WWE 2K18: Predicting All 130 Superstar Ratings
70. Jason Jordan: 80
Last year's rating: 80
Jason Jordan's rating might look a hell of a lot better this time next year but after a faltering start to his career on the main roster I can't see any improvement in score being thrown his way.
69. Jey Uso: 85
last year's rating: 84
The Usos, with their new heel schtick, are simply better than they were with the bright coloured face paint. There's a new energy about them; they're menacing, and their promos are something else! An increase, albeit a slight one, would be well deserved indeed.
68. Jimmy Uso: 85
Las year's rating: 84
See point 69.
67. Jinder Mahal: 87
Last year's rating: n/a
Jinder's score needs to be improved since he is WWE Champion but the way he's been booked as the evil foreigner that uses others to get ahead means there's a ceiling to what he can be given. A few clean wins however and that rating to start getting towards the elite level of WWE for next year's game.
66. John Cena: 93
Last year's rating: 93
John Cena's lighter schedule means that when he does appear in a WWE ring he's able to put on better matches. He's like a fine wine between those ropes.
In terms of his rating however I don't think he can be given anymore than he's on at the moment. Although, staying at this level will be the issue. How many more classics like the AJ Styles match at this year's Rumble has he got left in him?
65. Kane: 79
Last year's rating: 79
I know he isn't around anymore but Kane will be a part of WWE 2K18. While the rating for his younger self will be higher by some way I don't think The Big Red Machine should go any lower than a 79. The things he was going in that ring while he was closing in on 50-years-old were great.
64. Kevin Owens: 88
Last year's rating: 86
KO won the Universal and United States Championships over the course of the last 12 months so should see his rating rise in 2K18. This time last year he was a pretender to the main event scene, but in his rivalries with Messrs Reigns and Jericho especially proved he is among the best WWE has today.
63. Kofi Kingston: 86
Last year's rating: 86
In the words of Liam Gallagher: "as you were."
62. Konnor: 69
Last year's rating: 69
The Ascension are still as 'jobberish' now as they were this time last year so there's no need to change either of their ratings.
At least they're showing in the segments with the Fashion Police they've got some form of banter about them. Banter doesn't score you ratings points on a WWE video game though does it?
61. Lana: 76
Last year's rating: 76
I think they've made an absolute mess of Lana as a wrestler. That match where Naomi kicked out of her finisher before hitting her own, less impactful finisher, and picking up the win killed her dead in the water. It's a shock those at WWE and 2K gave her a high rating in last year's game considering she had only one multi-women match to her name but it wouldn't be a shock if she was on the receiving end of a demotion in the new game.