WWE 2K18 Will Feature Kurt Angle as This Year’s Pre-Order Bonus

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 29, 2017

News: The only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history will be featured this year as a pre-order bonus with two different personas.

2K Sports has announced that Olympic gold medalist, WWE Hall of Famer and current General Manager of Raw Kurt Angle is going to be in WWE 2K18. Oh it’s true, it’s damn true. Best known for his remarkable in-ring accomplishments spanning nearly two decades, as well as his gold medal win in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Angle will appear in WWE 2K18 through two playable characters representing key milestones in his career: his WWE “American Hero” persona, as well as his ECW “Wrestling Machine” persona. The playable characters will be available as bonus content for those who pre-order the game at participating retailers.

“I was thrilled to return to WWE earlier this year, be honored as a WWE Hall of Fame inductee and find a new home with the best in the business every Monday night as the Raw General Manager,” said Kurt Angle. “And now, I get to follow in the footsteps of many incredible names, like Bill Goldberg, Sting, Ultimate Warrior and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and be featured as the WWE 2K18 pre-order character.”

“Kurt Angle has been the most fan-requested Superstar in the WWE 2K franchise for some time now, so it’s a pleasure to celebrate his popularity and incredible career through this year’s WWE 2K18 pre-order offer,” said Chris Snyder, Vice President of Marketing at 2K. “His WWE and amateur wrestling achievements are also a perfect fit to help carry the torch for this year’s ‘Be Like No One’ worldwide marketing campaign. There’s no question Kurt succeeds on his own terms in everything he does.”

Do you plan on using Kurt Angle in WWE 2K18 when it is released this year? If so, which version will you use? Tell us what you think below.