WWE2K15:15LegendsWhoNeedTo

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WiththeannouncementthatStingwouldbejoiningtherosteroftheupcomingWWE2K15asa
preorderbonuscharacter,fanswereagog.LastyearsWWE2K14wasashowcaseforhowitwas
possibletocombinetherichhistoryofWorldWrestlingEntertainmentwiththeincrediblegraphics
andstateoftheartgameplayofacuttingedgevideogame.Thetwostorymodesinparticular,30
Years Of Wrestlemania and The Streak, brought Wrestlemania to life for gamers the world over,
allowing us to work our way through three decades of WWF and WWE stories on the grandest
stageofthemall.ButStinghewasoneoftheonlyprofessionalwrestlinglegendsnevertowrestle
foreitherWWForWWE.AlthoughthecompanyhadteasedsigningTheIconforsometime(even
postingaspeculativepromotionalvideoforapotentialSting/Undertakermatchonwwe.comback
inApril),Julysawthemonthsofrumoursfinallycometoahead:StingwasnowsignedtoWWE,at
leastnominally,tellingtheDailyMirrorthathewasnowpartoftheWWEfamily.WithStingnever
havingwrestledforWWEbefore(unlessyoucounthisfinalappearanceintheringforWCWNitros
final show, which technically came after the WWF had purchased the ailing promotion), were
suddenlyfacedwithawholerangeoffascinatingpossibilities,withthepotentialfordelvinginto
thelegacyofWCWpossiblytheentirehistoryofprofessionalwrestlingitself.Todiverightinto
the speculation, heres a carefully selected countdownof 15 professional wrestling legends that
shouldjoinTheIconontherosterofWWE2K15.(YoullnoticetheresnoMickFoley,JesseVentura
or Superstar Billy Graham thats because rumour has it that each of these legendary retired
performers has beef with WWE, Foley specifically over his declining financial return from video
gamesoverthepastcoupleofyears).
15.ArnAnderson
Currently the senior backstage producer for WWEs Monday Night RAW show and brand, the
legendaryArnTheEnforcerAndersonisaWWEHallOfFamerviahisassociationandinduction
withthegreateststableofalltime,TheFourHorsemenateamhescreditedwiththeideafor,by
the way. A powerful, nononsense competitor with a mean streak a mile wide, Double A never
needed a gimmick toget over. The question isnt, who wants to seeArn Anderson on the WWE
2K15 roster the question is, whowouldntwant to see his vicious spinebuster make an
appearance?Theprowrestlinggeekinyoucouldhaveafieldday,here.AndersonversusTripleH
wouldbeaslobberknocker,toquoteJimRoss(didntTripleHstealthesnapinhisspinebusterfrom
Arn?),whileSheamusandTheEnforcercouldproperlyknockitoutoftheparktogetherthrough
sheerphysicalityalone.Nottomentionthepossibilitythat,givenArn,TullyBlanchard,RicFlairand
BarryWindham,youcouldthrowupfourfingerstothecrowdandhaveyourselfaFourHorsemen
teamupagainstEvolution?TheShield?3MB?Themindboggles,frankly.
14.RickRude
Another performer who jumped between WCW and WWF during the years before the Monday
NightWarsreallykickedoff,RavishingRickRudewasamultipletimeworldchampionwhonever
heldtheWWFsownworldtitle.Hedid,however,holdtheIntercontinentalchampionship(backin
the days when that actually meant something), and has been namechecked by WWEs publicity
machineasbeingnotonlyoneofthegreatestmicmenofalltime,butalsopossessingoneofthe
greatestphysiquesofalltime,afacthewasntshyaboutarrogantlydisplayingtoeverycrowdhe
wrestled in front of. A little known fact about Rick Rude is that he was a founder member of
Degeneration X, described as their insurance policy he would hover menacingly at ringside
duringmatchesfeaturingotherDXmembers.Futurestorylinesinvolvingthegrouphadtoproceed
withoutRudewhenheelectednottoworkforVinceMcMahonanylongeraftertheeventsofthe
infamousMontrealScrewjob.RavishingRickRudewouldbeadynamitepickagainstalmostany
current WWE superstar, his devastating Rude Awakening neckbreaker would viebeautifully
againstRandyOrtonsRKOasclassicfinishingmovesgo,andasforoverweeningarrogancelets
seewhetherDolphZigglercanstealtheshowagainstTheSexiestManAlive
13.IrwinR.Schyster(I.R.S.)
