WWE 2K23

[King Ellis]

It's gonna be like that year where Srar would do nothing but beat up Brodus Clay over and over and over and over and over again.

[Dang117]

I will wait to they announce Logan Paul in it because that's where the real money is

[Owen]

Found this video through twitter.

Absolutely no idea if it's legitimate at all, though, so take it with a few grains of salt.

[The Buscher]

I could easily buy that roster as legitimate.  They more than likely finalized their roster sometime around WrestleMania season as they normally do, anticipating the usual fall release that eventually got pushed back.

It's not unusual for released talent to remain in the game and you can pretty well figure why certain decisions were made.

Bray Wyatt was likely too much of a "big name" for WWE to want attached to its game when he's not with the company any more.  If memory serves, there were reports out last spring that Daniel Bryan was being removed from future projects for much the same reason, and that's before he even went to AEW.

Then you have Adam Cole, Aleister Black, Andrade, Bobby Fish, Ruby Riott, and Tony Nese as talents that were all probably meant to be in the game but they debuted with AEW throughout summer and fall with enough time to remove them.  Whereas Keith Lee, Kyle O'Reilly, and Murphy showed up with AEW too recently.  And AEW is the only company big enough where WWE wouldn't want those guys in their game, hence signings for Impact etc being allowed to stay.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Is it the same roster as is on this list?

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/02/full-wwe-2k22-roster-with-superstar-ratings-revealed/

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AJ Styles: 91
Akira Tozawa: 75
Alexa Bliss: 84
Alexander Wolfe: 77
André the Giant: 88
Angel Garza: 79
Angelo Dawkins: 80
Apollo Crews: 81
Ariya Daivari: 70
Asuka: 90
Austin Theory: 80
Batista: 88
Bayley: 88
Becky Lynch: 92
Beth Phoenix: 87
Bianca Belair: 87
Big Boss Man: 81
Big E: 87
Billie Kay: 77
Bobby Lashley: 91
Booker T: 88
Braun Strowman: 90
Bret “The Hitman” Hart: 91
Brock Lesnar: 94
Cameron Grimes: 79
Candice LeRae: 77
Carmella: 79
Cedric Alexander: 76
Cesaro: 84
Chad Gable: 76
Charlotte Flair: 90
Chyna: 87
Dakota Kai: 79
Damian Priest: 84
Dana Brooke: 74
Danny Burch: 77
Demon Finn Bálor: 90
Dexter Lumis: 79
Diesel: 87
Dolph Ziggler: 82
Dominik Mysterio: 79
Drew Gulak: 79
Drew McIntyre: 91
Eddie Guerrero: 90
Edge: 91
Elias: 75
Ember Moon: 81
Eric Bischoff (nWo 4-Life Edition): 69
Erik: 80
Faarooq: 88
Fabian Aichner: 80
Fandango: 77
Finn Bálor: 87
Goldberg: 88
Gran Metalik: 79
Happy Corbin: 81
Hollywood Hogan (nWo 4-Life Edition): 92
Hulk Hogan: 91
Humberto Carrillo: 77
Io Shirai: 82
Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: 80
Ivar: 81
Jake “The Snake” Roberts: 85
JBL: 88
Jeff Hardy: 85
Jerry “The King” Lawler: 86
Jey Uso: 85
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart: 86
Jimmy Uso: 85
Jinder Mahal: 77
Joaquin Wilde: 79
John Cena: 92
John Morrison: 80
Johnny Gargano: 82
Jordan Devlin: 79
Kalisto: 74
Kane: 82
Karrion Kross: 84
Kay Lee Ray: 81
Keith Lee: 80
Kevin Nash (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
Kevin Owens: 85
Kofi Kingston: 88
Kushida: 79
Kyle O’Reilly: 81
Lacey Evans: 81
Lana: 71
Lince Dorado: 75
Liv Morgan: 77
MACE: 76
‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage: 88
Mandy Rose: 80
Mansoor: 80
Marcel Barthel: 79
Maryse: 79
Mia Yim: 79
Mickie James: 81
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase: 85
Montez Ford: 82
Mr. McMahon: 76
Murphy: 77
Mustafa Ali: 77
MVP: 80
Naomi: 79
Natalya: 84
Nia Jax: 82
Nikki A.S.H.: 82
Oney Lorcan: 76
Otis: 77
Papa Shango: 79
Pete Dunne: 81
Peyton Royce: 79
R-Truth: 77
Randy Orton: 88
Raquel González: 81
Raul Mendoza: 79
Razor Ramon: 84
RECKONING: 76
Rey Mysterio: 90
Rhea Ripley: 86
Ric Flair: 88
Ricochet: 82
Riddle: 85
Road Dogg Jesse James: 85
Robert Roode: 81
Roderick Strong: 80
Roman Reigns: 95
Rowdy Roddy Piper: 85
Sami Zayn: 80
Samoa Joe: 86
Santos Escobar: 81
Sasha Banks: 88
Scott Hall (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
Seth Rollins: 91
Shane McMahon: 79
Shawn Michaels: 88
Shayna Baszler: 84
Sheamus: 85
Shelton Benjamin: 81
Shinsuke Nakamura: 88
Shotzi: 77
SLAPJACK: 71
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin: 92
Sonya Deville: 77
Stephanie McMahon: 77
Syxx (nWo 4-Life Edition): 88
T-BAR: 76
Tamina: 75
Tegan Nox: 79
The Brian Kendrick: 74
The Miz: 86
The Rock: 93
Timothy Thatcher: 80
Titus O’Neil: 76
Tommaso Ciampa: 84
Toni Storm: 80
Trent Seven: 77
Triple H: 91
Trish Stratus: 88
Tucker: 71
Tyler Bate: 82
Tyler Breeze: 77
Ultimate Warrior: 88

