WWE 2K19 Roster Reveal Part 2: 5 Things You Need To Know

4. It's SmackDown-Focused

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For some reason, we missed the fact that part one was mainly centred on Raw. Blame the excitement surrounding a massive 21 NXT names for that!

Part two completes the set by looking at SmackDown and, as aforementioned, the 205 Live show that leeches off it every Tuesday night. 49 of the announced names call the blue brand home; that said, it'd be a mistake not to point out that John Cena is considered a 'free agent' on TV, and Chris Jericho currently isn't part of the active roster.

2K have stuck him on the SmackDown list anyway, probably because that was the last show Y2J competed regularly on. No complaints here, and none either with finally seeing cover star AJ Styles headline the list. Notably, the WWE Champ is one of the bigger stars included in 2K's second announcement.

His chief rivals Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura join in, and so do a wealth of tag-teams. Everyone from The New Day and The Bar to SAnitY and loudmouth Australian duo The IIconics are represented.

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