MikeRotundahasbeenpartofprofessionalwrestlingsextendedfamilyforhisentirelifebutits
his real life extended family that keeps his surname in the headlines today. Although Rotunda
worked for the WWF under the gimmick of a heel tax adjuster as I.R.S. in the early 1990s, and
continuestoworkfortheWWEasaroadagenttothisday,youmightrecognisehistwosonsas
active members of the current WWE roster hes the father of real life brothers Windham and
TaylorRotunda,akaBrayWyattandBoDallas.RotundasoedestsonisnamedforhisuncleBarry,
otherwise known as WWE Hall Of Famer and member of the Four Horsemen Barry Windham
I.R.S. married Windhams sister (the daughter of the infamous Blackjack Mulligan) years before
theyhitthebigtime.AsI.R.S.,RotundahadalongrivalrywiththeUndertakerin1994and1995,
andamemorableassociationwithTheMillionDollarManTedDibiaseinboththetagteamMoney
Inc., and the stable the Million Dollar Corporation. Hed go on to variable success in WCW and
Japan,butI.R.S.ishowthemajorityofUSandEuropeanwrestlingfansrememberhimtoday.Irwin
R.SchysterworkswellasanopponentforanynumberofWWESuperstarsofanyera,butpitting
hisleapingclotheslinefinisherTheWriteOffagainstJohnBradshawLayfieldsClotheslineFrom
Hellseemslikeanexcellentcombination.J.B.L.versusI.R.S.afterall,whatWallStreetbulllikes
thetaxman?
12.TheMillionDollarMan,TedDiBiase
NolistofWWELegendswouldbecompletewithoutmentionofTheMillionDollarManhimself,
and I.R.S.s erstwhile tag team partner. Retired in 1994 due to a nasty neck injury, DiBiase was
genuinelyoneofthegreatestheelsofalltime,describedbyWWEasthecompanysmostdespised
villain during the late 1980s. More than that though, he was an incredibly skilled worker, and a
stunninglygoodtechnicianinthering.Thatcacklinglaughfollowedsomeofthegreatestbadguy
promostheWWFeverproduced,anditsnotfornothingthathissonsinductedhimintotheWWE
HallOfFamein2010.Oneofthegreatestofalltime,theresaplaceforTheMillionDollarMan
onanyonesroster.Asfarasworthyopponentsgo,isittoomuchtoasktoseeRicFlairandDiBiase
tradefigurefourleglocksinthesquaredcircle?OrTheMizperhapsthevideogameversionofhis
characteractuallyknowshowtoapplythehold
11.X-Pac
A bit of a controversial selection here (as the real life Sean Waltman would become famous for
attractingentirelythewrongsortofheatlateinhisWWFcareer),andalsoaformermemberof
DiBiases Million Dollar Corporation, XPac might not be your first pick when asked to think of a
WWELegend.However,asthe123Kid,andlaterasXPac,Waltmanwas(andstillis)atalented
worker, and a more than decent mic man. He brought cruiserweight moves to popularity in the
WWF at a time when the promotion was still almost entirely ruled by big men, and memorably
wrestledBretHartfortheWWFchampionshipinsummer1994inoneofthatyearsmostcritically
acclaimed matches. Hes also synonymous with The Kliq and with DegenerationX, despite not
beingafoundingmemberofthelatter.WhilefansmighthaveseenthelastoftheNewAgeOutlaws
for a while, and are never likely to see Chyna on WWE television again, Waltman remains on
excellenttermswithTripleHandtheWWEofficeingeneral.ThismeansthatWWE2K15couldsee
twoofthemostcontroversialandpowerfulstablesinprowrestlinghistoryreunited,maybeeven
againstoneanother.Wannaseethe123KidgethitbyXPacsBroncoBuster?Itsapossibility
10.JimmySuperflySnuka
AnotherretiredwrestlerontheWWELegendspayrollistheformerSuperflyhimself,JimmySnuka,
fatherofcurrentWWEDivaTamina.Whilehesnothingimpressivetolookatthesedays(well,he
isseventyone),SnukaoncehadthephysiqueofaGreekGod.Unusuallyathleticforamanofhis
size, Snuka is credited with helping to introduce a more highflying style to old school WWF
wrestling,andapparentlyhistrademarksuperflysplashinspiredfutureextremeiconsMickFoley,
Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Bully Ray to become professional wrestlers after they
allwitnessedSnukaperformitfromthetopofasteelcageontoDonMuracoatMadisonSquare
Garden.NowtellmeyoudontwanttohitthatmoveinWWE2K15onSandman,Dreamer,or
BubbaRayDudley,ormaybeallthreeinthesamematch.Whynot?Afterall,SnukawasECWsfirst
everheavyweightchampionin1992,whenitwasstill(barely)EasternChampionshipWrestling
in fact, he was still touring with the company in 1994when Sandman and Dreamer were a year
intotheirECWruns,andtheDudleyfamilywereonlyayearawayfrombeginningtheirs,soitsnot
evenoutoftherealmsofpossibilitythattheycouldhavesharedaringatonepoint.Thatshardcore
heaven,rightthere.
