Announced via his Twitter account, Kurt Angle will be the pre-order bonus for WWE 2K18. The Angle pre-order trailer will debut July 10 on Monday Night RAW. Additional details for the Deluxe & Collector's Editions are expected later this summer.
Past pre-order bonus wrestlers for the WWE 2K franchise include Goldberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger/Terminator, Sting, and the Ultimate Warrior.
Continue on to see Angle's tweets and an article from WWE.com on the WWE 2K18 pre-order bonus reveal.
It's damn true! Your Olympic Hero is the pre order bonus for WWE 2K18!! #ImBack pic.twitter.com/bHL7h767yH
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) June 29, 2017I do a lot of things prematurely, & tweeting is one of them. But it’s true! I’m the official pre-order bonus for @WWEgames #WWE2K18! 1/3 pic.twitter.com/fGDfuxwxfQ
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) June 29, 2017Watch #RAW on 7/10 for my #WWE2K18 pre-order trailer! Here's OFFICIAL ART from @WWEgames. 2/3 https://t.co/ZQPLLZyo7n pic.twitter.com/X2UPsAtA30
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) June 29, 2017@Goldberg and @Sting, my #WWE2K18 character will make yours tap out! 3/3 https://t.co/ZQPLLZgMIN
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) June 29, 2017
From WWE.com:
2K confirmed that two playable versions of Angle will appear in WWE 2K18, each representing key points in the career of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017 inductee. Players can choose between the “American Hero” persona that defined him in WWE, or the “Wrestling Machine” persona that he made famous in ECW.
The official trailer announcing 2K’s choice of Angle as the WWE 2K18 Pre-Order Bonus will premiere during Raw on Monday, July 10, at 8/7 C on USA Network. [Link]
