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WWE 2K15: 15 Legends Who Need To
Join Sting On The Roster
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sting-on-the-roster
WiththeannouncementthatStingwouldbejoiningtherosteroftheupcomingWWE2K15asa
preorder
bonus
character,
fans
were
agog.
Last
years
WWE2K14
was
ashowcase
for
how
it
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possibletocombinetherichhistoryofWorldWrestlingEntertainment withtheincrediblegraphics
andstateoftheartgameplayofacuttingedgevideogame.Thetwostorymodesinparticular,30
YearsOfWrestlemaniaandTheStreak,broughtWrestlemaniato lifeforgamerstheworldover,
allowingustoworkourwaythroughthreedecadesofWWFandWWEstoriesonthegrandest
stageofthemall.ButStinghewasoneoftheonlyprofessionalwrestlinglegendsnevertowrestle
foreitherWWForWWE.AlthoughthecompanyhadteasedsigningTheIconforsometime(even
postingaspeculativepromotionalvideoforapotentialSting/Undertakermatchonwwe.comback
inApril),Julysawthemonthsofrumoursfinallycometoahead:StingwasnowsignedtoWWE,at
leastnominally,
telling
the
Daily
Mirror
that
he
was
now
part
of
the
WWE
family.
With
Sting
never
havingwrestledforWWEbefore(unlessyoucounthisfinalappearanceintheringforWCWNitros
final show,which technicallycameafter theWWFhadpurchased theailingpromotion),were
suddenlyfacedwithawholerangeoffascinatingpossibilities,withthepotentialfordelvinginto
thelegacyofWCWpossiblytheentirehistoryofprofessionalwrestlingitself.Todiverightinto
thespeculation,heresacarefullyselectedcountdownof15professionalwrestling legendsthat
shouldjoinTheIconontherosterofWWE2K15.(YoullnoticetheresnoMickFoley,JesseVentura
or SuperstarBillyGrahamthatsbecauserumourhas itthateachofthese legendaryretired
performershasbeefwithWWE,Foleyspecificallyoverhisdecliningfinancialreturnfromvideo
gamesoverthepastcoupleofyears).
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15. Arn Anderson
Currently the senior backstage producer forWWEsMondayNightRAW show and brand, the
legendaryArnTheEnforcerAndersonisaWWEHallOfFamerviahisassociationandinduction
withthegreateststableofalltime,TheFourHorsemenateamhescreditedwiththeideafor,by
theway.Apowerful,nononsensecompetitorwithameanstreakamilewide,DoubleAnever
neededagimmicktogetover.Thequestionisnt,whowantstoseeArnAndersonontheWWE
2K15 roster the question is, whowouldntwant to see his vicious spinebuster make an
appearance?Theprowrestlinggeekinyoucouldhaveafieldday,here.AndersonversusTripleH
wouldbeaslobberknocker,toquoteJimRoss(didntTripleHstealthesnapinhisspinebusterfrom
Arn?),whileSheamusandTheEnforcercouldproperlyknockitoutoftheparktogetherthrough
sheerphysicalityalone.Nottomentionthepossibilitythat,givenArn,TullyBlanchard,RicFlairand
BarryWindham,youcouldthrowupfourfingerstothecrowdandhaveyourselfaFourHorsemen
teamupagainstEvolution?TheShield?3MB?Themindboggles,frankly.
14. Rick Rude
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MikeRotundahasbeenpartofprofessionalwrestlingsextendedfamilyforhisentirelifebutits
his real lifeextended family that keepshis surname in theheadlines today.AlthoughRotunda
worked fortheWWFunderthegimmickofaheeltaxadjusteras I.R.S. intheearly1990s,and
continuestoworkfortheWWEasaroadagenttothisday,youmightrecognisehistwosonsas
activemembersofthecurrentWWErosterhesthefatherofreal lifebrothersWindhamand
TaylorRotunda,akaBrayWyattandBoDallas.RotundasoedestsonisnamedforhisuncleBarry,
otherwiseknownasWWEHallOfFamerandmemberoftheFourHorsemenBarryWindham
I.R.S.marriedWindhamssister (thedaughterofthe infamousBlackjackMulligan)yearsbefore
theyhitthebigtime.AsI.R.S.,RotundahadalongrivalrywiththeUndertakerin1994and1995,
andamemorableassociationwithTheMillionDollarManTedDibiaseinboththetagteamMoney
Inc.,andthestabletheMillionDollarCorporation.Hedgoontovariablesuccess inWCWand
Japan,butI.R.S.ishowthemajorityofUSandEuropeanwrestlingfansrememberhimtoday.Irwin
R.SchysterworkswellasanopponentforanynumberofWWESuperstarsofanyera,butpitting
hisleapingclotheslinefinisherTheWriteOffagainstJohnBradshawLayfieldsClotheslineFrom
Hellseemslikeanexcellentcombination.J.B.L.versusI.R.S.afterall,whatWallStreetbulllikes
thetaxman?
12. The Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase
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NolistofWWELegendswouldbecompletewithoutmentionofTheMillionDollarManhimself,
and I.R.S.serstwhile tag teampartner.Retired in1994due toanastyneck injury,DiBiasewas
genuinelyoneofthegreatestheelsofalltime,describedbyWWEasthecompanysmostdespised
villainduringthe late1980s.Morethanthatthough,hewasan incrediblyskilledworker,anda
stunninglygoodtechnicianinthering.Thatcacklinglaughfollowedsomeofthegreatestbadguy
promostheWWFeverproduced,anditsnotfornothingthathissonsinductedhimintotheWWE
HallOfFamein2010.Oneofthegreatestofalltime,theresaplaceforTheMillionDollarMan
onanyonesroster.Asfarasworthyopponentsgo,isittoomuchtoasktoseeRicFlairandDiBiase
tradefigurefourleglocksinthesquaredcircle?OrTheMizperhapsthevideogameversionofhis
characteractuallyknowshowtoapplythehold
11. X-Pac
Abitofacontroversialselectionhere(asthereal lifeSeanWaltmanwouldbecomefamousfor
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attractingentirelythewrongsortofheatlateinhisWWFcareer),andalsoaformermemberof
DiBiasesMillionDollarCorporation,XPacmightnotbeyourfirstpickwhenaskedtothinkofa
WWELegend.However,asthe123Kid,andlaterasXPac,Waltmanwas(andstillis)atalented
worker,andamorethandecentmicman.Hebroughtcruiserweightmovestopopularity inthe
WWFatatimewhenthepromotionwasstillalmostentirelyruledbybigmen,andmemorably
wrestledBretHartfortheWWFchampionshipinsummer1994inoneofthatyearsmostcritically
acclaimedmatches.Hesalso synonymouswithTheKliqandwithDegenerationX,despitenot
beingafoundingmemberofthelatter.WhilefansmighthaveseenthelastoftheNewAgeOutlaws
for awhile, and arenever likely to seeChynaonWWE televisionagain,Waltman remainson
excellenttermswithTripleHandtheWWEofficeingeneral.ThismeansthatWWE2K15couldsee
twoofthemostcontroversialandpowerfulstablesinprowrestlinghistoryreunited,maybeeven
againstoneanother.Wannaseethe123KidgethitbyXPacsBroncoBuster?Itsapossibility
10. Jimmy Superfly Snuka
AnotherretiredwrestlerontheWWELegendspayrollistheformerSuperflyhimself,JimmySnuka,
fatherofcurrentWWEDivaTamina.Whilehesnothingimpressivetolookatthesedays(well,he
isseventy
one),
Snuka
once
had
the
physique
of
aGreek
God.
Unusually
athletic
for
aman
of
his
size, Snuka is creditedwith helping to introduce amore highflying style to old schoolWWF
wrestling,andapparentlyhistrademarksuperflysplashinspiredfutureextremeiconsMickFoley,
Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Bully Ray to become professional wrestlers after they
allwitnessedSnukaperformitfromthetopofasteelcageontoDonMuracoatMadisonSquare
Garden.NowtellmeyoudontwanttohitthatmoveinWWE2K15onSandman,Dreamer,or
BubbaRayDudley,ormaybeallthreeinthesamematch.Whynot?Afterall,SnukawasECWsfirst
everheavyweightchampionin1992,whenitwasstill(barely)EasternChampionshipWrestling
infact,hewasstilltouringwiththecompany in1994whenSandmanandDreamerwereayear
intotheirECWruns,andtheDudleyfamilywereonlyayearawayfrombeginningtheirs,soitsnot
evenout
of
the
realms
of
possibility
that
they
could
have
shared
aring
at
one
point.
Thats
hardcore
heaven,rightthere.
