To see the moves of Wrestlemania 2K in slow motion, go to the moves section in Edit mode. Then, when you preview a move, hold C-Right. It will go in slow motion and have an effect like you see in the opening after The Undertaker is shown.
Special Matches
By: Tim White (prezuiwf@hotmail.com)
Some people were disappointed at the low amount of match types WM2K has to offer. But I've been experimenting since I got it, and I've listed all the match types I made up for all you hardcore wrestling fans out there. If anybody has any more match types, real or made up, please e-mail them to me. I love putting new stipulations in my friends' ways!
Typical Raw/ Heat match: Arena: Raw/Heat
Time Limit: 10 min./15 min.
Pin: Yes
Submission: Quick match/yes
TKO: No
Ring out: 10 counts
Rope break: Yes
Interference: No (Yes if you want a screwjob)
Bloodshed: No
Typical Tag match: Time limit: 10 min./15 min.
Pin: yes
Submission: Quick match/yes
TKO: No
Ring out: 10 counts
Rope break: Yes
Bloodshed: No
Tag help time: 5 sec.
Four corners match: Match type: Royal Rumble
Number of wrestlers: 4
Pin: Yes
Submission: Yes
Ring out: 10 counts
Everything else is optional
Hardcore match: Pin: Yes
Bloodshed: Yes
Submission: Yes
Ring out: No DQ
Interference: Yes
Everything else is optional
Hardcore Tag Match: Match type: Tag match
Pin: Yes
Bloodshed: Yes
Submission: Yes
Ring out: No DQ
Tag help time: No tag format
Everything else is optional
I Quit Match: Submission: Yes
Pin: No
TKO: No
Ring out: No DQ
Bloodshed: Yes
Time limit: No limit
Everything else is optional.
Last Man Standing Match: Submission: No
Pin: No
TKO: Yes
Ring out: No DQ
Bloodshed: Yes
Time limit: No limit
Everything else is optional.
First Blood Match: Submission: No
TKO: No
Pin: No
Bloodshed: First Blood
Ring out: No DQ
Time limit: No limit
Everything else is optional
Lumberjack match: Pin: Yes
Submission: Yes
Interference: Yes
Ring out: Lumberjack
Everything else is optional
Dates of Pay-Per-View Events
By: Bryan Burns (LORDOFWAR7@aol.com)
Have you ever been tired of goin through the game wondering when the next Pay-Per-View event is goin to be? Well I have gone to the liberty to write down the dates in order. They are as follows:
Woman Wrestling
By: XxDeanoxX (XxDeanoxX@aol.com)
Go to "Edit" and select one of the Originals. Then, go to "Clone" and select Debra, Terri, etc. You may now edit the woman. Select "Attire" and change the outfits. Costumes for Stephanie McMahon and two other females are there. You have to save her as an Original. Then you can trade her to go over to the Superstars Fed, with the other females.
Replacement Moves in Creation Mode
By: XxDeanoxX (XxDeanoxX@aol.com)
The following moves can be used as replacements in creation mode:
The FlowDDT can be used as Ravens Evenflow DDT The Sledgehammer can be used as Goldberg's Jackhammer The Jacknife Powerbomb can be used as Kevin Nash's Jacknife Powerbomb The Insiders Edge can be used as Scott Hall's Outsider's Edge The 3/4 Turn Into Neckbreaker can be used as DDP's Diamond Cutter The X factor can be used as Jazz's Jazz Stinger The Leg Drop Off The Top can be used as Sabu's Arabian Face Buster The T-bone Suplex can be used as Taz's T-bone Suplex The Sharpshooter can be used as Sting's Scorpion Death Lock The Pimp Drop can be used as Saturn's DVD The Downward Spiral can be used as Kanyon's Flatliner The Insider Edge can be used as Scott Hall's Outsiders Edge The Edge Spear can be used as Goldberg's Spear The B.A. move can be used as Goldberg's Jackhammer The X-Pac special from behind can be used as Rey Mysterio Jr. secret move The Stone Cold Stunner can be used as Justin Credible's secret move The Shooting Star Press can be used as Kidman's Gainer The Hangover off the top rope can be used as Booker T. Harlem's Hangover The Emerald Fusion can be used as Tommy Dreamer's Spicolli Driver The Low Down can be used as RVD's 5 Star Frog Splash The Piledriver 02 can be used as Jerry Lynn's Cradle Piledriver The Oklahoma Slam can be used as Dr. Death's Oklahoma Stampede The Tombstone can be used as Justin Credible's Thats Incredible
Win First Blood Matches Easily
By: Alien13UFO@aol.com
View a Created Belt
By: Maida Potato (maidapotato@aol.com)
This glitch allows you to see a created belt when selecting a character at the beginning of Road to Wrestlemania. Follow these steps:
Note: This also works for tag belts.
