WWE News: First wave of superstars in WWE 2K19 announced

What's the story?

75 superstars who will appear in the upcoming WWE 2K19 video game have been announced in a live-stream.

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In case you didn't know...

WWE 2K19 will be the 20th WWE game, and the sixth under the 2K banner.

In June, former WWE superstar Rey Mysterio was announced as a pre-order bonus. The next month, current RAW Women's Champion 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey was also announced as a pre-order exclusive.

A Collectors Edition celebrating the career of Ric Flair will be available, which will include both Rousey and Mysterio, as well as a 2002 version of the Undertaker.

Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Dusty Rhodes, an alternate attire for both Ric and Charlotte Flair, as well as the arena for Starrcade 1983, where Flair won his second NWA Championship have also been announced for the Collector's Edition.

The heart of the matter

The first wave of announcements was held today, hosted by Rusev, Lana and the RAW Tag Team Champions The B-Team.

The announced superstars are:

1. Adam Cole
2. Kyle O'Reilly
3. Bobby Fish
4. Bobby Roode
5. Braun Strowman
6. Titus O'Neil
7. Ember Moon
8. Bayley
9. Elias
10. Kevin Owens
11. 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey (Pre-Order Exclusive)
12. Rusev
13. Lana
14. Bo Dallas
15. Curtis Axel
16. Bray Wyatt
17. Roman Reigns
18. Seth Rollins
19. Velveteen Dream
20. Sasha Banks
21. Tyler Bate
22. Liv Morgan
23. Angelo Dawkins
24. Montez Ford
25. Bianca Belair
26. 'Woken' Matt Hardy
27. Finn Bálor
28. Kairi Sane
29. Apollo Crews
30. Jinder Mahal
31. Drew McIntyre
32. Aleister Black
33. Johnny Gargano
34. Ruby Riott
35. Pete Dunne
36. Sarah Logan
37. Fandango
38. Tyler Breeze
39. Shayna Baszler
40. Akam
41. Alexa Bliss
42. Alicia Fox
43. Baron Corbin
44. Big Show
45. Brock Lesnar
46. Chad Gable
47. Curt Hawkins
48. Dana Brooke
49. Dash Wilder
50. Dean Ambrose
51. Dolph Ziggler
52. Goldust
53. Heath Slater
54. Jason Jordan
55. Kassius Ohno
56. Konnor
57. Lars Sullivan
58. Mickie James
59. Mojo Rawley
60. Natalya
61. Nia Jax
62. Nick Miller
63. No Way Jose
64. Oney Lorcan
65. Otis Sozovic
66. Rezar
67. Rhyno
68. Roderick Strong
69. Sami Zayn
70. Scott Dawson
71. Shane Thorne
72. Triple H
73. Tucker Knight
74. Viktor
75. Zack Ryder

You can watch the entire stream video here:

What's next?

The second wave of superstars will be announced on September 5, with the third, final wave of superstars being announced on September 12.

The game will be released for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, with the Deluxe and Collector's Edition being released on October 5, with the standard edition releasing on October 9.