WWE 2K22 Roster Predictions [June 2021]: Current Superstars & Legends

Considering WWE 2K Games always aimed to make bigger rosters every year it's fair to assume we might get it once again. We already have 6 confirmed superstars, not all might be playable like Booker T or Ric Flair, but it is more likely they will be. I have divided this list into various sections with a current roster that is most likely to make the cut, some less likely superstars from NXT and NXT UK, and the list of superstars that could possibly be scanned in the past and might just make the game, but the chances are slim. Here are our WWE 2K22 Roster Predictions.

I have also added a section with people that almost definitely will not make the game like Sting or CM Punk, but it would be rude to ignore them completely. These are only my own, personal predictions and apart from 5 confirmed stars we do not know anything at the time of writing this article, but we can safely assume that some stars will definitely be in the game.

WWE 2K22 Roster Predictions

Already Confirmed Superstars:

• Cesaro
• Rey Mysterio
• Randy Orton
• Ric Flair
• Booker T
• Baley

Raw:

Male:

• AJ Styles
• Akira Tozawa
• Angel Garza NEW
• Bobby Lashley
• Bray Wyatt / The Fiend
• Cedric Alexander
• Damian Priest NEW
• Drew Gulak
• Drew McIntyre
• Elias
• Erik
• Gran Metalik
• Humberto Carillo
• Ivar
• Jaxon Ryker
• Jeff Hardy
• Jinder Mahal
• John Morrison NEW
• Keith Lee
• Kofi Kingston
• Lince Dorado
• Mace / Dio Maddin NEW
• Mansoor NEW
• The Miz
• Mustafa Ali
• MVP NEW
• Omos NEW
• Reginald NEW
• Ricochet
• Riddick Moss NEW
• Matt Riddle
• R-Truth
• Shanky NEW
• Sheamus
• Shelton Benjamin
• T-Bar / Dominik Dijakovic NEW
• Titus O’Neil
• Veer NEW
• Xavier Woods

Female:

• Alexa Bliss
• Asuka
• Becky Lynch
• Charlotte Flair
• Dana Brooke
• Eva Marie NEW
• Lacey Evans
• Mandy Rose
• Naomi
• Nia Jax
• Rhea Ripley
• Shayna Baszler

Smackdown:

Male:

• Angelo Dawkins
• Apollo Crews
• Big E
• Cesaro
• Chad Gable
• Commander Azeez NEW
• Dolph Ziggler
• Dominik Mysterio NEW
• Jey Uso
• Jimmy Uso
• Kevin Owens
• King Corbin
• Montez Ford
• Otis
• Rick Boogs NEW
• Robert Roode
• Roman Reigns
• Sami Zayn
• Seth Rollins
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Slapjack / Shane Thorne

Female:

• Bianca BelAir
• Carmella
• Liv Morgan
• Natalya
• Reckoning / Mia Yim
• Sasha Banks
• Sonya Deville
• Tamina

NXT Superstars:

Male:

• Adam Cole
• Austin Theory
• Bobby Fish
• Bronson Reed NEW
• Cameron Grimes NEW
• Danny Burch NEW
• Dexter Lumis NEW
• Drake Maverick
• Fabian Aichner NEW
• Fandango
• Finn Balor
• Isaah “Swerve” Scott NEW
• Jake Atlas NEW
• Johnny Gargano
• Karrion Kross NEW
• Killian Dain
• Kushida NEW
• Kyle O’Reilly
• LA Knight NEW
• Leon Ruff NEW
• Marcel Barthel NEW
• Nash Carter NEW
• Oney Lorcan
• Pete Dunne
• Roderick Strong
• Santos Escobar NEW
• Timothy Thatcher NEW
• Tomasso Ciampa
• Tyler Breeze
• Wes Lee NEW

Possible Male Superstars:  NEW

Some of the lesser featured names or more recently featured names or injured superstars. Most if not all superstars from Raw and Smackdown will probably make it into the game. This might not be the case with NXT, like in the past, but we might be positively surprised if 2K focuses on modern wrestling and making the roster strong in talent. All of those superstars would be NEW additions to the WWE 2K22 roster.

• Zack Gibson
• Tyler Rust
• Top Dolla
• Saurav
• Ridge Holland
• Raul Mendoza
• Matt Martel
• Kona Reeves
• Jaquin Wilde
• James Drake
• Desmond Troy
• Chase Parker
• Brandon Vink
• Boa
• Ashante “Thee” Adonis
• Arturo Ruas

Female:

• Candice LeRae
• Dakota Kai
• Ember Moon
• Indi Hartwell NEW
• Io Shirai
• Mercedes Martinez NEW
• Raquel Gonzales NEW
• Shotzi Blackheart NEW
• Tegan Nox
• Toni Storm
• Xia Li NEW

Possible Female Superstars:  NEW

Some of the lesser featured names or more recently featured names or injured superstars. All of those superstars would be NEW additions to the WWE 2K22 roster.

• Zoey Stark
• Zayda Ramier
• Sarray
• Marina Shafir
• Kayden Carter
• Kacy Catanzaro
• Jessi Kamea
• Gigi Dolin
• Franky Monet
• Cora Jade
• B-Fab
• Aliyah

NXT UK:

Male:

• Ilja Dragunov NEW
• Walter NEW
• Trent Seven
• Tyler Bate
• Noam Dar
• Jordan Devlin
• Mark Andrews

Possible Male Superstars: NEW

Some of the lesser featured names or more recently featured names or injured superstars. The superstars mentioned above were either previously in the game or were teased already with some of the WWE 2K22 New Moves presented in the Dev Update. All of those superstars would be NEW additions to the WWE 2K22 roster.

