The 5 youngest Superstars in WWE video games

Getting a spot in a WWE video game must be something special. Not only is it a clear indication of your success as a part of the company, but allows both Superstars and fans to create dream matches.

Who hasn't dreamed of building a dream card of Superstars from past and present? Perhaps matching the never-say-die attitude of Daniel Bryan, against the technical mastery of Bret 'The Hitman' Hart. Or maybe seeing who would emerge as the ultimate star in WWE between John Cena and Hulk Hogan.

Thanks to games like WWE 2K19, fans are even now able to put themselves in the game, with the games' face scanning technology improving each and every year.

But for some young fans, they didn't have to wait long before being included in the game themselves, as some of the youngest members of the roster.

Here are the five youngest Superstars to be included in WWE Video Games.

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5. Jeff Hardy - WWF WrestleMania 2000 (22 years, 2 months old)

A very blocky Jeff Hardy prepares to take on the forgotten 'THQ Man'

Given his daredevil attitude and risk-taking offence, it's amazing to see Jeff Hardy competing on SmackDown Live in 2018.

Yet, thanks to some incredible training, fans have been able to see the rainbow haired warrior compete on both WWE TV and in WWE video games for decades.

Joining the WWF in the mid-1990s, it would take until WrestleMania 2000 for the Charismatic Enigma to make his video game debut, with the game coming out in late 1999 for the GameBoy and Nintendo 64.

In fact, when Hardy appeared in the game, he became the youngest superstar ever in a WWF game, defeating his older brother Matt Hardy into second place.

Whilst his character model is very different to the Hardy of today, his legion of fans finally got the chance to drop plenty of Swanton Bombs.

4. Kenny Dykstra - WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (21 years, 6 months

and 21 days old)

Kenny Dysktra was once tipped as one of the next big stars in the WWE

As a member of the Spirit Squad, Kenny Dykstra was often seen as the leader of the group of male cheerleaders.

Capturing the World Tag Team Championships in a shock upset over the Big Show and Kane, the quintet would hold the gold for the majority of 2006, winning them on the night after WrestleMania 22, holding them until Cyber Sunday.

Whilst SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008 came out after the group had been sent packing (literally to Ohio Valley Wrestling courtesy of DX), the game showed Dykstra in the singles attire he wore in feuds against the likes of Ric Flair.

Whilst it was his only appearance in a WWE game, Dykstra made history as one of the youngest Superstars ever in a game, allowing his fans (if there were any) to see their favorite performer as a singles champion.

3. Tyler Bate - WWE 2K19 (21 years, 5 months and 29 days old)

Tyler Bate would have been number 1 had he been in WWE 2k18

What is interesting about the inclusion of Tyler Bate here, is that the Englishman was close to earning the top spot on this list as the youngest video Game character ever in the WWE.

If Bate had been included in last year's WWE 2K18, he would indeed have come number one on this list, at just 20 years and 5 months.

Interestingly, some have speculated that he was intended to be included last year but never released, though his moveset was included in DLC for the game.

However, Bate has been included in this year's game, and at just 21 years old, earns the number three spot on this list.

With being so young, and his whole future ahead of him, expect WWE 2K19 to be just the first of many video game appearances for the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion.

2. Rene Dupree - WWE Smackdown vs. Raw (20 years, 10 months and 19 days old)

Dupree as he appears in the first SmackDown Vs RAW

When Rene Dupree joined the WWE in 2003, he became the youngest Superstar ever to become a champion.

Capturing the World Tag Team Championships with Sylvan Grenier, the pair defeated teams like the Dudley Boyz and Scott Steiner & Test, holding the gold until Unforgiven 2003.

The group only became more powerful when French sympathizer Rob Conway joined the group.

Appearing in the first SmackDown Vs RAW in the fall of 2004, Dupree became at the time, the youngest Superstar ever to be included in a WWE Video Game, as well as the youngest champion

With a solid 83 rating, Dupree was a decent all-rounder in the game, though with never having a face run in the company, probably wasn't many fans first picks when they got the game in November 2004.

1: Kelly Kelly - WWE SmackDown Vs RAW 2008 (20 years, 9 months and 23 days)

Kelly Kelly made her WWE debut at the age of 19

If Kelly Kelly were to rejoin the WWE in 2018, she would still be one of the youngest women on the roster.

At just 19, Kelly joined the WWE, first appearing on the revived ECW brand, as the innocent girlfriend of Mike Knox, as well as having her own stripteasing exhibition segments, called Kelly's Expose.

Later transitioning to a role in the ring, Kelly first appeared in SmackDown Vs RAW 2008, though it would be several years before Kelly would win championship gold.

However, in 2011, K-squared defeated Brie Bella to win the Diva's Championship, holding the title until she was defeated by future WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix at the 2011 Hell In A Cell pay per view.

At just 20 years old, we can't see her record being broken by anyone in any future WWE video games.