History DummiedOut / ProfessionalWrestlingGames

* ''WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2006'' contains unused announcer voice clips in the game's data that reveal Maven, Kenzo Suzuki, and Hulk Hogan as Mr. America were on the roster at some point in development. A 2021 prototype leak also revealed complete models and movesets for Maven and Luther Reigns. Also of note, Suzuki was the only character in the game who was not in ''2006''.

* ''Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain'' infamously had Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, and Jeff Hardy removed prior to release; lesser known is that it had many, many more dummied out characters ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tScvfmtLrk seen here]]). Their data is still on the disc and they can even be selected, but all cause the game to crash (with the exception of Wrestling/AlSnow, who instead strangely loads The Rock's model). There also remains Team Angle sweatsuit alternate attires for Kurt Angle, Charlie Haas, and Shelton Benjamin that are fully useable via [=GameShark=] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDwIR-5Y8ho seen here]]).

* ''WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2006'' contains unused announcer voice clips in the game's data that reveal Maven, Kenzo Suzuki, and Hulk Hogan as Mr. America were on the roster at some point in development. A 2021 prototype leak also revealed complete models and movesets for Maven and Luther Reigns.
* ''WWE Day of Reckoning 2'', which was released a few months before Smackdown VS Raw 2006, also had Maven dummied out of the roster: apparently, his deletion for this game happened so late in development that he had [[http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/6379/maven9sk.jpg a character model on the game's official website]] for a brief period of time. Also of note, Suzuki was the only character in the game who was not in ''2006''.

** Also, Jerry "The King" Lawler appears in a tag team match during Here Comes The Pain's Season Mode in a storyline where either Wrestling/EricBischoff (if you're on RAW) or Wrestling/VinceMcMahon (if you're on [=SmackDown!=]) assault Wrestling/JimRoss. He comes complete with a moveset and a model wearing ring gear (which is never seen outside this match, as he's normally seen wearing his crown and jacket). Despite this, Lawler is not unlockable, cannot be played as without a cheating device, and cannot even be controlled in the match he appears in (with control going to the AI if he's tagged in, in contrast to any other Season Mode tag match, where you control whoever the legal man is).

** Also, Jerry "The King" Lawler appears in a tag team match during Here Comes The Pain's Season Mode in a storyline where either Wrestling/EricBischoff (if you're on RAW) or Wrestling/VinceMcMahon (if you're on [=SmackDown!=]) assault Wrestling/JimRoss. He comes complete with a moveset and a model wearing ring gear. Despite this, Lawler is not unlockable, cannot be played as without a cheating device, and cannot even be controlled in the match he appears in (with control going to the AI if he's tagged in, in contrast to any other Season Mode tag match, where you control whoever the legal man is).

* ''WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2006'' allows you to play as Jerry "The King" Lawler in season mode but you can't unlock him (except presumably with a cheating device). It is possible he was intended to be playable at one point and was dummied out, much like the ''Smackdown 2'' examples. Additionally, unused announcer voice clips in the game's data reveal that Maven, Kenzo Suzuki, and Hulk Hogan as Mr. America were on the roster at some point in development. A 2021 prototype leak also revealed complete models and movesets for Maven and Luther Reigns.

** An early-mid 2010's Lesnar can still be played as in the "40 Years of [=WrestleMania=]" 2K Showcase mode in recreations of his matches at [=WrestleMania XXX=] and 31 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/RomanReigns respectively. This version of Brock also appears in the bonus match (a Royal Rumble consisting mostly of stars that appeared throughout the Showcase), but is the only participant that the player is unable to select. He cannot be unlocked or played as outside of the aforementioned Showcase matches. Meanwhile, the modern day version of Lesnar appears strictly as an opponent near the end of the Undisputed storyline in [=MyCareer=] mode.

** 2K22's base game had noteworthy removed content in the form of scrapped [=MyRise=] storylines centered around characters who had been cut from the roster following their WWE departures, Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/AdamCole. In addition to Wyatt's storyline, an entire removed backstage area based on the Firefly Funhouse remains in the game's files, as well as unselectable Champion entrance motions for both Wyatt and Cole. The animations for both would appear in later installments, with Wyatt (who had made his return to WWE months after the release of the game, and later appeared as DLC in the following game) finally getting to use the new animations proper in 2K24 (alongside the return of his Fiend persona to the series).

** While he not normally selectable, an early-mid 2010's Lesnar can still be played as in the "40 Years of [=WrestleMania=]" 2K Showcase mode in recreations of his matches at [=WrestleMania XXX=] and 31 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/RomanReigns respectively. Meanwhile, the modern day version of Lesnar appears as an opponent near the end of the Undisputed storyline in [=MyCareer=] mode.
** Vince [=McMahon=] was also dummied out as a playable character, and had his face blurred in several of the video packages in the "40 Years of [=WrestleMania=]" Showcase, but still appears in-game for the recreation of [=WrestleMania X8=]'s match between Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and Wrestling/TheRock to play his part in Austin's infamous FaceHeelTurn.

** While he not normally selectable, an early-mid 2010's Lesnar can still be played as in the "40 Years of [=WrestleMania=]" 2K Showcase mode in recreations of his matches at [=WrestleMania XXX=] and 32 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/RomanReigns respectively. Meanwhile, the modern day version of Lesnar appears as an opponent near the end of the Undisputed storyline in [=MyCareer=] mode.