WWE 2K22is 2K Sports' chance to win back fans' trust and put the franchise back on track.WWE 2K20’s disastrous launch was so severe that it saw 2K Sports cancelWWE 2K21to focus its efforts onWWE 2K22, giving developer Visual Concepts more time to make the next game in the series in an attempt to ensure that it’s higher quality thanWWE 2K20. It remains to be seen if these efforts were successful or not, but fans will find out onceWWE 2K22launches next month.
TheWWE 2K22release dateis right around the corner, and while the game isn’t even out yet, 2K Sports has already revealed some of the DLC that fans can look forward to post-launch. While there will most certainly be new wrestlers added to theWWE 2K22roster as part of the game’s DLC plans, it seems that non-wrestlers will be in the mix as well, with confirmation that musician Machine Gun Kelly will be featured in one of theWWE 2K22DLC packs.
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For the uninitiated, there will be aWWE 2K22season passthat includes five DLC packs to be released in the year after the game’s launch. Details on what exactly these DLC packs will entail are unavailable at the time of this writing beyond that one of the featured characters will be MGK. While this may seem like a head-scratching choice on the part of the developers, MGK may fit better than some fans realize.
WWE 2K22 Soundtrack List
MGK has been featured on WWE television on multiple occasions in the past, at one point getting powerbombed off the stage by Kevin Owens. Not only that, but MGK is involved with theWWE 2K22soundtrack, serving as executive producer. In any case,WWE video game rostershave rarely included guest characters that weren’t actual wrestlers, so it will be interesting to see who else makes the cut.
If Machine Gun Kelly is part of theWWE 2K22roster, it’s very possible that other celebrities involved with wrestling will be featured this time around. An obvious choice for theWWE 2K22roster would becontroversial social media personality Logan Paul, as he has been involved in multiple WWE storylines over the years. Logan Paul was aligned with Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 37, and he even took a Stunner from Kevin Owens as a result. More recently, Paul has aligned himself with The Miz to take on Rey and Dominik Mysterio at the upcoming WrestleMania 38. However, MGK is the only celebrity guest currently confirmed for theWWE 2K22roster at the time of this writing.
WWE 2K22launches March 11 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
