How to unlock literally everything in WWE 2K23

WWE 2K23’s official base roster has more than 100 Superstars, plus more than two dozen arenas and 14 championship belts available on the disc at launch. As WWE 2K fans know, this is hardly the end of the discussion. Dozens more await unlocking.

Here is a list of the every WWE Superstar, Legend, Arena, and Championship you can unlock in WWE 2K23. In some cases, you unlock the 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 store — 1,000 VC per Superstar, 500 VC per Arena, and 100 VC per Championship.

Note: If you have the Supercharger add-on that comes with the Deluxe or Icon editions of WWE 2K23, all of the unlockables from the in-game store are immediately unlocked. The Supercharger is $4.99 a la carte if you bought the standard edition of WWE 2K23.

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WWE 2K23 Unlockables Earned Through Play

2K Showcase

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

Match 1

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

Match 2

Superstars: Kurt Angle, John Cena ’02
Arena: Smackdown ’02

Match 3

Superstar: Undertaker ’03
Arena: Vengeance ’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: SummerSlam ’16

Match 7

Superstars: Edge ’06, Lita ’06, John Cena ’06 (alternate attire)
Arena: SummerSlam ’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: Summerslam ’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: Backlash ’03
Championship: WWE Undisputed Championship

Match 13

Superstars: Batista ’08, John Cena ’08
Arena: SummerSlam ’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 come several Unlockables via the MyRise career/narrative mode.

Superstars:

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

Additionally you’ll unlock 10 arenas over the course of completing MyRise, both The Legacy and The Lock:

• Raw 2002
• WWE Live Event Arena
• BCW High School Gym
• Motion Capture Studio
• Club UK
• Japan Dome
• Japan Hall
• Mexico Plaza
• SummerSlam MyRise
• WarGames MyRise

Also, players unlock the Performance Center arena by completing the game’s Tutorial Match (available in the Extras menu if you didn’t do it when you first booted up the game).

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WWE 2K23 Unlockables at the In-Game Store

Superstars

The following Superstars are available from the WWE 2K23 in-game store for 1,000 VC each. (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.

• Andre the Giant
• Batista
• Beth Phoenix
• Big Boss Man
• Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (manager)
• Boogeyman
• Booker T
• Bret “The Hitman” Hart
• Brie Bella
• British Bulldog
• Cactus Jack
• Chyna
• Diesel
• Doink the Clown
• Eddie Guerrero
• Eddie Guerrero ’97
• Eric Bischoff
• Faarooq
• Goldberg
• Hollywood Hulk Hogan
• Hulk Hogan ’02
• Jake “The Snake” Roberts
• JBL
• Jerry “The King” Lawler
• Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
• Kane
• Kane’08
• Kevin Nash
• Kevin Nash (NWO)
• Macho Man Randy Savage
• Maryse
• Nikki Bella
• Razor Ramon
• Rey Mysterio, Jr.
• Rikishi
• Rowdy 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 Rock
• Triple H
• Triple H (as manager)
• Trish Stratus
• Ultimate Warrior
• Umaga
• Undertaker
• Undertaker ’98
• Vader
• X-Pac
• Yokozuna

Arenas

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

• Raw — Thunderdome (2020)
• Raw 2005
• SmackDown — Thunderdome (2020)
• SummerSlam ’88
• WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
• WCW Monday Nitro ‘98
• In-Game Store Championships

Championships

The following championship belts are available from the WWE 2K23 in-game store for 100 VC each. These may be used during intros and other cinematics in other modes of play. 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
• LeftRightLeftRight 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
• Performance Center Championship
• 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 Wide Wrestling Heavyweight 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