Undertaker: 90
-Ministry of Darkness (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 93
-Phantom Mask (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 88
-Boneyard Match (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 91

William Regal: 85
WALTER: 86
X-Pac: 85
Xavier Woods: 86

 

[Malenko]

10 minutes ago, Cornelius Weinerbottom said:

Is it the same roster as is on this list?

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/02/full-wwe-2k22-roster-with-superstar-ratings-revealed/

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AJ Styles: 91
Akira Tozawa: 75
Alexa Bliss: 84
Alexander Wolfe: 77
André the Giant: 88
Angel Garza: 79
Angelo Dawkins: 80
Apollo Crews: 81
Ariya Daivari: 70
Asuka: 90
Austin Theory: 80
Batista: 88
Bayley: 88
Becky Lynch: 92
Beth Phoenix: 87
Bianca Belair: 87
Big Boss Man: 81
Big E: 87
Billie Kay: 77
Bobby Lashley: 91
Booker T: 88
Braun Strowman: 90
Bret “The Hitman” Hart: 91
Brock Lesnar: 94
Cameron Grimes: 79
Candice LeRae: 77
Carmella: 79
Cedric Alexander: 76
Cesaro: 84
Chad Gable: 76
Charlotte Flair: 90
Chyna: 87
Dakota Kai: 79
Damian Priest: 84
Dana Brooke: 74
Danny Burch: 77
Demon Finn Bálor: 90
Dexter Lumis: 79
Diesel: 87
Dolph Ziggler: 82
Dominik Mysterio: 79
Drew Gulak: 79
Drew McIntyre: 91
Eddie Guerrero: 90
Edge: 91
Elias: 75
Ember Moon: 81
Eric Bischoff (nWo 4-Life Edition): 69
Erik: 80
Faarooq: 88
Fabian Aichner: 80
Fandango: 77
Finn Bálor: 87
Goldberg: 88
Gran Metalik: 79
Happy Corbin: 81
Hollywood Hogan (nWo 4-Life Edition): 92
Hulk Hogan: 91
Humberto Carrillo: 77
Io Shirai: 82
Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: 80
Ivar: 81
Jake “The Snake” Roberts: 85
JBL: 88
Jeff Hardy: 85
Jerry “The King” Lawler: 86
Jey Uso: 85
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart: 86
Jimmy Uso: 85
Jinder Mahal: 77
Joaquin Wilde: 79
John Cena: 92
John Morrison: 80
Johnny Gargano: 82
Jordan Devlin: 79
Kalisto: 74
Kane: 82
Karrion Kross: 84
Kay Lee Ray: 81
Keith Lee: 80
Kevin Nash (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
Kevin Owens: 85
Kofi Kingston: 88
Kushida: 79
Kyle O’Reilly: 81
Lacey Evans: 81
Lana: 71
Lince Dorado: 75
Liv Morgan: 77
MACE: 76
‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage: 88
Mandy Rose: 80
Mansoor: 80
Marcel Barthel: 79
Maryse: 79
Mia Yim: 79
Mickie James: 81
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase: 85
Montez Ford: 82
Mr. McMahon: 76
Murphy: 77
Mustafa Ali: 77
MVP: 80
Naomi: 79
Natalya: 84
Nia Jax: 82
Nikki A.S.H.: 82
Oney Lorcan: 76
Otis: 77
Papa Shango: 79
Pete Dunne: 81
Peyton Royce: 79
R-Truth: 77
Randy Orton: 88
Raquel González: 81
Raul Mendoza: 79
Razor Ramon: 84
RECKONING: 76
Rey Mysterio: 90
Rhea Ripley: 86
Ric Flair: 88
Ricochet: 82
Riddle: 85
Road Dogg Jesse James: 85
Robert Roode: 81
Roderick Strong: 80
Roman Reigns: 95
Rowdy Roddy Piper: 85
Sami Zayn: 80
Samoa Joe: 86
Santos Escobar: 81
Sasha Banks: 88
Scott Hall (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
Seth Rollins: 91
Shane McMahon: 79
Shawn Michaels: 88
Shayna Baszler: 84
Sheamus: 85
Shelton Benjamin: 81
Shinsuke Nakamura: 88
Shotzi: 77
SLAPJACK: 71
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin: 92
Sonya Deville: 77
Stephanie McMahon: 77
Syxx (nWo 4-Life Edition): 88
T-BAR: 76
Tamina: 75
Tegan Nox: 79
The Brian Kendrick: 74
The Miz: 86
The Rock: 93
Timothy Thatcher: 80
Titus O’Neil: 76
Tommaso Ciampa: 84
Toni Storm: 80
Trent Seven: 77
Triple H: 91
Trish Stratus: 88
Tucker: 71
Tyler Bate: 82
Tyler Breeze: 77
Ultimate Warrior: 88