First Blood Glitch
By: Tman399 (Tman399@aol.com)
In any kind of singles match, turn the blood level to "First Blood" and turn Submissions, Pins, and TKOs "off". Make sure the time outside of the ring is set to "No". The rest of the controls are up to you. After you make your opponent bleed (or vice-versa), the game will usually show a replay of the move that made them bleed, unless replays are off in your game, in which case you would turn them on. When you watch the move that made them bleed in instant replay after the match ends, look at the loser's head. He is already bleeding! This is obviously a missed glitch by THQ.
Keeping Your Special a Bit Longer
By: Bad Azz (BadAzzLife@aol.com)
When you see your attitude meter flashing, press up on the control stick. If done right you'll finish your taunt and have additional special time. However the only problem with this trick is that there is a glitch. You won't don't do your character's special move but the default one from create a wrestler mode. This is a good opportunity to use you opponents special move to finish him off! Check my other code, "Using your opponents special" for details.
Easy Win in All Matches
By: Philip Vialpando (vato11@excite.com)
Easy Win In All Single Player Games - When playing against computer or a human first get a weapon from the audience and keep hitting your opponent until they are in blue attitude. Then get a special and apply the wrestlers signature move as many times as you can until the special goes away. When the special goes away hurry up and pin him for the 123.
Easy Win In Three Way Matches - When playing in any three way matches first get out of the ring and grab a weapon. Then go back inside and start hitting your two opponents until they are blue. Then earn one of the wrestlers special. After that throw one of your opponents outside the ring. Apply one special to the opponent inside the ring and hurry up and pin him for the count.
Easy Win for Cage Matches - First while the match begins start beating your opponent up until he/her is in blue and you are in special.Once you hit special apply one signature move and then start climbing the cage. To make it over the top tap the B button rapidly until the wrestler sits on the cage or the bell rings.
Easy Submissions
By: Bigmarsh82@aol.com
Here's an easy way to make it so that your opponent stays down long enough that you can put on a submission: If u have made a created character or have a cruiser weight kind of wrestler that can do the back flip off of the second rope, then u can do this trick!! All u have to do, is make it so that u are within jumping distance of your opponent. Then u start running towards the ropes (not the turn buckle) just before u are about to run into the ropes press the A button, depending on your choice of moves or character, your wreslter will either do a back flip off of the second rope, or jump off the second rope and try a back elbow to the chest.
Created Wrestlers in Demo
By: Jailo (jailo69@webtv.net)
To put a created character in the opening video first you must go to Edit. Next you must pick Stone Cold (wearing his first attire), then select appearance edit, and change Stone Cold to your desired character and press decision. Finally, turn the system off, then back on. Now when you watch the opening video your created character will replace Stone Cold.
Backward Entry Way Taunts
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com) and Komodai (komo32@hotmail.com)
To have your wrestler do his entry way taunt backward, there is just three things you need to do:
Double Team CPU Move
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com) and Komodai (komo32@hotmail.com)
If you are playing any kind of match with more than 2 people in the ring at the same time. If you pick one of your opponents on your shoulders (Rear Grapple, then C-Up), a CPU controlled person will climb to the top and try to knock this person off your shoulders. The only way they won't climb to the top is if they are downed, in a grapple, or stunned.
Very Easy Win
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com) and Komodai (komo32@hotmail.com)
This trick works a lot better with wrestlers who jump to the top-rope rather than climb. When the match begins, climb to the top-rope and start to taunt (Analog Stick). Do this two times before hitting R to jump down. This will get you a lot of spirit and the CPU won't throw you off because they will back off, thinking you are going to jump on them! You should use different turnbuckles rather than just the same one or the CPU will catch on and throw you off.
