It’s been a hell of a year for Kurt Angle. First, he@ gets inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Two nights later, he becomes Mr. Angle once again as General Manager of Monday Night Raw. Now Kurt Angle can add another accomplishment to the docket, as he is the pre-order bonus for WWE 2K18 this year. This was confirmed by the WWE Hall of Famer himself on Twitter:
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, 2017
Kurt Angle hasn’t appeared in a WWE SmackDown/WWE 2K title since 2006’s SmackDown vs Raw 2007 but was last in 2008’s TNA Impact video game.
Current RAW superstar Seth Rollins was recently named WWE 2K18 cover athlete.
Players who pre-order any of the WWE 2K18 variants will now gain early access to Kurt Angle. Players who pre-order the Deluxe and Collectors editions will also get Early Access on October 13th.
WWE 2K18 releases on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 17th. It is currently unknown if the Switch will receive a port or if the Steam edition will release before the end of the 2017 calendar year.