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9. Harley Race
The legendaryWWEHallOfFamerHarleyRace is reveredasoneof the legitimately toughest
professionalwrestlers inhistory,andpracticallyworshippedbyno lessawrestlerthanTripleH,
amongstmany others. Race is the innovator of the diving headbutt, and regularly used the
piledriverasafinisher.Iftheresonethingthatavideogamehasovertherealthing,itsthatthe
charactersdonthavetoworryaboutaccidentalinjuryordegenerativeneckconditions.Imagineif
thepiledriverwasanunlockablemoveinWWE2K15suddenlywegettoseethemovethatHarley
Race,JerryLawler,andmanyothershaveperfectedovertheyears,andthetwentyoddvariations
onthemovesince itwas innovated.Racesphysical,hardmanstylewouldworkbeautifullyasa
playablecharacterinWWE2K15,andtheoptionofbeingabletoplayTripleHversusHarleyRace
wouldbetoogoodforwrestlinggeekstopassup.HelmsleysrunninghighkneeisaRacehomage,
afterall.
8. Mr. Perfect
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CurtHennig,sonofthe legendaryLarryTheAxeHennigandfatherofcurrentWWESuperstar
CurtisAxel,wasoneofthegreatestallrounders inwrestlinghistory,aswellasbeingafantastic
technicalwrestler.HesalsoconsideredoneofthegreatestIntercontinental championsofalltime
again,thiswasbackwhenbeingIntercontinental championmeantsomething.Thepossibilities
for inclusionofMr.Perfectareendless.His impressivemovesetandabilitytoexcelasheelor
babyfacemakehimaperfectmatchfordozensofwrestlersonthecurrentWWEroster.HulkHogan
famouslycalledHennig,thebestofthebest,andtherearentmanywhowoulddisagree.Imagine
HenniglockingupwithDanielBryan,RickySteamboatorTheMachoManintheirprime.Theseare
matchesmade inwrestling geek heaven. Andwhile Joe Hennigmay not havemade a huge
impressionsofarinWWEasCurtisAxel,havinghimfacehisfathermaybeevenhisgrandfather
aswell,inaTripleThreatinWWE2K15isalovelyidea.Theresalotofmileageinbringingevery
generationofwrestlertothetable,withsomanysecondandthirdgenerationssuperstarscurrently
ontheroster
7. Owen Hart
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WhatdoesonesayaboutOwenHart?Aperfectblusteringheel,comedycharacter,virtuousfan
favourite,duplicitousbadguyorvaliantbabyface,BretHartsyoungerbrothercoulddoitall.Never
quiteasgoodastheHitmantechnically,Owenexcelledasacharacterworker,andbroughtatouch
moreflairandsomehighflyingspotstohisworkintheringthatBretcouldntbetter.Oneofthe
mostpopularWWFsuperstarsbackstage,HartleftustoosooninMay1999whenequipmentfor
hissuperheroentranceasTheBlueBlazermalfunctionedandhefelltohisdeathduringapayper
viewevent,OverTheEdge.WedlovetoseeOwenHartaddedtotheWWE2K15roster,notleast
becauseplayingHartathismostvillainousversushimselfasTheBlueBlazerwouldbeadream
cometrue.Ora finalrematchagainsthisolderbrotherTheHitmanevenadazzlingtechnical
workoutagainstDanielBryanorCesaro.
6. Rowdy Roddy Piper
One of the firstwrestlers knownworldwide for his unpredictable verbal dexterity, Hot Rod
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broughtthepipebombtoWWFtelevisiontwentyyearsbeforeCMPunkcameanywhereneara
wrestlingring.FamouslyheadliningthefirsteverWrestlemaniaagainstHulkHogan,Pipershot
temperedwildmanpersonamadehima fan favouriteevenwhenhewasplayingtheugliestof
cheatingheels,andpredatesDeanAmbroseslunaticfringecharacterbysometime.Whatapair
thosetwowouldmakeinWWE2K15.PipercouldalsotradesleeperholdswithDolphZiggler,or
comefacetofaceonceagainwithChrisJerichoonTheHighlightReel(afterall,PiperinventedY2J).
AndtheresthechancetohaverematchesagainstsomeofPipersgreatesteveropponents:playing
evilasonlyPipercanversusHulkHogan,forexample,ortradinglowblowswiththeDirtiestPlayer
InTheGame,RicFlair.ThentheresSuperflyJimmySnuka,whoseoriginalfeudwithPipersaw
HotRodbreakacoconutoverhishead,aPipersPitsegmentthatactuallyinspiredPunktowant
tobeaprowrestlerhimself.
