Highlights

  • Some powerhouse wrestlers like Brock Lesnar and Goldberg are missing in WWE 2K24, but fans have other powerful options to choose from.
  • The Powerhouse style in the game allows players to easily wear down opponents before executing signature and finisher moves.
  • WWE 2K24 captures the brutality and power of wrestlers like Vader, Braun Strowman, Farooq, and others, with their unique move-sets.

WWE 2K24 features several powerhouse wrestlers notorious for hitting impactful and bone-crunching feats of strength and athleticism against their opponents. Two of the series’ biggest powerhouses are absent in WWE 2K24 with Brock Lesnar and Goldberg removed from the roster. However, fans have other powerful wrestlers to play with that wrestling style.

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The Powerhouse style allows players to inflict significant damage on their opponent's health and quickly wear them down before executing their signature and finisher moves. This list will rank some of the best Power wrestlers in WWE 2K24.

WWE 2K24 features classes, but they don’t tell the full story. Some power wrestlers are categorized as strikers and technicians. This list focuses on the wrestler’s move-sets instead of classifications. Ratings are also excluded as they can be customized.

8 Vader

An Agile And Powerful Super Heavyweight

WWE 2K24 Vader entrance

Notable Moves

  • Ring Apron Powerbomb
  • Powerbomb - Finisher
  • Vader Bomb - Finisher

The late Vader had more impact as a monster heel in Japan and WCW as Big Van Vader than in the WWE. However, Vader has an excellent set of powerful moves and finishers in WWE 2K24 that can cause significant damage to his opponents. He's a super heavyweight that's agile and dangerous and, in his prime, had some of the most violent and shocking feuds with the likes of Cactus Jack and Stan Hansen.

WWE 2K24 captures the brutality and the power of Vader with his Vader Bomb splash from the corner and the Powerbomb in the middle of the ring. Vader can floor his opponents with one heavy strike, his weight advantage plays a role in the early stages of the match, and he performs a devastating Powerbomb on the ring apron when the player performs a heavy grab on an opponent leaning on the ropes.

7 Braun Strowman

A Legit Strongman In The WWE

WWE 2K24 Braun entrance

Notable Moves

  • Yokosuka Cutter - Signature
  • Deadlift Powerslam
  • Avalanche Powerslam - Super Finisher

Braun Strowman's push has cooled off in recent years, but he's still one of the biggest and strongest wrestlers in the WWE. He has a variety of power moves like the Gorilla Press, Powerslams, and Military Presses, showing his impressive range of strength moves.

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A notable heavy grapple in Strowman's arsenal is the Deadlift Powerslam, which is physically his most impressive move. Unfortunately, he lacks the speed and explosiveness of other wrestlers here. However, as a good giant, Strowman is a solid choice for fans of super heavyweight powerhouses.

6 Farooq

High Impact Power Wrestler

WWE 2K24 Farooq entrance

Notable Moves

  • Spinebuster - Signature
  • Dominator - Finisher

Farooq, also known as Ron Simmons, is a WWE Legend with a reputation for being one of the most hard-hitting and powerful wrestlers in WCW and WWE history. Simmons is the first black world heavyweight champion in WCW and WWF history and is a former college and NFL football player.

Farooq is another no-nonsense power wrestler with a repertoire of dangerous power moves and a devastating finisher called the Dominator. Simmons earned a reputation for delivering one of the most impactful Spinebusters in wrestling, and his signature move reflects that. The Spinebuster is strong enough to finish a match without using the Dominator.

5 Bron Breakker

Combination Of Speed And Power

WWE 2K24 Bron Breakker entrance

Notable Moves

  • Military Press Powerslam - Finisher
  • Steiner Recliner - Finisher

Bron Breakker is the son and nephew of Rick and Scott Steiner, respectively. As a result, he uses many moves and holds that will be familiar to fans of the powerful Steiner Brothers. Breakker is a solid choice for fans who miss wrestlers like Brock Lesnar and Goldberg, thanks to his speed, strength, and move-set that feels like a combination of both men.

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Like Goldberg, Bron hits a spear, and the Military Press Powerslam. He has the speed, stamina, and athleticism of Brock Lesnar with his repertoire of suplexes and slams. Bron Breakker is a WWE star on the rise and fans expect big things from him.

4 Scott Steiner

Athletic Fast And Strong

WWE 2K24 Scott Steiner entrance

Notable Moves

  • Double Underhook Powerbomb
  • Steiner Driver - Finisher

WWE Legend Scott Steiner is another excellent choice for fans of speed and power. Scott Steiner's ability to execute technical wrestling takedowns reflects his similar move-sets to Lesnar and his amateur wrestling background. Given his background, the game developers categorize Steiner as a technician instead of a powerhouse in WWE 2K24.

Steiner is an explosive and powerful wrestler with incredible agility, hitting moves like the flying head scissors, also known as the Frankensteiner. Even though WWE 2K24 doesn't have the Big Poppa Pump version of Steiner, this could become possible thanks to Persona cards in MyFaction mode.

3 John Cena

Displayed Incredible Feats Of Strength In The Ring

WWE 2K24 John Cena entrance

Notable Moves

John Cena is one of the most well-known wrestling stars in the world. For a long time, he was like the Hulk Hogan or The Rock of his generation and has successfully transitioned to Hollywood movies and TV shows with hits like Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. Cena wasn't the most polished in the ring, but he was always entertaining and his feats of strength were incredible.

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In an episode of Table for 3 on the WWE Network, The Big Show stated that Cena was one of the strongest people he wrestled. Cena can hit the Double Attitude Adjustment, placing two wrestlers on his shoulders as he almost did with The Big Show and Edge.

2 Bobby Lashley

One Of The Strongest Wrestlers In the WWE

WWE 2K24 Bobby Lashley entrance

Notable Moves

  • One-Handed Spinebuster
  • Dominator - Signature
  • The Hurt Lock - Finisher

Bobby Lashley is another wrestler with the rare gift of speed, explosiveness, and strength. Like Brock Lesnar and the returning superstar Ken Shamrock, Lashley has a background in mixed martial arts. He's fast and has a good range of power moves, including light and heavy grapple moves.

One of Lashley's most impressive power moves is the One-Handed Spinebuster, which causes damage to the body and the head. He has a powerful signature move with the Dominator and can submit his opponents with the Full Nelson, also known as The Hurt Lock.

1 The Undertaker '03

One Of The Most Dominant Wrestling Legends Of All Time

WWE 2K24 Undertaker entrance

Notable Moves

  • Super Chokeslam - Signature
  • The Last Ride - Finisher
  • Tombstone Piledriver - Finisher

The Undertaker is one of the most decorated WWE legends in the company's history. He's had some of the greatest matches in the WWE with classics against Mankind, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kane, to name a few. Despite his size, he was agile with his Old School rope walk and his springboard dives over the top rope to the outside.

Undertaker's 2003 biker persona uses The Last Ride Powerbomb as a finisher, and it is one of the most devastating and satisfying in WWE 2K24. Moreover, the famous Tombstone Piledriver is one of the most powerful finishing moves in WWE 2K24. Unlike other big men wrestlers, The Undertaker is fast and can keep up with smaller wrestlers.

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WWE 2K24

Platform(s)
PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
Released
March 8, 2024
Developer(s)
Visual Concepts
Franchise
WWE 2K
Publisher(s)
2K