[3][5] On June 27, 2016, a reveal trailer was released announcing that Brock Lesnar would be the cover star for WWE 2K17.

[7] On August 8, 2016, 2K revealed the official soundtrack for WWE 2K17, which features thirteen songs from a variety of genres, curated by Sean Combs.

[16] Unlike previous entries in the 2K series, WWE 2K17 initially didn't feature a single-player story mode in the base game (The Hall of Fame showcase was later added as DLC, featuring the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016 entrants in order, from Sting VS. Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (WCW belt) at WCW Clash of the Champions to a dream match between The Godfather and Papa Shango at the Wrestlemania 32 arena.

MyCareer mode allows the player to create their own superstar to compete for championships on the main roster and/or in NXT.

[22] IGN gave the game a 8.2 out of 10, writing, "The loss of the 2K Showcase is unfortunate, but WWE 2K17s gameplay tweaks and already strong feature-set save the day.

"[24] PC Gamer gave the Windows version a 45 out of 100, complimenting the gameplay but criticizing performance and presentation.