Strategies Against Difficult Opponents
By: Quakejpc@aol.com
When you get further into the game of WM2K the opponents get very tough, they reverse and block everything. To beat them easily you must throw them to the outside by either grappling and throwing them, going on the outside and pulling them out or any other way you want to. Then while there out there (they'll stay on the ground longer each time you do it) tap the joystick to reach special. If you don't have special, don't get back in, but let them up onto the apron and then grapple (Weak) and push A it will know them off and they will be on the outside ground. Repeat until you have special. Do your special move. Then pin them, they may kick out. So repeat process until they don't kick out. This works best the person you are has a special that isn't a submission or a pinning combination.
Play with Mr. Socko
By: Tman399 (Tman399@aol.com)
Select any kind of match at all and choose Mankind as your wrestler. Build up your spirit until your Attitude meter is flashing. Try to throw your opponenet out of the ring. If you do, move the control stick to do the taunt that will get you to special. If you did it right, Mankind will pull Mr. Socko out of his tights. You will have Mr. Socko on your right hand for the rest of the match if you do this right. Remember, wait for Mankind to do the entire taunt, or the trick will not work.
Weapons List
By: Sweet Pete (robzombierulz@hotmail.com)
Here are the complete list of weapons for Wrestlemania 2000
1. Trash Can 2. 2x4 3. Hockey Stick 4. Nightstick 5. Head 6. Guitar 7. Prince Albert's Tattoo and piercing case 8. Steel chair 9. Baseball bat 10. Tongfar 11. a broom 12. Steel steps 13. Piece of wooden table
Special Locations
By: Sweet Pete (robzombierulz@hotmail.com)
These are all the places where you can perform you special.
Note: Your special can only be done when your meter flashes "special"
6 Different Taunts
By: Sweet Pete (robzombierulz@hotmail.com)
In Wrestlemania 2000 you can do 6 different taunts.
Fake Dive
By: Brad
To do this you must have your opponent outside the ring and you must be inside. Run towards the ropes and hold the control stick in the direction you're running. It should then look like you are gonna dive outside but you don't. This is really good for freaking out somebody you're playing. This code only works if the fake dive is one of their moves.
Easy Win in Road to Wrestlemania
By: ©H®î§
This is a strategy that will help you win matches in the single player matches in the Road to Wrestlemania very fast and easy.
Another Way to Win Cage Matches Easily
By: Akuma (akuma@bigassweb.com)
My good buddy just taught me a sweet trick to use in a cage match. I have yet to lose with it. Beat up your opponent for a while (5-8 mins) then get special. Throw them into the turnbuckle and press "L" (Tree of Woe). Then proceed to climb up the cage. You have special, so it should be quick. It will take them a long time to get out, and when they do, you'll be tapping "B" and they'll be on the ground for a while as well. And if you have a quick special move (like the Stunner) then do that before putting them in the turnbuckle. Note: Make sure he is beaten up thoroughly. WM 2K will automatically knock you off the cage if they aren't beaten enough.
Play Dead/Get Out of Submissions
By: XxYanKeEs2xX@aol.com
This trick enables you to play dead, or to easily get out of submission moves. This is when you are in any type of match. It makes your opponent think you're out cold, and heres how to do it .......
TO PLAY DEAD:
Step # 1-...Let your opponent knock you down.
Step # 2-...Hold the control stick (joystick).
Step # 3-...Allow youre opponent to climb the turnbuckle .(dont be scared!)
Step # 4-...Right before he jumps off to hit you let go of the control stick
and you will either move out of the way, or put your knee up.
TO GET OUT OF PINS/SUBMISSIONS:
Step # 1-...Let youre opponent knocks you down
Step # 2-...Hold the control stick (joystick)
Step # 3-...If your opponent does not go to the turnbuckle he will do a
submission or pin on the ground
Step # 4-...Wait 5 seconds (holding the contol stick) and let go
-You will either kick out of a pin, or submission
Royal Rumble Fun
By: KCD12885 (KCD_12885@email.com)
This game is a fun game if you have 4 or more friends to play with. In Wrestlemania 2000, select the Royal Rumble mode. Choose 1P vs. 2P vs. 3P vs. 4P and if you want you may select a title to place on the line. Select the random option, and proceed to choose your wrestlers. In the options for the match, choose lose for ringout, and have no pin, no submission, no TKO, and no rope break. So basically you have an over-the-top Royal Rumble, with no pin and/or submissions. You start off with 4 players fighting. Once someone eliminates someone, that someone who was eliminated will hand their controller to the next player, and so on. This Royal Rumble game will turn out to be the reason that I will buy WM2K.
