WWE 2K17

“*Welcome to Suplex City*”
―Tagline
***WWE 2K17*** is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by 2K Sports for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. It is the eighteenth game in the *WWE* game series (fourth under the *WWE 2K* banner), serving as the following from their previous game *WWE 2K16* (released in 2015), and followed by *WWE 2K18* (released in 2017).

## Roster

On June 15, 2016, WWE announced that at E3 2016, the first roster reveal would be announced at 2K's booth by portrait artist Rob Schamberger. At the event, John Cena, The Ultimate Warrior, and Sasha Banks were the first three names revealed. On July 26, 2016, IGN announced that the McMahon family will be playable characters, which will include Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon. On August 2, 2016, IGN announced the roster would be revealed every Tuesday for 5 weeks, along with in-game videos and screenshots, concluding on August 30. On August 10, the WWE 2K official site released a minigame that consisted of spotting the announced superstars of the *WWE 2K17* game on a picture of Brock Lesnar's Suplex City. The game revealed a roster of 136 superstars consisting of current superstars, legends and NXT superstars. 2K later revealed that there would be more than 11 extra DLC playable superstars. *WWE 2K17* marks the video game debut of 26 superstars.

### Main Roster

**Male Superstars**

* Aiden English
* AJ Styles
* Alberto Del Rio
* Baron Corbin
* Big Cass
* Big E
* Big Show
* Bo Dallas
* Braun Strowman
* Bray Wyatt
* Brock Lesnar
* Bubba Ray Dudley
* Cesaro
* Chris Jericho
* Curtis Axel
* D-Von Dudley
* Daniel Bryan
* Darren Young
* Dean Ambrose
* Diego
* Dolph Ziggler
* Erick Rowan
* Enzo Amore
* Fandango
* Fernando
* Goldust
* Heath Slater
* Jack Swagger
* Jey Uso
* Jimmy Uso
* John Cena
* Kalisto
* Kane
* *Karl Anderson*
* Kevin Owens
* Kofi Kingston
* Konnor
* *Luke Gallows*
* Luke Harper
* Mark Henry
* The Miz
* Neville
* R-Truth
* Randy Orton
* Roman Reigns
* Rusev
* Sami Zayn
* Seth Rollins
* Shane McMahon
* Sheamus
* Simon Gotch
* Sin Cara
* Stardust
* Titus O'Neil
* Triple H
* Tyler Breeze
* Undertaker
* Xavier Woods
* Viktor
* Zack Ryder

**Female Superstars**

* Alicia Fox
* Becky Lynch
* Brie Bella
* Charlotte
* Dana Brooke
* Emma
* Eva Marie
* Naomi
* Natalya
* Nikki Bella
* Paige
* Sasha Banks
* Stephanie McMahon
* Summer Rae
* Tamina

### NXT

**Male Superstars**

* *Austin Aries*
* Blake
* Chad Gable
* Dash Wilder
* Finn Bálor
* Hideo Itami
* Jason Jordan
* *Mojo Rawley*
* Murphy
* Samoa Joe
* Scott Dawson
* *Shinsuke Nakamura*
* *Tye Dillinger*

**Female Superstars**

* Alexa Bliss
* Asuka
* Bayley
* Carmella
* *Nia Jax*

### Legends and Alumni

**Male Superstars**

* *Albert*
* André the Giant
* Arn Anderson
* Bam Bam Bigelow
* Big Boss Man
* *Big Boss Man '99*
* Big Show '00
* *Big Show '99*
* Billy Gunn
* Booker T
* Bret Hart
* *Bret Hart '98*
* Brian Pillman
* British Bulldog
* *Brutus Beefcake*
* *Buddy Roberts*
* Butch
* Cactus Jack
* *Cactus Jack '92*
* Chris Jericho '01
* Christian
* Diamond Dallas Page
* *Diamond Dallas Page '92*
* Diesel
* Dude Love
* Dusty Rhodes
* Earthquake
* *Eddie Guerrero*
* Edge
* *The Godfather*
* *Goldberg*
* *Greg Valentine*
* Hunter Hearst Helmsley
* Jake Roberts '91
* JBL
* Jim Neidhart
* *Jimmy Garvin*
* Kane '98
* Kevin Nash
* Larry Zbyszko
* Lex Luger
* Luke
* Mankind
* *Michael Hayes*
* Mr. McMahon '01
* Mr. Perfect
* *Papa Shango*
* Randy Savage
* Razor Ramon
* Ric Flair
* *Ric Flair '88*
* Rick Rude
* Ricky Steamboat
* Rikishi
* Road Dogg Jesse James
* The Rock
* The Rock '01
* Scott Hall
* Shawn Michaels
* Steve Austin
* Sting
* *Sting '88*
* Sting '91
* *Sting '98*
* Sting '99
* Stunning Steve Austin
* *Sycho Sid*
* *Tatanka*
* Tatsumi Fujinami
* Triple H '01
* Typhoon
* Ultimate Warrior
* Undertaker '00
* Undertaker '91
* Vader

**Female Superstars**

* Alundra Blayze
* *Ivory*
* *Jacqueline*
* Lita
* Trish Stratus

### Managers

* Bobby Heenan
* Lana
* Mr. McMahon
* Paul Heyman
* Stephanie McMahon
* Ted DiBiase

## Arenas

### Weekly Shows

* Raw
* SmackDown
* NXT
* Main Event
* Superstars

### Pay-per-views (PPV) / Special Events

* Elimination Chamber '15
* Money in the Bank '15
* Battleground '15
* NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
* SummerSlam '15
* Night of Champions '15
* Hell in a Cell '15
* Survivor Series '15
* TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs '15
* NXT TakeOver: London
* Royal Rumble '16
* Fastlane '16
* NXT TakeOver: Dallas
* WrestleMania 32
* Payback '16
* Extreme Rules '16

### Classic Arenas

* Bash at the Beach '94
* Clash of the Champions XXV
* Capitol Punishment
* ECW November to Remember '94
* Fully Loaded '99
* Halloween Havoc '96
* Raw is War '98
* Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV
* SummerSlam '88
* WCW Japan Supershow
* WrestleMania 31
* WWE Live '91

### 2K Showcase

* Clash of the Champions I
* Halloween Havoc '98
* World Class Championship Wrestling '86
* WCW Saturday Night '92
* Armageddon '99
* SmackDown '00

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack was announced on August 8, 2016 and it was curated by P. Diddy. The song "What Don't Have to Dance" was used by WWE as the theme song for *Payback* (2016) PPV.

* Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$ ft. Rico Love - "What About the Rest of Us"
* Anderson Paak. - "Come Down"
* Andy Black - "We Don't Have to Dance"
* Axwell Λ Ingrosso ft. Pusha T - "This Time"
* Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
* Bring Me the Horizon - "Run"
* FIDLAR - "Drone"
* French Montana ft. Kodak Black - "Lockjaw"
* P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry - "Bad Boy for Life"
* Travis Barker & Yelawolf - "Out of Control"
* Twenty One Pilots - "Ride"
* Yellow Claw ft. Lil Eddie - "We Made It"

## Trivia

* This game is prior to the second brand extension.
* This is the fourth and final installment released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms and on those platforms still follows the gameplay blueprint of *WWE 2K14*.
* The design of the game's cover would later be used of that year's *Survivor Series* PPV.