2K Confirms NXT Stars Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville as Playable Characters in “WWE 2K15”

As the “WWE 2K15” release dates of Oct. 28, 104 (Xbox 360 and Playstation 3) and Nov. 18, 2014 (Xbox One and Playstation 4) near, more and more information about the game is being released. Most recently, 2KSports released the gameplay trailer for “WWE 2K15,” showing off the entrances and movesets of various WWE Superstars, Divas, and Legends.

On Thursday, Sept. 25, more key information about “WWE 2K15” was released. Through various social media outlets, 2K would reveal that NXT stars are playable characters in “WWE 2K15.” This marks the first time that WWE’s stars of the future will be featured in a WWE launch title. NXT stars as playable characters have been rumored for quite some time. Rumors were first sparked by the announcement of the MyCareer mode, which would see the player begin in NXT. Additionally, an achievement list for the game featured NXT stars, most notably Adrian Neville.

Current NXT stars Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn have now been confirmed for “WWE 2K15,” in addition to former NXT Champion Bo Dallas.

2K confirmed the news through a series of posts on Instagram and Vine.

This picture of Zayn and Neville was captioned with, “Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville get their first looks at themselves in #WWE2K15.”

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Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville get their first looks at themselves in #WWE2K15.

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Additionally, two Vines were posted of Neville and Zayn mimicking their “WWE 2K15” profile picture:

Editor’s Note

Awesome to see some confirmation on NXT stars taking over “WWE 2K15.”

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