Rules:
Unlock the CAW Dummy
By: Alex "The (N64) Game" Vasarab (Lyricist88@yahoo.com)
Unlocking the Create-A-Wrestler Dummy (The guy that you put the moves on, when you preview moves in the CAW function).
Here are the steps to get the CAW Dummy:
Manager Interference
By: Brett (Brett55569@aol.com)
Start a one-on-one match and select a wrestler that has a manager/valet. Select an opponent that does not have a manager/valet. Then, start the match and wait for a run-in for the opposing wrestler. After the new wrestler enter the ring, your manager will jump into the match and beat up the interfering wrestler.
Hop And Duck
By: Matt Thomas (Mattman613@hotmail.com)
To hop over an opponent just throw them into the ropes, then when they are on their way back press L and hold the control pad in their direction and you will hop over them. If you press L without holding the control pad you will lie down on the mat and they will run and hop over you.
Get a Special Even Quicker
By: jÅ®®ËÐ ³:¹6 (ohellyeah@hotmail.com)
Taunting on top of the turnbuckle is a good way to get a special, but a faster way to get a special is to knock your opponent outside of the ring. While your opponent is outside you taunt in the ring. Your attitude meter will increase alot. If you didn't get a special knock your opponent off the ring while he is getting back in and taunt some more. Once you have a special let him in the ring and then do your special.
Get Crash Holly
By: Jared Crane (jared@tima.com)
Have you ever wanted to use the Holly cousins as a tag team? Well now you can. The first thing you do to get Crash is go to the edit menu and clone Hardcore Holly to one of the original wrestler spots. Then edit the newly cloned Hardcore Holly. Change his name to CRASH HOLLY (all caps) and change his short name to CRASH (all caps). Next edit his height and make him 3 or 4 inches shorter and make his weight a little less. Finally go into the fighting style menu and select enemy/ally. Leave the rival superstars the same but changed accompanied by to Holly. Now you can use the super heavy weight team of the Holly cousins.
Reformed Alliances
By: Davco (Golfer3993@aol.com)
The Corporate Ministry - Change The Undertaker's and Shane McMahon's Theme and Titan Tron to Corporate Ministry and once they come out together it will be as The Corporate Ministry.
The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian) - Change Christian's and Edge's music and Titan Tron to the Brood. Now whenever either one of them comes out with Gangrel, it will say the Brood. They all come out of the flaming pit that Gangrel usually comes out of.
The Union (Test, Big Show, Mankind, Ken Shamrock) - Change Shamrock, Test, Mankind, and Big Show's music to Union and make sure there is NO Titan Tron...put the video on "none". Now whenever any two of those four come out together, it'll be as the Union.
More Turnbuckle Moves
By: Matt Thomas (Mattman613@hotmail.com) and Wes Campbell
(Superman613@hotmail.com)
When your opponent has their back in the turnbuckle you can do various moves, but you can also do moves from behind with them facing the turnbuckle. All you have to do is throw or hit your opponent into the corner then press c-left to turn them around. Now you can grapple them from behind for even more turnbuckle moves! I think everyone's moves from behind are the same though.
Fight your Created Character For The Belt
By: CHRiS
Fight your Created Character for the Belt This trick takes time, but it is pretty cool. First you create your guy, not a big deal. Then play through Road To Wrestlemia with him and try to collect as many belts as you can. That way you have more of a chance to challenge him for the belt. After you finish the season, make sure you have belts. Continue the season and choose a different wrestler now. Eventually you will get some kind of title shot, whether its hardcore, european, or tag titles. But you should now have to fight your guy for the belt, unless he lost it to some one else, thats why you need him/her to have as many as possible.
Wrestling Tips
By: Clayton Wright (claytonwright86@hotmail.com), Todd (tusher@indiana.edu), and Tyler Sellers (tyler_sellers@hotmail.com)
Get Special Quick - When you're fighting go up on top of the turnbuckle and do your taunt. Keep doing this until you have special. When you have special go up to your opponent and do your special move on them. Keep doing this until your opponent is almost dead. And then pin him. By doing this you do not have to worry about your opponent fighting back and beating you. This works best in single match against the computer. You should especially do this on Road to Wrestlemania where every match counts.
