WWE 2K24 Final Roster Confirms Removal of Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon

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2K Sports has revealed the final roster for WWE 2K24, and it's impressive. Over 204 superstars are playable, including 70 Legends who are no longer on the main rosters and 8 managers, but there's a couple notable absences from the playable roster: former WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and 7-time WWE Champion and 3-time WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

Lesnar had previously been removed from the cover of the Forty Years of Wrestlemania version of the game. That version of the coverage features several superstars from across WWE's history.

Neither Lesnar nor McMahon's removal is all that surprising. Lesnar has already been removed from 2K's WWE Supercard mobile game after he was connected to allegations of sexual misconduct against McMahon. The reveal came after a former WWE employee filed a lawsuit against McMahon accusing the WWE co-founder of, among other things, sexual assault and sex trafficking. Lesnar was also implicated in the report.

In the wake of these allegations, Lesnar was reportedly removed from January's men's Royal Rumble and hasn't been seen on WWE television since the lawsuit was filed.

While neither McMahon and Lesnar will not be playable in WWE 2K24, that doesn't mean that they are entirely absent from the game. A major selling point of WWE 2K24 is the Showcase of the Immortals, which will allow players to recreate 21 of the biggest matches in Wrestlemania history. Given his appearance on the Forty Years of Wrestlemania edition, it would make sense that at least one of those matches was set to feature Lesnar. He famously ended the Undertaker's legendary winning streak at Wrestlemania 30. It's not clear if any Showcase of the Immortals matches featuring Lesnar have been removed from the final game, or if he will simply not be playable.

WWE 2K24 will be released on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4/5, and PC on March 8.

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