.@BrockLesnar is the #WWE2K17 cover athlete! @HeymanHustle

Get all the details: https://t.co/5nUYtI6Wjihttps://t.co/mXyEwe6zpO

— WWE 2K17 (@WWEgames) June 27, 2016

WWE announced on Monday that Brock Lesnar will be the cover star for the brand new WWE 2K17 video game.

WWE posted the following photo on their official Instagram page, which shows Lesnar on the cover of the new game.

As noted, Brock Lesnar is scheduled to make his Octagon return at UFC 200, fighting Mark Hunt on the July 9th pay-per-view, before returning back to WWE, where he is scheduled to perform at their annual SummerSlam pay-per-view.

WWE 2K17 is scheduled to be released this October.

THE BEAST #BrockLesnar is bringing the pain as #WWE2K17's cover star! @wwegames

A photo posted by WWE (@wwe) on Jun 27, 2016 at 6:41am PDT

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