The day before the “SummerSlam” pay-per-view, during the SummerSlam Confidential Panel, the official roster for the “WWE 2K15” video game was revealed. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Renee Young served as the hosts for the roster reveal. The star-studded panel included John Cena, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Cesaro, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus.
Through a stream on Twitch.Tv, on IGN’s account, the full “WWE 2K15” roster goes as follows, being revealed in three stages:
First Stage:
Bray Wyatt
Roman Reigns
Chris Jericho
Dolph Ziggler
Fandango
Sheamus
Big Show
Cesaro
Damien Sandow
Brock Lesnar
CM Punk
Triple H
Shawn Michaels
John Cena
Second Stage:
Goldust
Dean Ambrose
Batista
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
AJ Lee
Big E
Jack Swagger
Tyson Kidd
Darren Young
Rey Mysterio
Nikki Bella
Brie Bella
Titus O’Neil
The Rock
Hulk Hogan
Hollywood Hulk Hogan (Part of Hulk Hogan’s Special Edition)
Third Stage:
Seth Rollins
Kofi Kingston
R-Truth
Justin Gabriel
Randy Orton
Naomi
Daniel Bryan
Xavier Woods
The Miz
Tamina Snuka
Rob Van Dam
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Erick Rowan
Luke Harper
Sting (pre-order bonus)
The Undertaker
UPDATE: WWE.com has picked up on the “WWE 2K15” roster, releasing 52 names in total. Some names were not revealed during the panel, including Alberto Del Rio, Booker T, Cameron, Cody Rhodes, Curtis Axel, Kane, Kevin Nash, Mark Henry, Natalya, Ric Flair, Ryback, Santino Marella, and Summer Rae.
Though, it appears only part of the roster has been revealed. Vincent Ingenito, an Associate Editor at IGN, tweeted the following:
httpss://twitter.com/Vincogneato/status/500715178754068480
Additionally, based on the photo below, there appears to be 92 spots for characters (click to enlarge:)
Also, during the panel, some of the first details on the MyCareer mode were revealed. In the mode, the player will start out in NXT, having to make his or her way up the ranks, challenging various WWE developmental stars. Afterwards, the user will be ready for “Monday Night Raw” and “Smackdown,” making the main WWE roster.
As always, prior to and after the game is out, various DLC packs will be released. The DLC packs usually contain more WWE Superstars, Divas, and various legends. Part of the DLC will include new rivalries for the Showcase Mode, one of the biggest single player modes of the game.
If you pre-order “WWE 2K15,” you will receive Sting as the special pre-order bonus.