WWE 2K17 boasted of a large roster and marked the video game debut of twenty six WWE superstars which included AJ Styles, The Four Horsewomen and many others. Players even had the option to expand the roster using a DLC that added 11 new playable stars. WWE 2K18 is only a few months away from release and 2K promises that the new roster will be bigger and exciting. Moreover, given that WWE has never seen such an influx of new talent, it is not hard for 2K to add new stars to the next game’s roster. Here are five new superstars who should be in the WWE 2k18 roster:
Roderick Strong
Chris Lindsey, better known as Roderick Strong, is a full-time professional wrestler and was recently signed by the WWE Network. Roderick Strong is very popular among fans, and he is one of the major stars who featured in NXT and went on to win two World Television Championships, one World Championship, and a tag-team championship with Austin Aries. Strong and Austin Aries had managed to defeat Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic during his NXT debut.
WWE even officially announced that Strong, along with many other recruits, would join the WWE Performance Center. Given that he has had an amazing career in the last few years, his inclusion seems well-deserved. He has since become a major figure in NXT and is even planning on competing for the NXT Championship. Recently he was involved in a fatal 4-way match which determines the new number one contender for NXT Championship. Since then his popularity seems to be rising steadily, and reports suggest that 2K is planning on adding Strong to the roster.
Bobby Roode
Bobby Roode is a Canadian star who made his debut during the NXT TakeOver in Dallas. Last April he was shown on-screen when he was simply stood in the crowd. He, however, made his fighting debut only a few months later when he was touring in England at the Download Festival and defeated Angelo Dawkins. He had worked for TNA from 2004 to 2016, and he is still considered as a “TNA original” who made it big in WWE. Bobby Roode is the reigning NXT champion and had to defeat heavy hitters like Almas, Strong, and Shinsuke Nakamura to win the title.
Given that he is the reigning NXT champion, there is a strong possibility that he will make his video game debut in WWE 2K18.
Ember Moon
Ember Moon is one of the most popular WWE NXT Diva stars who managed to bag a developmental contract with WWE. However, despite signing a contract with them in 2015, 2K had her removed from previous WWE 2K game.
Ember Moon made her in-ring debut during a tag-team match at an NXT live event, and up until 2016, she fought under the name Adrienne Reese. She even went on to defeat Preston Royce during a dark match at NXT TakeOver: The End in 2016. After defeating a Billie Kay in a live event, she has managed to keep an unbeaten streak since then, and her unbeaten streak alone is a good reason for 2K to have her in the next game.
Andrade Almas
La Sombra, better known as Andrade Almas, is a Mexican full-time professional wrestler who recently became a part of the WWE universe. He had spent eight years fighting in the Mexican wrestling league CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) before being signed to WWE to a developmental contract. He made his in-ring debut last January when he defeated Riddick Moss at an NXT house show.
While fans assumed that he would be a part of the WWE 2k17 roster, 2K announced that he was not a full-time wrestler and that they could not have someone with such a status in their game. However, given that he has climbed the ranks, it wouldn't be a surprise if 2K finally decided to have him in the game.
CruiserWeights Stars
The current CruiserWeight was re-introduced by WWE last September. The company had revived the CruiserWeight Title alongside a lot of new faces, all of them competing for the title. While the stars would have been a good addition to the previous game, it was too late for them as 2K had almost finished developing WWE 2K17.
However, it’s been an almost a year since WWE announced the CruisrWight stars and understandably 2K will include the new division in their next game. Having the CruiserWeight division will also allow fans to play new tournaments and new modes. If that is the case then we can expect to see players like TJ Perkins and Brain Kendrick in 2k18.