• A-Kid
• Amir Jordan
• Ashton Smith
• Bailey Mathews
• Dave Mastiff
• Eddie Dennis
• Flash Morgan Webster
• Jack Starz
• Joe Coffey
• Joseph Conners
• Kenny Williams
• Lewis Howley
• Mark Coffey
• Nathan Frazer
• Oliver Carter
• Primate
• Rampage Brown
• Sam Gradwell
• Sam Stoker
• Saxon Huxley
• Sha Samuels
• Teoman
• T-Bone
• Wild Boar
• Wolfgang

Female: NEW

• Kay Lee Ray

Possible Female Superstars:  NEW

Some of the lesser featured names or more recently featured names or injured superstars. Kay Lee Ray will most likely make the game, being the WWE UK Women’s Champion, and she could use some others UK Female superstars, but there are no favorites, they might all make it to the game in WWE 2K Games is focusing on modern wrestling. All of those superstars would be NEW additions to the WWE 2K22 roster.

• Amale
• Aoife Valkyrie
• Dani Luna
• Emilia McKenzie
• Isla Dawn
• Jinny
• Meiko Satomura
• Nina Samuels
• Piper Niven
• Xia Brookside

205 Live:

Possible Superstars:

Some of the lesser featured names or more recently featured names or injured superstars. All of the 205 Live is often ignored by WWE, but some of the stars were previously in the game like Ariya Daivari for example.

• Ari Sterling NEW
• Ariya Daivari
• Asher Hale NEW
• August Grey NEW
• Curt Stallion NEW
• Ikemen Jiro NEW
• Samir Singh
• Sunil Singh
• Tony Nese

Legends:

Some of the obvious legends, as well as returning ones based on previous WWE Games from the last 10 years. Some of those legends would be NEW additions to the WWE 2K22 roster, others would be returning to the game.

• William Regal
• Triple H
• Shawn Michaels
• John Cena
• Kane
• Undertaker
• Edge Goldberg
• Brock Lesnar
• The Brian Kendrick
• Hulk Hogan
• The Rock
• Stone Cold Steve Austin
• Chyna
• Mick Foley
• Mankind
• Dude Love
• Batista
• Andre The Giant
• Beth Phoenix
• Brie Bella
• Nikki Bella
• Diesel
• Eddie Guerrero
• Jerry Lawler
• Molly Holly
• Mark Henry
• McMahon
• Shane McMahon
• Stephanie McMahon
• Randy Savage
• Ronda Rousey
• Ricky Steamboat
• Trish Stratus
• Lita
• Ultimate Warrior
• Slaughter
• Yokozuna
• Ted DiBiase
• Hawk
• Animal
• Vader
• Jimmy Snuka
• Rikishi
• Terry Funk
• Alundra Blayze
• Big Boss Man
• Bam Bam Bigelow
• Cactus Jack
• Bret Hart
• Jim Neidhart

Hall of Fame 2020 and 2021:

They could be added to the WWE 2K22 due to being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but nothing is set in stone. We definitely will not see Ozzy Osbourne or William Shatner in the game.

• JBL
• The British Bulldog
• Jushin “Thunder” Liger
• “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan
• Kevin Nash
• Scott Hall
• The Great Khali
• Rob Van Dam

Less Likely Superstars due to being released recently from WWE or for other reasons:

It is almost certain that these stars will not make it to the game, but there is a very slim chance that some of the stars have already been scanned, and we do not know the details between WWE and 2K.

• Samoa Joe
• Andrade
• Peyton Royce
• Billie Kay
• Mickie James
• Chelsea Green
• Tucker
• Kalisto
• Bo Dallas
• Wesley Blake
• Steve Cutler
• Christian
• Diamond Dallas Page
• Jake Roberts
• Kurt Angle
• Mojo Rowley
• Chris Jericho
• CM Punk
• Sting
• Velveteen Dream
• Dudley Boyz

Recently Released WWE Superstars:

• Braun Strowman
• Buddy Murphy
• Aleister Black
• Ruby Riott
• Lana
• Santana Garrett

Managers:

I have listed all the active managers in WWE as of May 2021.

• Paul Heyman
• MVP [as a manager]
• Mei Ying
• Robert Stone
• Scarlett
• Malcolm Bivens

WWE 2K22 will be the first game with a one-year gap in development. The expectations are huge, and what is the better way to please the fans than with the biggest roster up to date. I personally would love the game to be focused more on new and upcoming talent from NXT and NXT UK instead of the legends, due to several reasons. Many young people play video games and not everyone is familiar with all of the legends from the old days.

It would also be much easier in recreating moves and scanning faces of younger stars than making scans of older people to look younger. It is a much harder job, and the game’s overall quality would benefit from having most of the superstars scanned from the scratch.

One of the important notes to make is that depending on what the developers will do with the Community Creations we might not need every superstar to be in the game. With improved tools, and possibly some cross-platform CAWs, as well as custom songs [purely speculating] we might be able to create literally anyone we dream of in the game and share it with other fans. I hope we will get as many moves and new animations as possible, and even if some of the stars will not make the roster, their moves will be included to choose and assign in the creation process. I really have high hopes for the game, but feeling worse and worse with more WWE Releases sadly.

Be sure to check our WWE 2K22 Roster page for all of the updates on this year's roster.

WWE 2K22 is scheduled to release sometime in late 2021.

What do you think about the WWE 2K22 Roster Predictions and what stars would you like to see make it into the game? Let us know in the comments down below!