Undertaker: 90
-Ministry of Darkness (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 93
-Phantom Mask (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 88
-Boneyard Match (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 91

William Regal: 85
WALTER: 86
X-Pac: 85
Xavier Woods: 86

 

I haven't checked it again to confirm but it's similar. This list has more people (or at the very least more gimmicks of the same people). 

[METALMAN]

So the Rock is two points better than Triple H? Not acceptable.

[Lint]

How...how is Mia Yim rated lower as Reckoning?  Was Retribution that bad and being in it made her worse?

[The Kraig]

21 minutes ago, Lint said:

How...how is Mia Yim rated lower as Reckoning?  Was Retribution that bad and being in it made her worse?

That's 100% how Retribution worked, yes.

I'm secretly hoping the game designers don't know Mia Yim is Reckoning and have them do stuff together in the career mode.

[Lint]

41 minutes ago, The Kraig said:

That's 100% how Retribution worked, yes.

I'm secretly hoping the game designers don't know Mia Yim is Reckoning and have them do stuff together in the career mode.

Didn't one of the career modes have Candice Michelle use a magic wand to turn you into a woman?  Would a person interacting with themselves really be that out there?

[The Kraig]

17 minutes ago, Lint said:

Didn't one of the career modes have Candice Michelle use a magic wand to turn you into a woman?  Would a person interacting with themselves really be that out there?

The last WWE game I played still had ECW in it, so I'm maybe not the best person to ask. That does sound funny though.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

That was definitely a thing, the old SVR story modes were weird.

[Adam]

Yes that did indeed happen, think it was either SVR 2007 or 2008.

[Bobfoc]

It was in 2007. 2009 had zombie Finlay and Santino Marella.

I didn't play 2k20, but the story looked really wacky. It's a shame it was wasted on a game that was so poor.

[Bobfoc]

 

[Colly]

On 02/03/2022 at 06:16, The Kraig said:

That's 100% how Retribution worked, yes.

I'm secretly hoping the game designers don't know Mia Yim is Reckoning and have them do stuff together in the career mode.

Meh, loads have games have had 4 Mick Foleys in, 2 Mia Yims is not enough in my eyes.

[FLiam]

The new combo system looks proper shite and a real step back. You shouldn’t have to pause the game to look up how to do certain moves and try and remember a combination. That’s one thing I used to hate about the Warzone/Attitude games when I was younger. 

[Lint]

11 hours ago, FLiam said:

The new combo system looks proper shite and a real step back. You shouldn’t have to pause the game to look up how to do certain moves and try and remember a combination.

Shit...this reminds me of...

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That’s one thing I used to hate about the Warzone/Attitude games when I was younger

Yep...this right here 

[Ruki]

Eww.

[FLiam]

This is an example of the “move list”: