Japanese fan-favorite Asuka a highlight of WWE 2K17’s final roster reveal
It’s Asuka Bitches! In the final installment of the WWE 2K17 Suplex City Census, 25 WWE Superstar residents of the Industrial District – the last of the five neighbourhoods in Suplex City – have been announced for inclusion in the forthcoming franchise’s worldwide release on October 11th, 2016. This last installment brings the following Superstars to WWE 2K17’s roster: New Japanese sensation Asuka, Bayley, Big Boss Man, Buddy Murphy, Cactus Jack, Dean Ambrose, Diesel, Dude Love, Dusty Rhodes, Jack Swagger, John Cena, Kane, Kevin Nash, Kevin Owens, Lex Luger, Luke Harper, Mankind, Road Dogg, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, Vader and Wesley Blake.
In the accompanying video, Asuka’s WWE 2K17 entrance is shown off, and Yuke’s and Visual Concepts have totally nailed the sass and flair that the new female Japanese star brings to the sport. Let’s hope that her high-flying and athletic set of moves have also been done justice in the actual game. Only time will tell.
So, to recap, the WWE 2K17 complete roster will have 138 playable characters. In case you haven’t been on top of it up till this point, here is a summary (with thanks to Forbes):
| Aiden English |
| AJ Styles |
| Alberto Del Rio |
| Alexa Bliss |
| Alicia Fox |
| Alundra Blayze |
| Andre The Giant |
| Apollo Crews |
| Arn Anderson |
| Asuka |
| Bam Bam Bigelow |
| Baron Corbin |
| Bayley |
| Becky Lynch |
| Big Boss Man |
| Big Cass |
| Big E |
| Big Show |
| Billy Gunn |
| Bo Dallas |
| Booker T |
| Braun Strowman |
| Bray Wyatt |
| Bret Hart |
| Brian Pillman |
| Brie Bella |
| British Bulldog |
| Brock Lesnar |
| Brock Lesnar |
| Bubba Ray Dudley |
| Buddy Murphy |
| Bushwhacker Butch |
| Bushwhacker Luke |
| Cactus Jack |
| Carmella |
| Cesaro |
| Chad Gable (American Alpha) |
| Charlotte |
| Chris Jericho |
| Christian |
| Curtis Axel |
| D-Von Dudley |
| Dana Brooke |
| Daniel Bryan |
| Darren Young |
| Dash Wilder (The Revival) |
| Dean Ambrose |
| Dean Ambrose* |
| Diamond Dallas Page |
| Diego |
| Diesel |
| Dolph Ziggler |
| Dude Love |
| Dusty Rhodes |
| Earthquake |
| Edge |
| Emma |
| Enzo Amore |
| Erick Rowan |
| Eva Marie |
| Fandango |
| Fernando |
| Finn Balor |
| Goldberg |
| Goldust |
| Heath Slater |
| Hideo Itami |
| Jack Swagger |
| Jake “The Snake” Roberts |
| Jason Jordan (American Alpha) |
| JBL |
| Jey Uso |
| Jim Niedhart |
| Jimmy Uso |
| John Cena |
| John Cena |
| Kalisto |
| Kane |
| Kevin Owens |
| Kofi Kingston |
| Konnor |
| Larry Zybysko |
| Lex Luger |
| Lita |
| Luke Harper |
| Macho Man Randy Savage |
| Mankind |
| Mark Henry |
| Mr. Perfect |
| Naomi |
| Natalya |
| Neville |
| Nia Jax |
| Nikki Bella |
| Paige |
| Paul Heyman |
| R-Truth |
| Randy Orton |
| Razor Ramon / Scott Hall |
| Ric Flair |
| Rick Rude |
| Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat |
| Rikishi |
| Road Dogg Jesse James |
| Roman Reigns |
| Rusev |
| Sami Zayn |
| Samoa Joe |
| Sasha Banks |
| Sasha Banks |
| Scott Dawson (The Revival) |
| Seth Rollins |
| Shawn Michaels |
| Sheamus |
| Shinsuke Nakamura |
| Simon Gotch |
| Sin Cara |
| Sting |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| Sturdust |
| Summer Rae |
| Tamina |
| Tatsumi Fujinami |
| The Miz |
| The Rock |
| The Ultimate Warrior |
| Titus O’Neil |
| Triple H |
| Trish Stratus |
| Tyler Breeze |
| Typhoon |
| Tyson Kidd |
| Undertaker |
| Vader |
| Viktor |
| Wesley Blake |
| Xavier Woods |
| Zack Ryder |
Stay tuned right here for more WWE 2K17 coverage, including an upcoming Preview of the game-in-progress. Later, we’ll give you a full Review as always. In case you missed it, check out our recent stories on the game’s soundtrack and Collector’s Edition.
SOURCE: Press Release