WWE 2K17: 9 Major New Details Paul Heyman Just Revealed

8. The Hint Of A "Unique" Brock Lesnar Game Mode

Brock Lesnar Paul Heyman
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It hasn't been confirmed yet, but Heyman talked up the possibility of a unique new development in WWE 2K17 that will presumably focus on his client.

However it manifests, Heyman is very clear that Lesnar was wowed by 2K when they approached him to be the cover star thanks to what he saw in the game's "components". They fit the image of Lesnar as an unprecedented star, who is the only talent on the face of the planet who would even consider walking in both the UFC world and the WWE one simultaneously:

"The long answer to that is this is one of the things that Brock Lesnar discussed at length with 2K Sports when they wanted Brock Lesnar to be the star of the cover for WWE 2K17 and when the game comes out on October 11th you'll see a lot of components inside the game that demonstrate that Brock wanted his name attached to something that is unique and different and extraordinary."

The way the conversation led, it felt like Heyman was saying something about Lesnar's cross discipline contracts, but they surely aren't going to bring his UFC bouts into the game, are they? Heyman did teasingly say he'd love to have Conor in WWE 2K17, though he did preface it by saying he'd love to be his guy primarily for a slice of his income...

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