Goldberg Comments On His Inclusion In WWE 2K17, New Pre-Order Trailer Released

WWE revealed what was in the #Hatch and it turns out that it was Bill Goldberg. The former WCW World Champion will be a pre-order bonus for WWE 2K17 which will be released in October. 2K released a new trailer which features the reveal and it also shows a quick clip at the end where Goldberg sees a Suplex City sign in the reflection of a car window. You can check out the trailer along with the official press release below.

IGN also has a new interview up which features Goldberg talking about the game and more. You can check it out below.

2K Sports issued the following press release:

“Who’s Next?” – 2K Announces Bill Goldberg as WWE® 2K17 Pre-Order Bonus

WCW® and WWE® legend, film and television personality and former NFL defensive tackle featured as two playable characters in upcoming edition of flagship WWE video game franchise

New York, NY – May 31, 2016 – 2K today announced that legendary WCW® and WWE® star Bill Goldberg will make his virtual return in WWE® 2K17, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Best known for his unprecedented 173-0 singles competition win streak in WCW from 1997 to 1998, Goldberg will appear in WWE 2K17 through two playable characters representing his WCW and WWE personas. The playable characters, along with two playable arenas – WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc – will be available as bonus content for those who pre-order the game at participating retailers for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, as well as Xbox One and Xbox 360. WWE 2K17 is currently scheduled for worldwide release in October 2016.

“After 12 years away from the business, I’m incredibly honored to work with WWE and 2K while following in the footsteps of such greats as Ultimate Warrior, Sting and Arnold Schwarzenegger,” said Goldberg. “My son was a big part of this coming together, and I can’t wait for him to see his dad kicking ass in a WWE ring through the magic of video games. I encountered the likes of The Rock, Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Ric Flair during my WWE career, and now through WWE 2K17, I’ll be taking on the biggest and baddest Superstars of today – showing them once and for all that I am still ‘Da Man!’”