How to Win 3-Way Matches VERY Easily - What you do is you stand over in the corner near the turn buckle and let the other 2 guys beat the crap out of each other. While they do this taunt your Attitude goes up VERY fast go over and hit specials on both of them. Keep doing this until each one has gotten 2 or 3 specials. Then throw one opponent out and pin the other. Sometimes after you land a special the other guy will try to pin kick him off and nail him with a special.
Easy Cage Match Victory - This is the cheapest way to beat the computer on easy, normal and hard difficulty in a cage match. When the match starts climb the cage immediately ,climb to the point where the computer opponent can't reach you. Then move the analog joystick when you are on the cage, you'll soon be in special. When you get to the top of the cage a tap sign will come above the opponent's attitude meter, hit the B button repeatedly and make your way over the cage for sweet victory.
Edit Character Fun
By: Tons of People
Due to the long list we have compiled, we now have the Character Creations on a seperate page: Wrestlemania 2K Character Creations
Get D-Generation-X
By: Sweet Pete (robzombierulz@hotmail.com)
To get DX all you have to do is go to edit on the main screen, go to the members of DX(HHH, X-Pac, Roaddogg, and Mr. Ass) and change thier video's to DX and thier music to DX. If done correctly then when you do a tag match and choose 2 members of DX the name bar should read D-Generation-X.
Automatic Controlling
By: mna64therock (barmenti@suffolk.lib.ny.us)
During gameplay with any character if you press both the c-left and the Z-button at thesame time your character will be automatically be controlled by the game. (note: The code only works when you are pressing those button's alone at the same exact time)
Get Gangrel's Blood Mist
By: Chg85 (Chg85@aol.com)
If you're a fan of Gangrel or even if you're not, you'll definitely like the Blood Mist move (where he takes a drink from his cup and spits it in his opponent's face). All you have to do is go to Edit then pick an Original Wrestler A - P. Select Clone then clone Gangrel, then go to Moves and go to Front Grapple. Then go down to Front Special and find Blood Mist and select it and choose decision to save. Now when you fight with your modified Gangrel, get a special and spit blood all in your opponent's face. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!! (Note: He doesn't get it from his cup, he just turns to the side and then back facing his opponent and spits.)
Interviews
By: Chg85 (Chg85@aol.com)
Interviews usually happen in Road to Wrestlemania mode after the last match of whatever event you're on is over. They can be anything from a roody poo asking for a title shot to your own tag partner challenging you. The only way your tag partner will want to fight you is if you constantly lose your tag matches.
Never Loose A Match
By: John Heffren (jheffren@hotmail.com)
Whenever you are about to loose a match or even if you do just hit Pause then hit Quit Game and it will take you back to the match screen and you will be able to play that match over.If you are counted out or pinned just hit Reset and it wouldn't have saved so you can play it again and keep a perfect record. So now you can be on your way to getting all you secret players.
NOTE: If you are in a PPV that you have more than one match and you've already won one match if you hit reset it will loose that data so that is the only problem with the reset part.
Turnbuckle Spinning Glitch
By: By: Matt Thomas (Mattman613@hotmail.com) and Wes Campbell (Superman613@hotmail.com)
To make your wrestler spin like crazy follow these steps:
Center Names on Bars
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com)
Really hate when you make a wrestler and the name is not centered? Well, I know how to fix it. First, enter the name you want OVER the name already there. After you write it, go the space after the last letter and keep pressing B until the last letter of your wrestler's name is deleted. Replace that last letter and exit out. That person's name should be centered now.
Get "Smoking Skull Belt"
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com)
To get the Smoking Skull Belt, beat Road to Wrestlemania with Steve Austin. He will wear the Smoking Skull Belt and it will become a belt option in Create a Belt mode.
Get the New Age Outlaws
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com)
If you hate Mr. Ass and Road Dogg not being a team, there is a simple thing you can do. Just change Mr. Ass's theme and video to Road Dogg's and they will come out together under the team name of New Age Outlaws.
How To Create Female Wrestlers, The CAW Dummy, and More!
