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'WWE 2K17' Wrestler Main Roster Includes John Cena and Brock Lesnar; Latest Rumors, News and Updates

In recent reports, "WWE 2k17" has reduced the number of superstars in their roster.

The first three superstars that are included in the main release of the game are, John Cena, who is a WWE Heavyweight World Champion, WWE Hall of Famer, Ultimate Warrior and WWE grappler Sasha Banks. Included in the main release is also Brock Lesnar. These three superstars are the three first playable characters in the game.

The "WWE 2K17," will be a first time for Banks in a video game. Her wrestling debut was in 2010. Her addition to the roster marks an important role for gender representation in both real and virtual game.

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The list of these superstars is less compared to "WWE 2K16." The number has definitely reduced for "WWE 2K17" since the previous instalment featured 120 superstars and increased to 150 right after the contents to download were released.

Additional Superstars

Aside from the superstars that are included in the "WWE 2K17" roster, there are still more who will be added. This report has a lot of reasons for fans to be happy about. Addition to the roster will include, AJ Styles and Becky Lynch. NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura and Austin Aries are some of the names that are included in the fans' hopeful list.

The additional list is not complete yet since there will be more to be added and the game publisher already is teasing fans for the on what is more to be expected of the game.

Fans will expect more of gaming from characters in the past generations and for the wrestlers who are still working their way up to be superstars.

In a recent report, artist Rob Schamberger will reveal more characters in the upcoming video game. What he will do is paint them in front of fans of the WWE at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

"WWE 2K" video game franchise has been around since 2014 and the sole creator of the game is 2K Sports. Actually, there were a number of developers and publishers including Yukes, THQ, Amaze Entertainment and Visual Concepts that were involved. 2K Sports started publishing the game in 2013 and became the sole creator eventually.

The "WWE 2K17" is the latest franchise of "WWE 2K" and is reported to be released in October. However, a final date has not been set yet though it has been reported that it will be announced soon.

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