'WWE 2K17' roster: Shield teammates added; The Terminator, Roddy Piper, Ryback and others axed

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The "WWE 2K17" roster has been revealed and fans will notice that some superstars from the previous iteration of the wrestling game are not returning.

The Terminator will no longer be in the game as well as Ryback, who left WWE in August. His omission is odd though, as Stardust left much later than he did, but the latter was on the roster.

Surprisingly, Roddy Piper is also not coming to "WWE 2K17." He was part of last year's installment as a part of the DLC or downloadable content.

Game Radar notes that other DLC characters from "WWE 2K16" made it to the "WWE 2K17" roster, but it was not the case for the wrestling legend.

Other superstars that the new version of the wrestling game left out are biggies like Sgt. Slaughter and Batista as well as William Regal, who is still part of the company through NXT and one of the best renders in the previous one.

Ken Shamrock was also skipped for "WWE 2K17" as well as X-Pac, the only member of The Kliq who did not make it to the game's roster. Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode and Eddie Guerrero were not included as well.

The last batch of superstars joining the "WWE 2K17" roster has recently been revealed. Legends like the Undertaker and "WWE 2K16" cover star Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldust, Kane and Mick Foley (as Dude Love and Mankind) were added.

Classic superstars Cactus Jack, Diesel, Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Road Dogg Jesse James, Vader and Big Boss Man were also added.

Current WWE superstars such as the former The Shield members Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are unsurprisingly included as well as Kevin Owens.

NXT superstars Bayley and Asuka, whose entrance was also shown in a new video, were also added in "WWE 2K17" along with Buddy Murphy, Jack Swagger, Luke Harper and Wesley Blake.

"WWE 2K17" will be released Oct. 11.

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