{"id":28726,"date":"2016-08-09T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T20:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=28726"},"modified":"2016-08-09T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T20:42:53","slug":"second-batch-wwe-2k17-video-game-characters-released-legends-nxters-retirees-part-timers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/09\/second-batch-wwe-2k17-video-game-characters-released-legends-nxters-retirees-part-timers\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Batch of &#8220;WWE 2K17&#8221; video game characters released &#8211; Legends, NXT&#8217;ers, Retirees, Part-timers, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1235245236\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second\u00a0batch of &#8220;WWE 2K17&#8221; video game playable characters has been released.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2016\/08\/02\/suplex-city-census-the-weekly-wwe-2k17-roster-reveal\" target=\"_blank\">IGN.com is releasing a set of roster members<\/a> every Tuesday in August building up the video game release in October.\u00a0IGN also released Finn Balor&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/2016\/08\/09\/wwe-2k17-finn-balors-full-ring-entrance\" target=\"_blank\">ring entrance in the video game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second batch has some interesting names from the legends category, including\u00a0Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, British Bulldog (deceased), Jake Roberts, and Ricky Steamboat.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, recently-retired stars Edge and Daniel Bryan. Also, Tyson Kidd, who might be forced into retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Also included are\u00a0WWE part-timers The Rock and Triple H.<\/p>\n<p>From NXT, there&#8217;s Hideo Itami and Finn Balor, who is now on the main roster.<\/p>\n<p>Also included is Billy Gunn, who was fired\u00a0from his NXT coaching role last year.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-69976950\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>August 9 Announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alicia Fox<\/li>\n<li>Andre the Giant<\/li>\n<li>Baron Corbin<\/li>\n<li>Big E.<\/li>\n<li>Billy Gunn<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman<\/li>\n<li>Bret Hart<\/li>\n<li>British Bulldog<\/li>\n<li>Cesaro<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan<\/li>\n<li>Edge (Adam Copeland)<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor<\/li>\n<li>Hideo Itami (NXT)<\/li>\n<li>Jake &#8220;the Snake&#8221; Roberts<\/li>\n<li>Kalisto<\/li>\n<li>Randy Orton<\/li>\n<li>Ricky &#8220;The Dragon&#8221; Steamboat<\/li>\n<li>Sin Cara<\/li>\n<li>The Rock<\/li>\n<li>Triple H<\/li>\n<li>Tyson Kidd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/02\/first-batch-wwe-2k17-roster-members-legends-released\/\"><strong>August 2 Announcement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aiden English<\/li>\n<li>Booker T<\/li>\n<li>Brian Pillman<\/li>\n<li>Brie Bella<\/li>\n<li>Chris Jericho<\/li>\n<li>Diego<\/li>\n<li>Erick Rowan<\/li>\n<li>Fernando<\/li>\n<li>Heath Slater<\/li>\n<li>Jey Uso<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Uso<\/li>\n<li>Jim Neidhart<\/li>\n<li>Konnor<\/li>\n<li>Larry Zbyszko<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Bella<\/li>\n<li>R-Truth<\/li>\n<li>Simon Gotch<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Warrior<\/li>\n<li>Viktor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pre-August Announcements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar<\/li>\n<li>Goldberg<\/li>\n<li>McMahon, Shane<\/li>\n<li>McMahon, Stephanie<\/li>\n<li>McMahon, Vince<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1645563707\"><div id=\"pwtor-535547720\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The second\u00a0batch of &#8220;WWE 2K17&#8221; video game playable characters has been released. 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