The WWE 2K23 roster was formally validated on Monday, including 187 current stars, legends, old-school alternative variations of wrestlers and wrestlers available just by means of DLC and pre-order packages. Even with so numerous wrestlers making the cut this year there was a visible number of current stars who didn’t. While the game’s advancement typically necessitates that the lineup appearance like it did the very first quarter of the previous year, it’s actually tough to inform where the cutoff point is for this video game as lots of wrestlers that were revived in the 2nd half of 2022 (Braun Strongman, Johnny Garland, Dexter Luis and Dakota Kai among others) made the cut while others didn’t. Some that didn’t make the cut were likewise in previous installations of WWE 2K.

Here’s a list of some obvious wrestlers who didn’t make the WWE 2K23 lineup:

• Bray Wyatt– released in July 2021, returned October 2022
• Candice Le Rae– had her contract expire in May 2022 while on maternity leave, returned in September 2022
• Hit Row– launched in 2021, returned in August 2022
• The Excellent Sibling– released in 2020, returned in October 2022
• Mia Him– released in 2021, returned in November 2021
• Began NOX– released in 2021, returned in November 2022
• Maxine Dubai– supervisor for Maximum Male Designs given that September 2022
• Bronson Reed– released August 2021, returned December 2022
• Emma– launched in 2017, returned in October 2022

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That list likewise does not consist of a number of NXT wrestlers, though who made that cut seems to be approximate. Of the existing wrestlers who did make the roster, a handful will be presented in the game with gimmicks they have actually since deserted. That includes:

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• Ezekiel– both he and Elias remain in the game as different characters, although Ezekiel was crossed out in September
• Leader Azeem– just recently went back to NXT as his previous trick Dabba-Kato
• Nikki A.S.H.– reverted to Nikki Cross in October
• Maximum Male Models– Mace and Monsieur are both on the lineup, but not under their new names’ ma.CE and man.poor that they’ve used considering that May
• Reggie– has been wrestling on NXT as Scripts because October
• T-Bar– changed to his Disk persona in October
• Queen Celina– ditched her regal gimmick to start handling Legato Del Fantasia in October
• Delighted Corbin– ditched the Happy name to in October, now battles as Baron Corbin once again

The WWE 2K23 lineup was officially confirmed on Monday, consisting of 187 present stars, legends, old-school alternative versions of wrestlers and wrestlers readily available only via DLC and pre-order packages. Even with so lots of wrestlers making the cut this year there was a noticeable number of present stars who didn’t. While the game’s development typically necessitates that the lineup appearance like it did the first quarter of the previous year, it’s actually difficult to tell where the cutoff point is for this video game as lots of wrestlers that were brought back in the second half of 2022 (Braun Strongman, Johnny Garland, Dexter Luis and Dakota Kai to call a few) made the cut while others didn’t. That list also doesn’t include a number of NXT wrestlers, though who made that cut appears to be arbitrary. Of the existing wrestlers who did make the lineup, a handful will be provided in the game with gimmicks they’ve given that abandoned.