Summary
- WWE 2K25 will not feature Brock Lesnar, breaking a streak dating back to 2011.
- Fans shouldn’t be surprised by Lesnar’s absence due to his current standing in the company.
- Lesnar’s role in WWE 2K24 was greatly diminished to the point where he was only playable in Showcase Mode.
The upcoming WWE 2K25 will not feature Brock Lesnar, ending a streak that has been going on since 2011’s WWE ’12. WWE 2K25 boasts a massive roster of hundreds of wrestlers, ranging from classic stars to modern-day favorites.
The WWE 2K25 roster is quite extensive, though not everyone made the cut. There are nearly 30 playable wrestlers from WWE 2K24 that aren’t making the jump to WWE 2K25, whether that’s because they jumped ship to WWE competitor AEW, were let go by WWE, or for other reasons.
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WWE 2K25 Roster Includes Stars Who Were Cut from the Company
WWE 2K25 promises a massive roster of playable WWE superstars from different eras, including a few who are no longer a part of the company.
One wrestler who will not be featured on the WWE 2K25 roster is Brock Lesnar, marking the first time the former WWE Champion hasn’t been featured in a main series WWE video game release since he returned in 2011’s WWE ’12. Lesnar has been featured in every main series WWE game since then, and was even the cover athlete of WWE 2K17. Brock Lesnar’s absence from the upcoming WWE 2K25 breaks a 14-year streak for WWE video games.
WWE 2K25 Roster Doesn’t Have Brock Lesnar
Considering Lesnar’s current standing in the company, most fans likely aren’t surprised that he is not on the WWE 2K25 roster. Lesnar has been off WWE TV since SummerSlam 2023, where he lost to Cody Rhodes. This is due to a lawsuit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant that claimed Vince McMahon had offered Lesnar “a sexual encounter” with Grant during his contract negotiations. The lawsuit also alleged that Grant was ordered to send Lesnar “sexually explicit content” of herself. Since then, Lesnar has been removed from WWE video games and programming. He is still technically under contract with WWE, however.
When the lawsuit first came to light in January 2024, reports indicated that plans for Lesnar to participate in that year’s Royal Rumble match were scrapped. Furthermore, Lesnar’s role in WWE 2K24 was greatly diminished. He was removed from the game’s cover art, and changes were made so that he would only be playable in WWE 2K24‘s Showcase Mode. Lesnar was still technically featured in the game, though, making WWE 2K25 the first WWE main series game in 14 years that won’t feature him in some way, shape, or form.
Lesnar’s streak isn’t the only one being broken by WWE 2K25. Shane McMahon’s 10-year run that started with 2015’s WWE 2K16 is also coming to an end when WWE 2K25 releases in March.
- Released
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March 14, 2025
- ESRB
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Teen // Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence