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TheWWE 2K24full roster list has confirmed that Ken Shamrock will be featured in the game, returning to the WWE game franchise after a nine-year absence. For anyWWE 2K24fans who may be unfamiliar with his work, Ken Shamrock is best known for his time in the UFC, but he has also had a notable career in professional wrestling. This included a few years in WWE, then known as WWF, where Shamrock was an upper mid-carder during the Attitude Era.
Shamrock won multiple championships during his time in the WWE,including the Intercontinental Championshipand the WWF Tag Team Championship. Shamrock also won the King of the Ring tournament in 1998. Shamrock returned to pro wrestling in 2019 to compete in TNA/Impact Wrestling, a promotion that he also appeared briefly for in the early 2000s. Shamrock has since retired from pro wrestling, but it seems he will be featured inWWE 2K24.
TheinitialWWE 2K24roster announcement was mired in controversyas it was missing multiple wrestlers, including high-profile names like Drew McIntyre and Kurt Angle. 2K released an updated version of theWWE 2K24roster list that added the missing wrestlers, along with the surprise confirmation of Ken Shamrock, who hasn’t been in a WWE video game since 2015’sWWE 2K16. It’s unclear exactly why Shamrock is back inWWE 2K24, but Attitude Era fans will no doubt be happy to see that he’s made the cut.
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Shamrock isn’t the only Attitude Era star to be featured on theWWE 2K24roster;Attitude Era legends like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock, Mankind, and more have also made the cut. But while those wrestlers are either actively working for WWE or have an established working relationship with the company, Shamrock is not known to have signed a Legends contract. Regardless, Shamrock’s inclusion on the game’s roster is a welcome one.
WhileWWE 2K24features a massive roster, at least two personalities will not be featured in the game as playable characters. It was confirmed that Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon will not be on theWWE 2K24roster, though it’s possible they will still make appearances in the game’s Showcase mode. TheWWE 2K24Showcase mode is confirmed to feature the WrestleMania 17 match between Steve Austin and The Rock that included lengthy participation from McMahon, and so many have assumed that the disgraced ex-WWE boss will still show up inWWE 2K24, though that has yet to be clarified.
