With the game closing in, all eyes are on the WWE 2K22 roster as questions swirl about which superstars will actually be in the game.
Here’s what we know so far about all of the confirmed WWE 2K22 roster members and when the official reveal could be due to arrive.
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Latest – Roster Reveal could arrive soon
WWE 2K22 news has been extremely scarce, but that’s about to change as a major announcement has now been confirmed.
We’re mainly expecting core details like Cover Star and Release Date to be revealed, potentially a new trailer, but the WWE 2K22 roster remains one big unanswered question.
If the latest leaks turn out to ring true, WWE 2K22 could be just over 6 weeks away from launching worldwide.
Whether the official roster reveal lands with the other major announcements or in the near future, the wait should almost be over.
We’ve got more details here as we count down to the WWE 2K22 reveal confirmed for later this week.
WWE 2K22 Roster: All Confirmed Superstars
While the full official roster reveal for WWE 2K22 has yet to arrive, that doesn’t mean we don’t know who to expect in this year’s game.
Here’s every superstar and confirmed roster member that has been featured in a trailer or behind the scenes footage for WWE 2K22:
- Rey Mysterio
- Edge
- Sheamus
- Ricochet
- Bayley
- Carmella
- Finn Balor
- Roman Reigns
- The Miz
- Rhea Ripley
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Kane
- Shelton Benjamin
- Goldberg
- Dolph Ziggler
- Bobby Lashley
- Kofi Kingston
- Drew McIntyre
- Cesaro
- Booker T
- Ilja Dragunov
- Cameron Grimes
- Jeff Hardy
- Big E
- Montez Ford
- Chad Gable
- Becky Lynch
- Asuka
- Finn Balor
- Bianca Belair
- Tamina
- Samoa Joe
- Tyler Bate
- Joaquin Wilde
- MVP
- Apollo Crews
- Kevin Owens
- Dominik Mysterio
- Seth Rollins
- Mustafa Ali
- Austin Theory
- Shayna Baszler
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- Raquel Gonzalez
With the way WWE has released talent as of late, we could still see some of these inclusions get removed prior to launch, but this is how the roster looks so far.
Release Date
It’s been officially announced that the WWE 2K22 release date will be in March 2022, but an exact day has yet to be revealed.
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With the cancellation of WWE 2K21 throwing a wrench into their regular schedule, they’ve had to shift gears and will be looking to right the ship with WWE 2K22.
One thing that’s for certain is WWE 2K22 has major pressure to deliver, as this could be the last shot at saving the series.
Roster Reveal
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We don’t yet have any official reveals when it comes to the full roster for WWE 2K22, but we can get a good idea of when it’ll happen by looking at how WWE 2K20 and other recent installments handled this.
WWE 2K20 dropped their big roster reveal all at once on October 10, 2019 with Smosh Games, which was ten days before the title released on October 22, 2019.
With the delay, we’re hoping to learn more about WWE 2K22 sometime in January 2022.
Not Returning from WWE 2K20
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While we don’t yet officially know who will be a part of the roster in WWE 2K22, we can pinpoint some names that definitely won’t be coming back.
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With a whole year off thanks to WWE 2K21’s cancellation followed by a delay, there has been plenty of turnover and some names that won’t be seen in WWE 2K titles for the foreseeable future.
There have been conflicting reports and speculation about whether recently released WWE superstars will still be included in the WWE 2K22 roster, but as of now we don’t expect non-contracted talent to make the cut.
With that standard in mind, here’s every WWE 2K20 roster member we expect to not be in WWE 2K22:
- Adam Cole
- Akam
- Aleister Black
- Andrade
- Ariya Daivari
- Big Show
- Billie Kay
- Bo Dallas
- Bobby Fish
- Braun Strowman
- Bray Wyatt
- Buddy Murphy
- Christian
- Curt Hawkins
- Curtis Axel
- Daniel Bryan
- Dash Wilder
- EC3
- Ember Moon
- Eric Young
- Fandango
- Gran Metalik
- Harper
- Heath Slater
- Jack Gallagher
- Jake Roberts
- Kalisto
- Karl Anderson
- Kassius Ohno
- Keith Lee
- Lana
- Lars Sullivan
- Lince Dorado
- Luke Gallows
- Maria Kanellis
- Mark Henry
- Matt Hardy
- Mia Yim
- Mickie James
- Mike Kanellis
- Mojo Rawley
- Nia Jax
- No Way Jose
- Oney Lorcan
- Peyton Royce
- Rezar
- Ric Flair
- Rowan
- Rusev
- Ruby Riott
- Sting
- Samir Singh
- Sarah Logan
- Scott Dawson
- Sin Cara
- Sunil Singh
- Tony Nese
- Tucker Knight
- Tyler Breeze
- Velveteen Dream
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- Zack Ryder
With each of these names having departed WWE through the last few years, it’s unlikely they’ll find their way back into the final version of WWE 2K22.
Who will be the highest rated superstar in WWE 2K22?
One of the big questions going into a new WWE 2K title is always how everyone is rated, and specifically who gets the honor of being the highest rated superstar in the game.
WWE 2K20’s top roster overalls were Brock Lesnar (93), The Rock (93), Roman Reigns (92), Becky Lynch (90), and Ronda Rousey (90).
We can expect Lesnar, Rock, Reigns, and Lynch to all be still in that top tier when WWE 2K22 arrives, and they’ll likely be joined near the top by Drew McIntyre, Sasha Banks, and Bayley.
While ratings aren’t a situation where they can really blunder too much, it’s just one more way in which WWE 2K22 has to set itself apart from the mistakes of WWE 2K20.
