WWE News: Full character listing for WWE 2K18 revealed

What's the story?

WWE 2K18 is on the way and the full character list has been released by IGN. It looks like there will be plenty of options to keep gamers very happy.

In case you didn't know...

WWE's video game franchise has been held by 2K games for the past five years. WWE has put out nineteen video games in total, but it seems as though once 2K picked up the contract things have only gotten better and better.

The heart of the matter

WWE 2K18 promises to be a huge game. Not only will it offer Kurt Angle as a special pre-order character but gamers will be able to form practically an endless array of match ups with the comprehensive roster.

The final 47 character names were recently released to give fans an even bigger reason to get in line to purchase this game on October 17th.

But if you have a Playstation 3 or X-Box 360 and want to get in on the WWE 2K18, then you're going to have to buy a newer system. This will be the first WWE 2K game not available on those older consoles.

Here is the newest list of characters:

JBL, Tatanka, Typhoon, Tatsumi Fujinami, RVD, Booker T, Batista, Trish Stratus, Sycho Sid, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Christian, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Aiden English, Goldust, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Titus O'Neil, Enzo Amore, The Brian Kendrick, Shane McMahon, Alicia Fox, Stephanie McMahon, Ultimate Warrior, Charlotte Flair, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, Kassius Ohno, Darren Young, Rich Swann, Gran Metalik,Noam Dar, Jack Gallagher, No Way Jose, Primo Colon, Epico Colon, Tyson Kidd, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Rhyno, Curt Hawkins, Heath Slater, R-Truth, Tyler Breeze, Fandango

That amazing list of sports entertainers joins a rather impressive amount of WWE Superstars from the past and present who have already been announced for the game:

Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, Big Cass, Rusev, Finn Bálor, Chris Jericho, Rick Martel, Mick Foley, Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, Miss Jacqueline, Rikishi, Macho Man Randy Savage, Mr. Perfect, Lex Luger, Razor Ramon, Rick Rude, Vader, Ric Flair, Chad Gable, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Tye Dillinger, Apollo Crews, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Neville, Shane Thorne, Akam, Rezar, Michael P.S. Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, Tommaso Ciampa, Cedric Alexander, Asuka, TJP, Roderick Strong, Johnny Gargano, Jason Jordan, Nick Miller, Dash Wilder, Scott Dawson, Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Dean Ambrose, Baron Corbin, Kalisto, Akira Tozawa, Hideo Itami, Darren Young, Sin Cara, Eric Young, Jinder Mahal, Bushwacker Luke, Bushwacker Butch, Konnor, Viktor, Sheamus, Cesaro, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Nikki Cross, Alundra Blayze, Emma, Lita, Summer Rae, Paige, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, British Bulldog, Buddy Roberts, Diamond Dallas Page, Big Boss Man, Bret Hart, Mark Henry, Dusty Rhodes ,The Undertaker, Big Show, Andre The Giant, Kane, Diesel/Kevin Nash, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Sawyer Fulton, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, Braun Strowman, Goldust, Goldberg, Earthquake, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Larry Zbyszko, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine, Eddie Guerrero, Daniel Bryan, Maryse, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ivory, Natalya, Mickie James, Becky Lynch, Tamina, Ember Moon, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Mojo Rawley, Zack Ryder, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, The Miz, Roman Reigns, The Rock, Randy Orton, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, John Cena

What's next?

WWE will probably have a lot of success with this edition of the 2K franchise. The marketing for the game made people think it would be something special. It's turning out to be a massive gaming experience if this list of characters is any indication of things.

Author's take

I guess I'll have to buy a next-gen gaming system now. But I honestly might not buy it because I never have time to play video games anyway; after all, I spend all of my time writing about pro wrestling.

But if CM Punk or Owen Hart ever make a WWE game once again that could be enough to turn me into a gamer.