8 HUGE Predictions For WWE 2K24

5. I Quit Makes A Return

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With 2K Games having successfully cracked the War Games formula in WWE2K23 (successfully, but not perfectly - more on that later), it's tempting to wonder what they've added to this year's game. For this writer's money, "I Quit" matches seem like the most likely candidate.

WWE has rediscovered its edge with Triple H at the helm - just see the sanctioned use of blood in Becky Lynch vs Nia Jax as an example - and the return of one of wrestling's most iconic hardcore match types would be the perfect baptism of blood for WWE's latest era.

There are other notable match types still missing, but it's unlikely we will ever see their inclusion again. Lumberjack matches are a no-go, as the strain of having 20-plus lumberjacks outside the ring would cause the framerate to crawl back to the days of No Mercy on the N64 (great game, but it was like playing underwater at times). And let's pour one out for Inferno matches too as WWE, despite regaining its edge, isn't about to fully rekindle (ho-ho) the OTT violence of the Attitude era.

Not to mention that setting yourself on fire isn't exactly behaviour that should be encouraged, as Joey Janela would surely attest to...

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