How to unlock literally everything in WWE 2K23

WWE 2K23‘s official base roster has over 100 Superstars, plus over two dozen arenas and 14 championship belts available on the disc at launch. As WWE 2K fans know, this isn’t the end of the discussion. There are dozens more waiting to be unlocked.

Here’s a list of every WWE Superstar, Legend, Arena, and Championship you can unlock WWE 2K23. In some cases, you unlock content by completing objectives in certain modes, most notably 2K Showcase, which stars John Cena this year. In others, they can be purchased through the in-game shop: 1000 VC per Superstar, 500 VC per Arena, and 100 VC per Championship.

Remark: If you have the Supercharger add-on that comes with the Deluxe or Icon editions of WWE 2K23, all unlockable items from the in-game store will be unlocked immediately. The Supercharger costs $4.99 à la carte if you bought the standard edition of WWE 2K23.

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WWE 2K23 Unlockables earned by playing

2K showcase

For starters, most of the free unlockables are earned by completing matches in the 16-chapter Showcase mode. Here are the contests and what you get when you win these contests.

Match 1

superstars: Rob van Dam, John Cena ’06
Arena: ECW One Night Stand ’06
Championship: WWE Championship ’05-’13

Match 2

superstars: Kurt Hoek, John Cena ’02
Arena: Smack Down ’02

Match 3

Superstar: Undertaker ’03
Arena: Revenge ’03
(Additionally, Cena’s U Can’t See Me entrance is unlocked for use in Creation)

Match 4

superstars: The Undertaker ’18, John Cena ’18
Arena: Wrestlemania 34

Match 5

superstars: Triple H ’08, John Cena ’08
Arena: Night of champions ’08

Match 6

superstars: AJ Styles ’06, John Cena ’16
Arena: Summer Slam ’16

Match 7

superstars: Edge ’06, Lita ’06, John Cena ’06 (alternative clothing)
Arena: Summer Slam ’06

Match 8

superstars: Edge ’06 (Alternate), Lita ’06 (Alternate), John Cena ’06 (Alternate)
Arena: New Year’s Revolution ’06

Match 9

superstars: Roman reigns ’21, John Cena ’21
Arena: Summer Battle ’21

Match 10

superstars: The Rock ’12, John Cena ’12
Arena: Wrestlemania 28

Match 11

superstars: Brock Lesnar ’14, John Cena ’14
Arena: SummerSlam ’14
Championships: World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Championship ’13-’14

Match 12

superstars: Brock Lesnar ’03, John Cena ’03
Arena: Kickback ’03
Championship: WWE Undisputed Championship

Match 13

superstars: Batista ’08, John Cena ’08
Arena: Summer Slam ’08

Match 14

superstars: Randy Orton ’09, John Cena ’09
Arena: Hell in a cell ’09

Match 15

Superstar: Super Cena

Match 16

superstars: Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino

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MyRise: The Legacy and MyRise: The Lock

Next comes several unlockable items through the MyRise career/story mode.

superstars:

• Ezekiel: Complete the side mission “Showcase of the Immortals” in MyRise: The Lock.
• Jean-Paul Levesque: Complete the chapter “The Monarchy” of MyRise: The Lock by defeating Levesque with Tavish.
• Mighty Molly, Molly Holly and Molly Holly ’02: Complete MyRise: The Legacy.

In addition, you unlock 10 arenas while completing MyRise, both The Legacy and The Lock:

• Rough 2002
• WWE Live Event Arena
• BCW Gymnastics School
• Motion Capture Studio
• Club UK
• Japanese dome
• Japanese hall
• Mexico Square
• SummerSlam MyRise
• War Games My Rise

Players also unlock the Performance Center arena by completing the game’s Tutorial Match (available in the Extras menu if you didn’t do this when you first started the game).

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Unlockable WWE 2K23 items in the in-game store

Superstars

The following Superstars are available at the WWE 2K23 in-game store for every 1,000 VC. (the minimum amount of WWE 2K23 VC you can buy is 15,000 VC for $4.99.) Again, all of these Superstars are unlocked for those who have the Supercharger DLC included with the Deluxe or Icon editions, or $4.99 a la carte.

