The past couple of years have seen WWE release swaths of talent, to the point where many fans were expressing concerns about the WWE 2K22 roster. After all, some very popular superstars were cut from WWE's roster between the releases of WWE 2K20 and WWE 2K22, and so there was some worry that the new game would be light on choices. It seems those concerns were misplaced, as it's now been confirmed that the game has a whopping 163 wrestlers in the base game and 168 for those that spring for the nWo 4-Life Edition.
Those worried about the WWE 2K22 roster shouldn't worry any longer, as the final lineup is rather comprehensive. The 168 wrestlers featured in WWE 2K22 include modern stars like AJ Styles and Roman Reigns as well as legends like Andre the Giant and Randy Savage. The nWo 4-Life Edition is required to get access to Eric Bischoff, Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Syxx-Pac, but even without them 163 wrestlers is still quite a lot to choose from.
Notably, the WWE 2K22 roster even includes some wrestlers that are no longer with WWE because of the real-life cuts. It seems those cuts have not had a significant impact on the WWE 2K22 roster, with released wrestlers like Braun Strowman, John Morrison, and Samoa Joe featured. There are also some wrestlers on the WWE 2K22 roster that are active stars in the competing company, All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
WWE 2K22 Full Roster List
- AJ Styles: 91
- Akira Tozawa: 75
- Alexa Bliss: 84
- Alexander Wolfe: 77
- André the Giant: 88
- Angel Garza: 79
- Angelo Dawkins: 80
- Apollo Crews: 81
- Ariya Daivari: 70
- Asuka: 90
- Austin Theory: 80
- Batista: 88
- Bayley: 88
- Becky Lynch: 92
- Beth Phoenix: 87
- Bianca Belair: 87
- Big Boss Man: 81
- Big E: 87
- Billie Kay: 77
- Bobby Lashley: 91
- Booker T: 88
- Braun Strowman: 90
- Bret “The Hitman” Hart: 91
- Brock Lesnar: 94
- Cameron Grimes: 79
- Candice LeRae: 77
- Carmella: 79
- Cedric Alexander: 76
- Cesaro: 84
- Chad Gable: 76
- Charlotte Flair: 90
- Chyna: 87
- Dakota Kai: 79
- Damian Priest: 84
- Dana Brooke: 74
- Danny Burch: 77
- Demon Finn Bálor: 90
- Dexter Lumis: 79
- Diesel: 87
- Dolph Ziggler: 82
- Dominik Mysterio: 79
- Drew Gulak: 79
- Drew McIntyre: 91
- Eddie Guerrero: 90
- Edge: 91
- Elias: 75
- Ember Moon: 81
- Eric Bischoff (nWo 4-Life Edition): 69
- Erik: 80
- Faarooq: 88
- Fabian Aichner: 80
- Fandango: 77
- Finn Bálor: 87
- Goldberg: 88
- Gran Metalik: 79
- Happy Corbin: 81
- Hollywood Hogan (nWo 4-Life Edition): 92
- Hulk Hogan: 91
- Humberto Carrillo: 77
- Io Shirai: 82
- Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: 80
- Ivar: 81
- Jake “The Snake” Roberts: 85
- JBL: 88
- Jeff Hardy: 85
- Jerry “The King” Lawler: 86
- Jey Uso: 85
- Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart: 86
- Jimmy Uso: 85
- Jinder Mahal: 77
- Joaquin Wilde: 79
- John Cena: 92
- John Morrison: 80
- Johnny Gargano: 82
- Jordan Devlin: 79
- Kalisto: 74
- Kane: 82
- Karrion Kross: 84
- Kay Lee Ray: 81
- Keith Lee: 80
- Kevin Nash (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
- Kevin Owens: 85
- Kofi Kingston: 88
- Kushida: 79
- Kyle O’Reilly: 81
- Lacey Evans: 81
- Lana: 71
- Lince Dorado: 75
- Liv Morgan: 77
- MACE: 76
- ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage: 88
- Mandy Rose: 80
- Mansoor: 80
- Marcel Barthel: 79
- Maryse: 79
- Mia Yim: 79
- Mickie James: 81
- “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase: 85
- Montez Ford: 82
- Mr. McMahon: 76
- Murphy: 77
- Mustafa Ali: 77
- MVP: 80
- Naomi: 79
- Natalya: 84
- Nia Jax: 82
- Nikki A.S.H.: 82
- Oney Lorcan: 76
- Otis: 77
- Papa Shango: 79
- Pete Dunne: 81
- Peyton Royce: 79
- R-Truth: 77
- Randy Orton: 88
- Raquel González: 81
- Raul Mendoza: 79
- Razor Ramon: 84
- RECKONING: 76
- Rey Mysterio: 90
- Rhea Ripley: 86
- Ric Flair: 88
- Ricochet: 82
- Riddle: 85
- Road Dogg Jesse James: 85
- Robert Roode: 81
- Roderick Strong: 80
- Roman Reigns: 95
- Rowdy Roddy Piper: 85
- Sami Zayn: 80
- Samoa Joe: 86
- Santos Escobar: 81
- Sasha Banks: 88
- Scott Hall (nWo 4-Life Edition): 90
- Seth Rollins: 91
- Shane McMahon: 79
- Shawn Michaels: 88
- Shayna Baszler: 84
- Sheamus: 85
- Shelton Benjamin: 81
- Shinsuke Nakamura: 88
- Shotzi: 77
- SLAPJACK: 71
- 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin: 92
- Sonya Deville: 77
- Stephanie McMahon: 77
- Syxx (nWo 4-Life Edition): 88
- T-BAR: 76
- Tamina: 75
- Tegan Nox: 79
- The Brian Kendrick: 74
- The Miz: 86
- The Rock: 93
- Timothy Thatcher: 80
- Titus O’Neil: 76
- Tommaso Ciampa: 84
- Toni Storm: 80
- Trent Seven: 77
- Triple H: 91
- Trish Stratus: 88
- Tucker: 71
- Tyler Bate: 82
- Tyler Breeze: 77
- Ultimate Warrior: 88
- Undertaker: 90
- Ministry of Darkness (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 93
- Phantom Mask (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 88
- Boneyard Match (Undertaker Immortal Pack): 91
- WALTER: 86
- William Regal: 85
- X-Pac: 85
- Xavier Woods: 86
Keith Lee, Kyle O'Reilly, and Murphy are all included on the WWE 2K22 roster, yet they are also featured on AEW. There are also instances of wrestlers who are appearing in competing companies besides AEW, like Mickie James, who appears in Impact Wrestling.
It should be noted that the WWE 2K22 roster will grow with future updates. WWE 2K22 has yet to reveal its full DLC plans, but it has been confirmed that musician Machine Gun Kelly will be added to the roster as DLC, and rumor has it that Ronda Rousey will likely be DLC for the game as well.
WWE 2K22 launches March 11 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
