WWE 2K19: 10 Desired Wrestlers Who Won't Be In The Game

8. The Dudley Boyz (Classic)

WWE 2K19 The Dudley Boyz
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Last Appearance: This is a bit of a tough one, because The Dudleyz were last on the roster for WWE 2K17. That was a modern update though, and they weren't depicted as the classic team who worked those epic TLC matches against The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian between 2000-2001.

That incarnation of the duo last appeared way back in 2004 for the first SmackDown vs. Raw title. Other than that, they've shown up in WrestleMania 21 on the original Xbox in 2005. 2K17, the team's first appearance for over a decade, only happened because they were back for a nostalgia trip in 2015-2016.

Why They Won't Be In 2K19: There's a good chance Bubba-Ray and D-Von circa 2016-2018 will be in 2K19 due to their induction into the HOF, but they're not the same guys who worked those aforementioned TLC bouts. It's those matches that older players will want to relive, so it'd be cool if 2K could include variants of The Dudleyz (for example, Bubba-Ray Dudley '00).

They probably won't.

If we're getting The Duds at all, it'll be as their modern-day selves, not the classic version.

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