• Andrew the Giant
• batista
• Bet Phoenix
• Big boss man
• Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (Manager)
• Boogeyman
• Boeker T
• Bret “The Hitman” Hart
• Brie Bella
• British Bulldog
• Cactus Jack
• Chyna
• Diesel
• Donk the Clown
• Eddie Guerrero
• Eddie Guerrero ’97
• Eric Bischoff
• Faarooq
• Goldberg
• Hollywood Hulk Hogan
• Hulk Hogan ’02
• Jake “The Serpent” Roberts
• JBL
• Jerry “The King” Lawler
• Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
• Kane
• Kane’08
• Kevin Nas
• Kevin Nash (NWO)
• Machoman Randy Savage
• Maryse
• Nikki Bella
• Razor Ramon
• Rey Mysterio, Jr.
• Rickishi
• Rough Roddy Piper
• Scott Hall
• Scott Hall (NWO)
• Shane McMahon
• Shawn Michaels
• Shawn Michaels ’05
• Stacy Keibler
• Stephanie McMahon
• Stephanie McMahon (as manager)
• Stone cold Steve Austin
• Syxx
• The million dollar man, Ted DiBiase
• The hurricane
• The stone
• Triple H
• Triple H (as manager)
• Trish Stratus
• Ultimate warrior
• Umaga
• Undertaker
• Undertaker ’98
• Father
• X Pac
• Yokozuna

Arenas

The following Superstars are available at the WWE 2K23 in-game shop for 500 VC each. They are also part of the Supercharger DLC unlock.

• Raw — Thunderdome (2020)
• Rough 2005
• SmackDown — Thunderdome (2020)
• Summer Slam ’88
• WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
• WCW Monday Nitro ’98
• In-game shopping championships

Championships

The following championship belts are available from the WWE 2K23 in-game store for every 100 VC. These can be used during intros and other cutscenes in other game modes. They are also part of the Supercharger DLC unlock.

• 24/7 championship
• ECW Championship ’08-’10
• ECW World Championship ’06-’08
• ECW World Heavyweight Championship ’94-’01
• ECW World Tag Team Championship
• ECW World Television Championship
• Hardcore Championship
• Left Right Left Right Championship
• Million Dollar Championship
• NXT Championship ’12-’17
• NXT Championship ’17-’21
• NXT Cruiserweight Championship
• NXT Tag Team Championship ’13-’17
• NXT Tag Team Championship ’13-’17 (Alt)
• NXT UK Tag Team Championship
• NXT UK Women’s Championship
• NXT United Kingdom Championship
• NXT Women’s Championship ’13-’17
• NXT Women’s Championship ’17-’21
• Championship Performance Center
• UpUpDownDown Championship
• WCW Cruiserweight Championship
• WCW Hardcore Championship
• WCW United States Championship
• WCW Women’s Classic Championship
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship ’91-’93
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship (nWo)
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship (nWo Wolfpac)
• WCW World Tag Team Championship
• WCW World Tag Team Championship ’91-’96
• World Tag Team Championship ’02-’10
• World Tag Team Championship ’97-’02
• World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
• WWE Championship ’88-’98
• WWE Championship ’98-’02
• WWE Championship (Brahma Bull)
• WWE Heavyweight Championship (Smoking Skull)
• WWE Cruiserweight Championship ’01-’07
• WWE Divas Championship
• WWE European Championship
• WWE Intercontinental Championship ’11-’19
• WWE Intercontinental Championship ’90
• WWE Intercontinental Championship ’94
• WWE Intercontinental Championship ’98-’11
• WWE Light Heavyweight Championship
• WWE Tag Team Championship ’02-’10
• WWE Tag Team Championship ’10-’16
• WWE United Kingdom Championship
• WWE United States Championship ’03-’20
• WWE United States Championship (Cena)
• WWE Universal Championship (raw)
• WWE Women’s Championship ’98-’10