By: Mike (Wolfpack7X@aol.com)
WM2K does not allow you to create female wrestlers, but you can create some female wrestlers that are not playable. If you would like to create any of The Godfathers HO's so that you can play as them just clone any female wrestler. Then change their ring attire to a HO, there are three of them so you have some choices. From there you can clone any wrestlers move set (I suggest The Godfathers) or you can handpick every move. You can also use the same trick to create Stephanie McMahon if you have not unlocked her, and the dummy that appears when you view moves in CAW.
Become Wrestler's Manager
By: Steve M. (steve@mssc.net)
While Player 1 is inside the ring dukin' it out press [ L+Z+C-UP ] and i the controller is in slot 3 you will become Player 1's manager if it is in the 4th slot, you will become player 2's manager. To make the manager turn back into computer controlled press [ Z+C-UP ].
Using Your Opponents Special
By: BadAzz (BadAzzLife@aol.com)
Using any character, when your stamina meter reads "Special", use a strong grapple then press the A and B buttons at the same time. This can be used in both a front grapple and rear grapple.
The People's Elbow
By: Chg85 (Chg85@aol.com)
To do the People's Elbow for the Rock, when your opponent is laying face up on the mat, press A by their head. Then the Rock will start to the left, then hold C-down to jump over your opponent and bounce off the ropes again, and finally upon approaching your opponent press the B button to execute the Most Electrifying Move in Sports Entertainment Today.
Easily Get Out of the Cage
By: Chg85 (Chg85@aol.com)
First get SPECIAL on your Attitude Meter, and then perform your finisher (Strong Grapple + tap the joystick), unless its a pinning or submission move. While you still have a SPECIAL climb the cage and when you get near the top, the word "TAP" will appear next to your Attitude Meter. Then press the B button repeatedly until your wrestler climbs out of the cage.
Have the Headbangers as a Team
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com) and Dark Mage (sonitus98@hotmail.com)
Ever want Chaz to just get the hell out of the game and have the Headbangers back. Well.... you can! All you have to do is edit Chaz and do the following:
See Wrestler's Entrance Clothes
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com) and Dark Mage (sonitus98@hotmail.com)
So see what a wrestler will wear to the ring, pick that wrestler, then back up and highlight that person again. That wrestler should be in their entrance attire. Bad part is, you can't wrestle like that.
Do Your Opponent's Taunt
By: Tom Servo (Tom_Servo316@hotmail.com)
In a match, rotate the control stick in a clock wise or counter clockwise direction and you will perform the opponents taunt.
Alternate Costumes
By: Jonathan Sellers
Simply press C-Left or C-Right at the character selection screen.
Random Character Selection
By: Jonathan Sellers
Simply press C-Down at the character selection screen.
Weapons
By: Jonathan Sellers
Face the crowd and press C-Up
Secret Wrestlers
By: Doughboy (pilsbury_dough13@hotmail.com), Dark Mage (sonitus98@hotmail.com), Chg85 (Chg85@aol.com), Eric Andersen, and Wolffman47@aol.com
Paul Bearer - To get the "fat man" you must start a Road to Wrestlemania as The Undertaker. After a few matches, Paul will start to accompany you to the ring and he will be selectable. It may not be a few matches though. It happened to me in about 5 matches and it happened to someone else at King of the Ring.
Stephanie McMahon - To get "Daddy's Girl" you must start a Road to Wrestlemania as Test. After a few matches, Steph will start to accompany you to the ring and she will become selectable. Again, it may not be just a few matches, it could be a while.
Dude Love - All you have to do is get to Summer Slam undeafeated and Dude Love will come out and say something then he will be selectable. Note: Draws do not count as losses. So if you get a draw before Summer Slam it won't count as a loss
Cactus Jack - Once you win the Hardcore title defend it a couple of times and he will come out. If you beat him you get him and if you don't you'll still get him. Note: Draws do not count as losses. So if you get a draw before Summer Slam it won't count as a loss
JR and King - To get JR and King, make it to Wrestlemania in Road to Wrestlemania (You don't have to be in the main event). At the start of WM, JR and King will come out, and they will become selectable.
HBK - To get HBK, win the World Title in Road to Wrestlemania. After you win the belt, HBK will come down to the ring and challenge you to a match right then and there. If you win, he will become selectable.