

Their promise was once there, with both being ranked in the PWI 500 in 2014. One of the earliest examples of strong NXT characters getting lost in the shuffle once being called up, The Ascension has been in their own ‘cosmic wasteland’ for some time now. A cameo appearance from her in M圜areer may have worked wonders. This is especially disappointing considering the increased focus on women in the upcoming title. One of the most underrated female talents in WWE history, Blayze/Madusa does not make the cut for this year’s edition. With NXT UK being on the lighter side in terms of representation in general, it lends to the idea that there may be an NXT UK-themed DLC pack on the horizon. With a renewed focus in NXT UK, the exclusion of Wolfe comes at a poor time for the resurgence of his career. With the cruiserweights merging with NXT, his future with WWE is somewhat in question, and that limbo has translated to WWE 2K20.

The former Vaudevillian lost momentum after Rusev Day was derailed and English was moved to the 205 Live announce team. Also excluded are characters from the upcoming ‘Originals’ DLC pack.

This list does not count multiple versions of a superstar, for example Shawn Michaels ’97 and ’05 would be one superstar - with one noticeable exception. Whatever the case may be, there are 35 superstars who appeared in 2K19 but not 2K20. Others could be a result of contracts expiring. Some of these are obvious, as they have left to join competition. Now with the roster in-hand, a comparison sweep of 2K19 and 2K20 reveals that the title has taken a hit on the number of superstars featured. Most noticeably, what had become a common moniker of “biggest roster ever” was as absent as the roster list itself was for a long while. We’re just a week away from the release of WWE 2K20, and one of the noticeable aspects of this release cycle has been the sparse amount of information released on the game.
