WWE 2K22: 10 Best Looking Characters

8. Erik

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He may not exactly be the biggest name to feature on this list, but the Viking Raiders' Erik looks magnificent on WWE 2K22.

His partner Ivar doesn't look too shabby either, yet it's Erik that stands out from the pack and steals the show when the former War Machine are on your screen. The facial likeness, the nice texture of his beard, and the spot on representation of his badass Viking gear make Erik one of the pleasant surprise packages of this latest 2K Games release.

While visually both Raiders look great, it's just a shame that their collective tag team rating is so low when compared to the other tandems featured in the game.

For the Viking Raiders, they have a rating of 80 in the tag ranks. At face value, that wouldn't seem to be a massively low number. The problem is, it's a painfully low figure when compared to the Miz and John Morrison's 83 rating, Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher's 82 rating, or when realising that NXT's The Way group is only one below the Raiders on a rating of 79.

Of course, all three of those latter groups are no longer a thing, with Morrison and Thatcher released, and The Way having gone their separate, err, ways as Austin Theory is on Raw, Candice LeRae is on maternity leave, and Johnny Gargano is currently a free agent. Then there's Indi Hartwell, who isn't on WWE 2K22 but is believed to be included in a future DLC pack for the game.

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