9.HarleyRace
The legendary WWE Hall Of Famer Harley Race is revered as one of the legitimately toughest
professional wrestlers in history, and practically worshipped by no less a wrestler than Triple H,
amongst many others. Race is the innovator of the diving headbutt, and regularly used the
piledriverasafinisher.Iftheresonethingthatavideogamehasovertherealthing,itsthatthe
charactersdonthavetoworryaboutaccidentalinjuryordegenerativeneckconditions.Imagineif
thepiledriverwasanunlockablemoveinWWE2K15suddenlywegettoseethemovethatHarley
Race,JerryLawler,andmanyothershaveperfectedovertheyears,andthetwentyoddvariations
on the move since it was innovated. Races physical, hardman style would work beautifully as a
playablecharacterinWWE2K15,andtheoptionofbeingabletoplayTripleHversusHarleyRace
wouldbetoogoodforwrestlinggeekstopassup.HelmsleysrunninghighkneeisaRacehomage,
afterall.
8.Mr.Perfect
Curt Hennig, son of the legendary Larry The Axe Hennig and father of current WWE Superstar
Curtis Axel, was one ofthegreatest allrounders in wrestling history,as well as being a fantastic
technicalwrestler.HesalsoconsideredoneofthegreatestIntercontinentalchampionsofalltime
again,thiswasbackwhenbeingIntercontinentalchampionmeantsomething.Thepossibilities
for inclusion of Mr. Perfect are endless. His impressive moveset and ability to excel as heel or
babyfacemakehimaperfectmatchfordozensofwrestlersonthecurrentWWEroster.HulkHogan
famouslycalledHennig,thebestofthebest,andtherearentmanywhowoulddisagree.Imagine
HenniglockingupwithDanielBryan,RickySteamboatorTheMachoManintheirprime.Theseare
matches made in wrestling geek heaven. And while Joe Hennig may not have made a huge
impressionsofarinWWEasCurtisAxel,havinghimfacehisfathermaybeevenhisgrandfather
aswell,inaTripleThreatinWWE2K15isalovelyidea.Theresalotofmileageinbringingevery
generationofwrestlertothetable,withsomanysecondandthirdgenerationssuperstarscurrently
ontheroster
7.OwenHart
What does one say about Owen Hart? Aperfect blustering heel, comedy character, virtuous fan
favourite,duplicitousbadguyorvaliantbabyface,BretHartsyoungerbrothercoulddoitall.Never
quiteasgoodastheHitmantechnically,Owenexcelledasacharacterworker,andbroughtatouch
moreflairandsomehighflyingspotstohisworkintheringthatBretcouldntbetter.Oneofthe
mostpopularWWFsuperstarsbackstage,HartleftustoosooninMay1999whenequipmentfor
hissuperheroentranceasTheBlueBlazermalfunctionedandhefelltohisdeathduringapayper
viewevent,OverTheEdge.WedlovetoseeOwenHartaddedtotheWWE2K15roster,notleast
because playing Hart at his most villainous versus himself as The Blue Blazer would be a dream
come true. Or a final rematch against his older brother The Hitman even a dazzling technical
workoutagainstDanielBryanorCesaro.
6.RowdyRoddyPiper
One of the first wrestlers known worldwide for his unpredictable verbal dexterity, Hot Rod
brought the pipebomb to WWF television twenty years before CM Punk came anywhere near a
wrestling ring. Famously headlining the first ever Wrestlemania against Hulk Hogan, Pipers hot
tempered wildman persona made him a fan favourite even when he was playing the ugliest of
cheatingheels,andpredatesDeanAmbroseslunaticfringecharacterbysometime.Whatapair
thosetwowouldmakeinWWE2K15.PipercouldalsotradesleeperholdswithDolphZiggler,or
comefacetofaceonceagainwithChrisJerichoonTheHighlightReel(afterall,PiperinventedY2J).
AndtheresthechancetohaverematchesagainstsomeofPipersgreatesteveropponents:playing
evilasonlyPipercanversusHulkHogan,forexample,ortradinglowblowswiththeDirtiestPlayer
In The Game, Ric Flair. Then theres Superfly Jimmy Snuka, whoseoriginal feud with Piper saw
HotRodbreakacoconutoverhishead,aPipersPitsegmentthatactuallyinspiredPunktowant
tobeaprowrestlerhimself.
5.TheIronSheik
It has to be said, the biggest appeal with the Sheikh is in his potentialcomedic value alone.
