Because the WWE continues to distance itself from Brock Lesnar, the wrestler has been faraway from the duvet artwork of the particular version of 2K’s upcoming WWE 2K24.
As noticed by wrestling reporter Andrew Ravens, who additionally posted a side-by-side of the unique cowl and the newest one, Lesnar was minimize from the promo artwork of the Forty Years of WrestleMania version of the sport. There’s now a bigger model of John Cena the place Lesnar was.
Brock Lesnar was faraway from the WrestleMania cowl of WWE 2K24. The primary photograph is the newest model. pic.twitter.com/UPv2JCFsJG
— Andrew Ravens l WrestlingNews.co (@Andrew_Ravens) February 6, 2024
It is unclear if Lesnar might be faraway from the sport altogether when it releases on March 8. A supply with information of the state of affairs, nevertheless, tells IGN that steps are being taken to replace the sport in accordance with latest developments surrounding Lesnar and his reported connection to a lawsuit towards Vince McMahon and the WWE. IGN has reached out to 2K for remark.
Lesnar has already been faraway from 2K’s WWE Supercard cell sport. The developments come after the publication of the aforementioned bombshell lawsuit filed by former WWE worker Janel Grant, which comprises a protracted checklist of disturbing allegations towards McMahon, together with sexual assault and intercourse trafficking.
The lawsuit alleges, amongst different issues, that McMahon directed Grant to take specific images of herself for a WWE star that the corporate was making an attempt to re-sign, at that star’s request. The wrestler will not be named within the lawsuit, however the Wall Road Journal stories that Lesnar is the wrestler in query.
Lesnar was additionally reportedly set to be a participant in final month’s 2024 males’s Royal Rumble, however these plans modified after the report.
WWE 2K24 might be launched on Xbox Collection X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4/5, and PC on March 8.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you’ll find her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
