of Roderick Strong turning on Pete Dunne at
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans to join the faction.
They’ve since been on fire, with Cole featuring in the 2018 Royal Rumble and Strong making
a name for himself in the Greatest Royal Rumble.
With Cole as the North American Champion and Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish former Tag
Team Champions, you’ve got think that they will join Roddy in WWE2K19.
8.
Bruno Sammartino
The wrestling world mourned when the legendary Bruno Sammartino passed away in April this
year, and what a nice tribute it would be to have one of the greatest champions of all-time
as a playable character in WWE2K19.
Bruno was previously a DLC character in WWE2K14, but it’s time to have him in the game full-time.
7.
Jeff Jarrett
And speaking of WWE Hall of Famers you probably weren’t expecting to ever happen, Jeff Jarrett
returned to the company earlier this year after decades of absence.
The man who reportedly held up Vince McMahon for money and started a company to be a competitor
is now back in the fold with WWE.
So it’s probably about time that J-E-double-F made his 2K debut, right?
You could also have different versions.
Space Cowboy Jeff Jarrett, don’t piss me off Jeff Jarrett and even WCW’s slapnuts
Jarrett.
It sort of makes sense, really, right?
6.
TNA-era AJ Styles
And speaking of different designs for characters, why not have multiple versions of the game’s
cover star AJ Styles?
I mean there were three Triple H’s in 2K18!
And what better version to have of the Phenomenal One than a TNA-era AJ Styles?
With his shorter hair and shorter pants and much flippier wrestling style.
It would be even better if he had his you are you are music.
WWE have a good working relationship now with Anthem Sports and Impact Wrestling - with
their footage being used on WWE Network documentaries - so this seems like it would be a fun little
addition.
And if you can’t get a TNA deal, just have WCW-era AJ Styles!
Look at his little face.
5.
EC3 (and other NXT guys)
And speaking of former Impact World Champions, surely we should see the 2K debut of EC3 this
year, right?
Going through the list of NXT guys that haven’t previously been in a WWE game, it’s hard
to single out just one name.
You’ve got Ricochet, Street Profits, War Raiders, Velveteen Dream and so may others
to chose from.
Ooh, actually I’d love to see Dream in WWE2K19.
I also want to see Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane and Lacey Evans for that matter.
Maybe they should just make NXT2K19.
4.
Bianca Belair
But if I’m going to single out just one female member of the NXT roster, it would
have to be the EST of NXT, Bianca Belair.
Aside from her incredible look, and awesome moveset, having the hair whip in the game
will be a lot of fun.
Belair is a star in the making and a sure-fire future main roster champion - so let’s get
her in WWE2K19.
3.
Shayna Baszler
Now I said I’d only single out one female wrestler for NXT, but could I really miss
off the current NXT Women’s Champion?
Plus if we do have Ronda Rousey in the game you could set up Four Horsewomen grudge matches
against Bayley, Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Becky Lynch.
It also means you could have Marina Shafir and Jessmyn Duke as DLC down the road when
they debut in NXT.
But again, this does feel like I just want NXT2K19...
2.
Nicholas
Oh come on could you really not have this game without the former tag team champion
and one of the biggest talking points of WrestleMania 34?
I mean you could and the game would be fine, but it would be hilarious.
Remember when Nicholas was a thing and everyone was talking about him?
He doesn’t have to be on the roster straight away, but an unlockable character similar
to Fred Durst in Smackdown: Just Bring It would be superb!
But, you know, let’s end of this list with a more serious entrant.
1.
Pete Dunne
Really, I’d like to see a lot of the UK Division added like Tyler Bate, Zack Gibson,
Travis Banks and Trent Seven, but Pete Dunne as a playable character in WWE2K19 just makes
so much sense at this point.
He had a fantastic 2017 with one of the best matches of the year against Tyler Bate, and
he’s held the UK Championship for more than 400 days and has had a heck of a lot more
title defenses than Brock Lesnar has.
Pete Dunne is a future WWE Champion, and he needs to be in WWE2K19.
But those are just some of our picks, who would you like to see in the game?
Let us know in the comments below.
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