Summary
Using High-Flying wrestlers inWWE 2K25offers some of the most diverse move-sets in the game. The faster style is often a great choice to fight giants by breaking down their defenses and hitting moves that are hard to reverse. Their speed makes them difficult to deal with, and the moves are harder to predict in player-versus-player matches.
They are also a great choice againsttechnical wrestlers inWWE 2K25,as they can often match them move for move, creating exciting back-and-forth matches that replicate the product shown on TV. Their innovative move-sets and speed in the ring make high-flying WWE Superstars among the most entertaining to use. This list ranks some of the best and most innovative high flyers inWWE 2K25.
This list focuses on the range of moves in the game, rather than the overall rating of a WWE superstar, which can be customized in the Attributes settings.
Diving Moonsault
The Shining Wizard
The Great Muta was a legendary Japanese wrestler and one of the most influential stars to step foot in the ring. He was known for combining high-risk moves with a solid technical style, including submissions named after him, making him a formidable opponent for anyone.
Muta employs a martial arts and submission style to attack his opponents from all angles, delivering diving moves such as the Brain Chop, Body Splash, Slingshot Plancha, and his famous finisher, the Diving Moonsault.
Frog Splash
The Brainbuster
Although the late Eddie Guerrero maintained many of his high-flying moves in the WWE, when he gained more muscle mass he adopted a more grounded and technical style. His WCW version from 1997 utilized a high-flying Luchador style and combined it with a villainous rule-breaking style that includes face scrapes, face stretches, and brutal stomps to the hand that makes him a lot of fun to use inWWE 2K25.
In addition to having one of the best Frog Splash finishers in wrestling, Eddie uses Hurricanrana variations, Tornado DDTs, Headscissor Takedowns, and more, making him a match for any high-flyer and mat wrestler in the game.
The Golden Ratio
Running Superkick
Axiom is an up-and-coming high-flying WWE Superstar with a superhero gimmick that fits his move-set in the WWE. Before arriving at NXT and winning the NXT UK Championship as the A-Kid and the NXT Tag Team belts as Axiom, he made a name for himself in PWG and Progress Wrestling.
Axiom utilizes high-flying moves like the Frog Splash, Springboard Arm Drag and Drop Kick, Springboard Front Dropkick, Moonsault, and Suicide Dives along with the Backflip DDT signature, Avalanch Spanish Fly, and The Golden Ratio Superkick finisher.
Nothing But Net
Suplex Cutter
Carmelo Hayes is a charismatic high flyer who made a name for himself on the independent circuit before moving to NXT and eventually the WWE as part of the main roster. He was the finalCruiserweight Championbefore the belt was retired, and reigned for 172 days defending it on WWE’s NXT division.
Hayes is an athletic wrestler with a varied moveset that includes standout techniques such as the Flying Cross Body, Flying Arm Drag, Springboard Body Splash, Somersault Plancha, and Handstand Headscissor Takedown.
The Message
Hammerlock DDT
Third-generation Luchador, Andrade is perfect for players who like to wrestle on the mat and use high-flying skills. He has a good technical and high-flyingmove-set inWWE 2K25that combines classic wrestling moves like suplexes and Hammerlock DDTs with variations of the Hurricanrana from diving, springboarding, running, and standing positions.
Andrade also utilizes an excellent diving offense using his Diving Moonsault and Corkscrew Moonsalts, which can cause massive damage and score the pinfall, without needing to hit his signature and finishing moves.
Finisher
Operation Dragon
Dragon Lee is a second-generation Lunchador and one of the most promising high flyers in the WWE. He frequently collaborates withRey Mysterioas part of the LWO, executing high-risk moves together for entertaining matches.
Lee has a wide range of strong grapples performing the Canadian Destroyer, Schoolboy Powerbomb, and the dangerous-looking Bridging Package Powerbomb or the Pheonix Plex, Dragon Lee’s finisher in Mexican and Japanese territories. Lee’s high-flying moves include Hurricanrana variations, diving dropkicks, and flying forearms.
Springboard Frog Splash
Dragonrana
Rey Mysterio is a Hall of Fame wrestler and is considered one of the greatest light heavyweights and cruiserweights of all time. He shows no signs of slowing down, as he can still keep up with younger luchadors and forms an excellent tag team withDragon Lee. Mysterio has an extensive move-set that includes various diving attacks, such as the Seated Senton, Diving Foot Stomp, Hurricanrana, and Moonsault DDT.
He also performs multiple springboard attacks, including the Running Springboard Dropkick, Springboard Hurricanrana, and Springboard Bulldog. His signature move, the 619, followed by either the Springboard Frog Splash or the Dragonrana, is among the best high-flying combos in the sport.
Five Star Frog Splash
Sit-Out Piledriver
Rob Van Damis one of the most fun WWE Superstars to use inWWE 2K25.His unique move-set combines martial arts kicks and high-flying maneuvers, from Savate kicks to running Swanton. Next to Eddie Guerrero, RVD possesses the best Five Star Frog Splash, seemingly defying gravity before landing on his opponents - recreated perfectly as his finisher inWWE 2K25.
He also has an innovative range of moves from the Rolling Thunder signature, the Coast to Coast, Spinning Leg Drop, the Vandaminator, and many more. With his range of high-risk and extreme moves, RVD is one the best characters to use inWWE 2K25.
