With Goldberg, Lesnar, new moves, new arenas, and really good music, WWE 2k17 is looking really good.
As the June 19 Money in the Bank event approaches, observers are already talking about Styles possibly winning the event which would drag the rivalry further with Cena possibly nabbing the Summer Slam title. Both wrestlers are the best of their game in the respective worlds making Cen-Styles match a historic one.
Latest update on WWE 2K17 suggest a possible removal of some playable characters from the virtual roster with the departure of the stars like Stardust, AJ Styles, Sasha Banks, American Alpha, Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura, Austin Aries, the Four Horsewomen, Braun Strowman, and the games pre-order exclusive playable character Bill Goldberg.
For 25 years, the Undertaker has established himself as a WWE legend with 23-1 WrestleMania record. But the Deadman is reportedly on his way to retirement following a breakdown of relationship with Vince McMahon which heightened after the wrestling superstar’s absence at the European tour.
In an effort to attract a sizeable chunk of viewers on a Tuesday night programming, WWE is positioning an immensely popular John Cena to headline its SmackDown which has long been considered as a secondary programming. Roman Reigns, on the other hand, is widely expected to lead Raw.
AJ Styles was in full heel mode and form as he faced Kofi Kingston in the ring on June 2’s SmackDown Thursday night event. The fight went great with frequent ringside rowdiness from Styles ‘Club’ and Kingston’s ‘New Day’.
WWE icon and WCW legend Bill Goldberg is set to join the elite ranks of WWE playable characters in the WWE 2K17 pre-order exclusive. The forthcoming video game iteration of the wrestling simulation series will feature two Goldberg avatars drawn from his WWE tenure and WCW stint.
WWE Money in the Bank 2016 is fast approaching with six out of the seven names being confirmed for the brutal ladder match. Roman Reigns is favored to knock Seth Rollins out in the World Heavyweight ladder match and AJ Styles may still beat crowd favorite and returnee John Cena following the latter’s downbeat at Monday Night Raw at the hands of the former with some help from ‘The Club’ party crashers.
Last Monday Night Raw was supposedly intended to welcome John Cena back to WWE after his months-long absence. The 15-time world champion did receive a ‘warm welcome’ after a traitorously blindsided by AJ Styles as his fellow Club members, Gallows and Anderson, viciously beat him down to the canvass.
Following his release from WWE, Cody Rhodes posted on Twitter a picture of his handmade list of his post-August 19 goals- the day when the standard 90-day non-compete clause expires. The list suggests big pro wrestling names associated with the Ring of Honor.
WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV event officially marked the return of Seth Rollins after a long absence following his injury. Despite the hype and the usual frenzy, the event also had some noticeable bloopers that seemed to have slipped through the net or simply buried down in the sea of excitement.
WWE’s top brass is reportedly discussing the idea of adding a female angle to the Money in the Bank event in June. The idea has been floating around for quite some time now as gender-based stereotypes in wrestling are being thrown into serious doubt over the years.
WWE megastar and 15-time Heavyweight champion John Cena has been asked to host the 2016 EPSYS award show on July 13 for which gladly accepted. He will be the third athlete to host the show following Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong and Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James.
Despite being relatively new to WWE, Kevin Owens appears to be a promising up-and-coming top heel as WWE management mulls on shaping him up for stardom. Already, the WWE NXT star has already achieved a record of appearing in every WWE PPV event in his first year on the main roster, a milestone earlier reached by the Undertaker.
A number of WWE stars have recently spoken about ECW legend Sabu’s legacy to pro wrestling in a recently published article by WWE. Sabu was largely known of his daredevil antics as well as crazy stunts and was credited for introducing extreme form of pro wrestling.
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