33 Wrestlers That Have Appeared In The Most Video Games
5. Edge - 33+ games
Because Edge didn't decide to leave for TNA, the 11-time World Champion out-distanced his tag team partner Christian in the Video Game count. The Canadian superstar joined the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012 and is likely to keep turning up virtually for years to come. Selected Appearances 1999: WWF Wrestlemania 2000 1999: WWF Attitude 2000: WWF No Mercy 2000: WWF Smackdown 2000: WWF Smackdown: Know Your Role 2000: WWF Royal Rumble (Arcade, Dreamcast) 2001: WWF Road to WrestleMania (Game Boy Advance) 2001: WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE Raw 2002: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 2002: WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE WrestleMania X8 2003: WWE Crush Hour 2003: WWE RAW 2 2003: WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain (PlayStation 2) 2003: WWE WrestleMania XIX (Gamecube) 2004: WWE Day of Reckoning 2004: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2004: WWE Survivor Series (Game Boy Advance) 2005: WWE Aftershock 2005: WWE Day of Reckoning 2 2005: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 2005: WWE WrestleMania 21 (Xbox) 2006: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 2007: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 2008: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 2009: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 2010: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 2011: WWE '12 2011: WWE All Stars 2012: WWE '13 (includes 1999 version of Edge) 2012: WWE Wrestlefest (iPad) 2013: WWE 2K14
4. Kane - 34+ games
The Big Red Machine has been a fixture in WWF/WWE for more than 15 years. Every time it looks like he's slowing down, suddenly he kicks it back into high gear as seen by entering into a world title feud with Daniel Bryan after his stint as "Directors of Operations. Selected Appearances 1998: WWF War Zone 1999: WWF Wrestlemania 2000 1999: WWF Attitude 2000: WWF No Mercy 2000: WWF Smackdown 2000: WWF Smackdown: Know Your Role 2000: WWF Royal Rumble (Arcade, Dreamcast) 2001: WWF Road to WrestleMania (Game Boy Advance) 2001: WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE Raw 2002: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 2002: WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE WrestleMania X8 2003: WWE Crush Hour 2003: WWE Mobile Madness 2003: WWE RAW 2 2003: WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain (PlayStation 2) 2003: WWE WrestleMania XIX (Gamecube) 2004: WWE Day of Reckoning 2004: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2004: WWE Survivor Series (Game Boy Advance) 2005: WWE Day of Reckoning 2 2005: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 2005: WWE WrestleMania 21 (Xbox) 2006: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 2007: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 2008: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 2009: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 2010: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 2011: WWE '12 2011: WWE All Stars 2012: WWE '13 2012: WWE Wrestlefest (iPad) 2013: WWE 2K14
3. Triple H - 37+ games
Hunter Hearst Helmsley first forray into WWF Video Games was 1996's WWF in Your House which was almost a stylized fighting game. As the heir apparent of the World Wrestling Entertainment empire, it's likely that it'll be decades before he stops appearing in WWE games. Selected Appearances 1996: WWF in Your House (Sega Saturn, PS, DOS) 1998: WWF War Zone 1999: WWF Wrestlemania 2000 1999: WWF Attitude 2000: WWF No Mercy 2000: WWF Smackdown 2000: WWF Smackdown: Know Your Role 2000: WWF Royal Rumble (Arcade, Dreamcast) 2001: WWF Betrayal (Game Boy Color) 2001: WWF Road to WrestleMania (Game Boy Advance) 2001: WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE Raw 2002: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 2002: WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE WrestleMania X8 2003: WWE Crush Hour 2003: WWE RAW 2 2003: WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain (PlayStation 2) 2003: WWE WrestleMania XIX (Gamecube) 2004: WWE Day of Reckoning 2004: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2004: WWE Survivor Series (Game Boy Advance) 2005: WWE Aftershock 2005: WWE Day of Reckoning 2 2005: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 2005: WWE WrestleMania 21 (Xbox) 2006: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 2007: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 2008: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 2009: WWE Legends of WrestleMania 2009: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 2010: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 2011: WWE '12 2011: WWE All Stars 2012: WWE '13 (includes three version of Hunter) 2012: WWE Wrestlefest (iPad) 2013: WWE 2K14
2. Hulk Hogan - 36+ games
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Hulk Hogan ought to consider himself an exceptionally exalted man. Wrestling video games have been appropriating his look since the start. For instance, take 1989's "Wrestle War" for the Sega's Mega Drive system. Compare the Japanese cover to the US version and it'll be pretty clear who they originally were copying. Selected Appearances 1985: Mat Mania (The Golden Hulk) 1987: WWF Microleague Wrestling 1989: WWF Wrestlemania (NES) 1989: WWF Superstars 1990: WWF Wrestlemania Challenge 1991: WWF Wrestlefest 1991: WWF Wrestlemania (C64/Amiga) 1991: WWF Superstars (Game Boy) 1992: WWF Wrestlemania Steel Cage Challenge 1992: WWF European Rampage Tour (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Commodore 64) 1992: WWF Super WrestleMania (SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis) 1992: WWF Superstars 2 1993: WWF Royal Rumble (Genesis, SNES) 1993: WWF King of the Ring 1996: Super Fire Pro Wrestling Premium X (as "Ax Duggan") 1997: WCW/nWo World Tour 1997: Virtual pro Wrestling 64 & Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 1997: Virtual pro Wrestling 64 & Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 1997: WCW vs the World 1998: WCW/nWo Revenge 1998: WCW Nitro 1999: WCW Mayhem 1999: WCW Thunder 2000: WCW Backstage Assault 2002: WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 2002: WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (PlayStation 2) 2002: WWE WrestleMania X8 2002: Legends of Wrestling 2003: WWE Crush Hour 2003: WWE RAW 2 2003: WWE WrestleMania XIX (Gamecube) 2003: Legends of Wrestling II 2004: Showdown: Legends of Wrestling 2005: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 2005: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 2005: WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 2006: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 2009: WWE Legends of WrestleMania 2011: WWE All Stars
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