5. The Iron Sheik
It has to be said, the biggest appealwith the Sheikh is in his potentialcomedic value alone.
AlthoughhewasapowerfulheelbackintheWWFofthe1980s,famouslybeingthetransitional
championbetweenuberbabyfacesBobBacklundandHulkHoganin1983/1984,TheIronSheikis
bestknown
today
for
his
utterly
bizarre
shoot
outbursts,
in
interviews
and
on
Twitter,
and
the
unreasonable,profaneandpracticallyunintelligiblecurseshescreamsaboutwrestlershefacedin
hisprime.IfonlyitwerepossibletoincludehimoncolourcommentaryonWWE2K15.TheIron
Sheikwouldbringthehousedown.
4. The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith
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ThemostpopularBritishwrestlerofalltimeandanintegralmemberoftheHartfamily(through
hismarriagetoBretandOwenHartssisterDiana),theBritishBulldogisoneofthebestwrestlers
nevertoholdtheWWFchampionshipbutheheldeveryothertitleinthecompany.Thegreatest
moment in his career was defeating his brotherinlaw Bret for the WWF Intercontinental
championshipinthemaineventofSummerslam1992(yes,theICstrapwasdefendedinthemain
event.We toldyou itused tomean something),butmanypreferhis tag team runwith family
memberDynamiteKidastheBritishBulldogs.Uttermagic,thesetwolituptheringwhereverand
whoevertheywrestled,andarerightlyconsideredoneofthegreatesttagteamsofalltime.How
manyprowrestling fansofa certainagedoyouknowwhowouldmarkout like crazy (andbe
reducedtothelevelofexcitablesevenyearoldkids)attheprospectofplayingtheBritishBulldog
inWWE2K15againstRyback?BigE?Rusev?OrCesaro,pittingSmithsrunningpowerslamagainst
TheNeutraliser?
3. Vader
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Genuinelyoneofthegreatestsuperheavyweightsofalltime,Vaderwasbilledat6foot5inches
talland450poundsand,inhisprime,wascapableofabrilliantmoonsaultandaperfectdropkick.
Morethanthat,themanwasaterrifyingmonsterinthering,stifferthanrigormortisandcapable
ofastonishingfeatsofviolence.ThisisthemanthatrippedMickFoleysearoff,andthemanthat
hadhisowneyepoppedfromthesocketinamatchonlytolifthismask,pushitbackin,coverit
withaclosedeyelid,andthencontinuethematchtoitsplannedfinish.InaWWE2K15battleof
thesuperheavyweights:ifyouresmart,itsVaderTime.YouwanttoplaytheoldschoolVader,the
superagilesuperheavyweightthatstruckfearintotheheartsofeveryonehefaced,bothkayfabe
and inreallife.And(sinceWWEvideogamesareallaboutfantasybooking),howaboutplaying
himagainsttheBigShowinhisprime,againstTakerfortheStreak,againstUmaga,inhandicap
matchesagainsttheWildSamoanshell,pithim ina feudagainstthewhole legendaryAnoai
familyandVaderwouldhaveagoodchanceofcomingoutontop.
2. Jake The Snake Roberts
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TheinnovatoroftheDDT,andoneofthemostcelebratedcharacterworkersofalltime,JakeThe
SnakeRobertsisagenuinelegendandthemanwhoseworkwithStoneColdSteveAustinledto
the infamous Austin 3:16 impromptu promo that began themans elevation to the biggest
professionalwrestling star of all time. A cannymastermanipulator and ring general,Roberts
excelledwithhisinterviewandmicwork,bothcharismaticandsinister.Hedalsofrequentlybring
hispetsnakeDamientotheringanddrapehimoverproneopponents.Atonepointaround1986
whentheWWFwereputtingtogetheraRoberts/Hoganfeud,hisDDTfinishingmanoeuvrewasso
insanelypopular that the fans chanted for it rather than forHogan,which actually led to the
abandonmentoftheangle.IfonlytherewasawaytohaveJakeRoberts intense,psychological
stylebroughttobear inavideogame.PerhapsWWE2K15couldbethefirstwrestlinggameto
bringgenuineprofessionalwrestlingdramaticstorytellingtobearinitsinringaction.
1. Bruno Sammartino
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