WWE 2K22 is the ninth game from 2K Games as part of its long-running partnership with WWE and the first title since the much-maligned WWE 2K20. As mentioned above, the game featured the largest playable roster at launch for any WWE game in history, featuring an all-star roster of legends, current stars, and even some who now find themselves in AEW, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and other companies. It also saw the return of a general manager mode with MyGM, joining the career mode renamed MyRISE and the 2K Showcase options.
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Ahead of the Banzai Pack’s release, 2K Games gave a proper look at Yokozuna in-game with a screenshot on the game’s official Twitter. The image features the Samoan wrestling icon wearing his famous checkered kimono he wore for Wrestlemania 9, where he defeated hall of famer Bret Hart for the WWE Championship before quickly being beaten by Hulk Hogan.
The 2-time WWE Champion was widely considered by the wrestling community to be one of the greatest “big men” in the history of the business during his prime in WWE from 1992 to 1994. Yokozuna was the top heel in the company as the seemingly unbeatable sumo wrestler who ran rough-shot over most of the roster during those years, defeating the likes of Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Bret Hart, and Lex Luger. However, he ultimately passed away on October 23, 2000, at the age of 34 after years of struggling to control his growing weight and the toll it took on his body.
Yokozuna isn’t the only Samoan star set to join the roster, either, as the Banzai Pack will also feature Rikishi and Umaga who, like Yokozuna, are also members of the famous Anoa’i family, which includes Dwayne Johnson, Roman Reigns, and The Usos, to name a few. Omos will also be making his video game debut in the pack, letting players become the towering 7-foot-3 superstar. However, more acrobatically-minded players may instead choose NXT star and former American Ninja Warrior competitor Kacy Catanzaro.
WWE 2K22 is currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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