WWE 2K19: 10 Most Overrated Wrestlers

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Ric Flair

WWE 2K19 Ric Flair
2K Games

Rating: 91

Why It's Too High: This is not a diss on the legendary Ric Flair. Allow, if you will, an explanation as to why the iconic 'Nature Boy' tops this list.

In total, Flair has three different character models in 2K19. Both his '88 and '90 versions are rated at 90, and that's fine. Trouble starts when analysing his more modern character though. That one, presumably the guy who retired at WrestleMania XXIV and not the one starring in rap videos today, comes armed with a massive 91 overall.

This suggests that Flair in 2008 was better than Ric as NWA Champion 20 years prior. As great a match as he had with Shawn Michaels in Orlando, that cannot be true. Flair was a tour de force of a wrestler in the 80s, and he knocked out top-notch performances for breakfast in the early 90s too.

Surely it would have been more realistic to do what 2K did with Daniel Bryan's models by showing a natural rise then decline in Flair's abilities as the years rolled on.

Wooooo-oops.

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Which other WWE 2K19 characters do you think are overpowered and overrated? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.