AlthoughhewasapowerfulheelbackintheWWFofthe1980s,famouslybeingthetransitional
championbetweenuberbabyfacesBobBacklundandHulkHoganin1983/1984,TheIronSheikis
best known today for his utterly bizarre shoot outbursts, in interviews and on Twitter, and the
unreasonable,profaneandpracticallyunintelligiblecurseshescreamsaboutwrestlershefacedin
hisprime.IfonlyitwerepossibletoincludehimoncolourcommentaryonWWE2K15.TheIron
Sheikwouldbringthehousedown.
4.TheBritishBulldog,DaveyBoySmith
ThemostpopularBritishwrestlerofalltimeandanintegralmemberoftheHartfamily(through
hismarriagetoBretandOwenHartssisterDiana),theBritishBulldogisoneofthebestwrestlers
nevertoholdtheWWFchampionshipbutheheldeveryothertitleinthecompany.Thegreatest
moment in his career was defeating his brotherinlaw Bret for the WWF Intercontinental
championshipinthemaineventofSummerslam1992(yes,theICstrapwasdefendedinthemain
event. We told you it used to mean something), but many preferhis tag team run with family
memberDynamiteKidastheBritishBulldogs.Uttermagic,thesetwolituptheringwhereverand
whoevertheywrestled,andarerightlyconsideredoneofthegreatesttagteamsofalltime.How
many pro wrestling fans of a certain age doyouknow whowould mark out like crazy (and be
reducedtothelevelofexcitablesevenyearoldkids)attheprospectofplayingtheBritishBulldog
inWWE2K15againstRyback?BigE?Rusev?OrCesaro,pittingSmithsrunningpowerslamagainst
TheNeutraliser?
3.Vader
Genuinelyoneofthegreatestsuperheavyweightsofalltime,Vaderwasbilledat6foot5inches
talland450poundsand,inhisprime,wascapableofabrilliantmoonsaultandaperfectdropkick.
Morethanthat,themanwasaterrifyingmonsterinthering,stifferthanrigormortisandcapable
ofastonishingfeatsofviolence.ThisisthemanthatrippedMickFoleysearoff,andthemanthat
hadhisowneyepoppedfromthesocketinamatchonlytolifthismask,pushitbackin,coverit
withaclosedeyelid,andthencontinuethematchtoitsplannedfinish.InaWWE2K15battleof
thesuperheavyweights:ifyouresmart,itsVaderTime.YouwanttoplaytheoldschoolVader,the
superagilesuperheavyweightthatstruckfearintotheheartsofeveryonehefaced,bothkayfabe
and inreal life. And (since WWE video games are all about fantasybooking), how about playing
himagainsttheBigShowinhisprime,againstTakerfortheStreak,againstUmaga,inhandicap
matches against the Wild Samoans hell, pit him in a feud against the whole legendary Anoai
familyandVaderwouldhaveagoodchanceofcomingoutontop.
2.JakeTheSnakeRoberts
TheinnovatoroftheDDT,andoneofthemostcelebratedcharacterworkersofalltime,JakeThe
SnakeRobertsisagenuinelegendandthemanwhoseworkwithStoneColdSteveAustinledto
the infamous Austin 3:16 impromptu promo that began the mans elevation to the biggest
professional wrestling star of all time. A canny master manipulator and ring general, Roberts
excelledwithhisinterviewandmicwork,bothcharismaticandsinister.Hedalsofrequentlybring
hispetsnakeDamientotheringanddrapehimoverproneopponents.Atonepointaround1986
whentheWWFwereputtingtogetheraRoberts/Hoganfeud,hisDDTfinishingmanoeuvrewasso
insanely popular that the fans chanted for it rather than for Hogan, which actually led to the
abandonment of the angle. If only there was a way to have JakeRoberts intense, psychological
style brought to bear in a video game. Perhaps WWE 2K15 could be the first wrestling game to
bringgenuineprofessionalwrestlingdramaticstorytellingtobearinitsinringaction.
1.BrunoSammartino
Hey, its Bruno, the greatest babyface champion of all timeand hewas always bound to be the
number one Legend pick for WWE 2K15. Sammartino held the WWWF world title for well over
4,000daysintotal,andoneofhistitlereignslastedjustover2,800days.Thatsaboutsevenyears
andeightmonths,arecordthatwillneverbebrokeninthemodernera.Displayingamatoriented
stylethatwasmoretraditionalinthe1960sand1970s,Sammartinosconnectionwiththecrowd
wasaphenomenon,andhispopularitycoveredanastonishingtwodecadesofaction.Hesoldout
Madison Square Garden an unprecedented 187 times during his career, and was the first ever
professionalwrestlertocarrytheaurathatsomanyhavetriedandfailedtoreplicatesincethat
ofagenuine,bonafidesuperhero.TheXfactor.Youveeithergotitoryouhavent.Hogandid,in
hisday,asdidAndreTheGiant,andWWEwishesthatJohnCenahadafractionofthatgift.But
BrunoSammartinoistheXFactor.
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