![]() As previously mentioned, the collector's edition of WWE 2K15 was a celebration of Hogan, and furthermore, the main game mode of WWE 2K14, 30 Years of WrestleMania, also featured Hogan front and center. With the focus on Steve Austin and the late 90's Attitude Era in the then-WWF, 2K and WWE have dodged a PR bullet. Presumably, WWE will look to license the likeness of many former employees as to properly tell the story of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the game, and while the lack of Hogan may upset some fans, there should still be plenty of old school professional wrestlers to fill out the ranks, plus Hogan has nothing to do with Austin's story. WWE 2K16 marks the second time the franchise has tackled the Attitude Era in the last few years, with WWE '13 set during the Attitude Era as well. Only cover athlete Steve Austin along with Bad News Barrett, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Finn Balor, Paige, and Seth Rollins have been confirmed for the game to date. ![]() That being said, WWE 2K16 supposedly features the largest roster in the history of the franchise, and in order for 2K to be able to legitimately make that claim, they would need as many wrestlers as possible. Unless 2K16 features a lot of WCW-based content, this means that 2K16 can easily avoid using Hogan, as Austin and Hogan have hardly interacted over the years, and during the Attitude Era, they were working for entirely different companies. While WWE 2K15 heavily featured Hogan, including a collector's edition based entirely around him, the upcoming WWE 2K16 is based around "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the Attitude Era of the late 90's instead. Hulk Hogan is arguably the most famous professional wrestling star of all time, but even so, his removal from WWE 2K16 may not be as major as some fans might believe. We can confirm that Hulk Hogan will not appear in WWE 2K16. We are highly respectful of the way that our partners choose to run their business and manage our partnerships accordingly. As it stands, Hulk Hogan is being completely removed from WWE 2K16.ĢK has released a statement to IGN regarding the issue: This has resulted in WWE terminating his contract, and scrubbing their website clean of any mention of Hogan, as well as rescinding his 2005 Hall of Fame induction.Īs expected, these recent events have extended to the upcoming video game from 2K, WWE 2K16. A transcript of a video recording of Hogan from eight years ago has surfaced, featuring Hogan using racial slurs and even flat out admitting to being racist. "We pushed as hard as we could to include Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Bayley in WWE 2K16, but it simply did not work out for various reasons." WWE adds, "While we are not divulging full details on WWE 2K16's post-launch plans just yet, we can confirm that the Four Horsewomen will not be available as DLC.For fans of professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, the last 24 hours have not been kind. But it was clear that some in the community are frustrated by the lack of the newer Divas added to the main WWE roster recently." ![]() WWE said, "With our final roster reveal this past Monday, it was awesome seeing the excitement for The New Day, Enzo and Cass, Mikey Whipwreck, and more. The last batch of Superstars available to play in the game were announced this week and there was a vocal online backlash when none of the female NXT standouts were included. WWE just confirmed Sasha Banks, Bayley, Charlotte and Becky Lynch didn't make the final roster cut - even via DLC. The Divas Revolution will not be a part of WWE 2K16 . Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.
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