2K Games has revealed most of the line-up for the Showcase of the Immortals feature of WWE 2K24.
With the next instalment in the videogame franchise set for release in early March, the developers have continued to tease features that will be available in the game.
Following the original announcement of the game, which saw Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair and Cody Rhodes confirmed as cover stars for the respective editions of WWE 2K24, 2K Games also confirmed that the Showcase mode would celebrate 40 years of WrestleMania, giving players the opportunity to play through some of the biggest matches that have taken place on The Grandest Stage.
February 13th saw the trailer drop for the WrestleMania Showcase mode, revealing that there will be 21 matches to play through.
The confirmed matches are as follows, with 4 more to be announced:
- Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat w/ George “The Animal” Steele vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage w/ Miss Elizabeth – WrestleMania III
- Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant w/ Bobby “The Brain” Heenan – WrestleMania III
- “Ravishing” Rick Rude w/ Bobby “The Brain” Heenan vs. Ultimate Warrior – WrestleMania V
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper – WrestleMania VII
- Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania X
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin – WrestleMania 13
- “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. The Rock – WrestleMania X-Seven
- Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle – WrestleMania XX
- The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania 25
- Seth Rollins vs Randy Orton – WrestleMania 31
- Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair – WrestleMania 35
- “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena in a Firefly Funhouse match – WrestleMania 36
- “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens – WrestleMania 38
- Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair – WrestleMania 39
- Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes – WrestleMania 39
- Bianca Belair vs. Asuka – WrestleMania 39
- And more
Brock Lesnar Removed From WWE 2K24
Although there are many iconic moments from WrestleMania history featured, fans will notice that some of the biggest Mania moments are not listed such as the ending of The Undertaker’s streak at Mania 30 and Seth Rollins’ Money in the Bank cash in one year later. This is because Brock Lesnar was a part of both of these matches. When the Vince McMahon allegations came to light, Lesnar was named by multiple sources as being implicated in the charges, being named as a former UFC Heavyweight Champion who WWE were looking to re-sign in 2021.
In light of the allegations, Brock Lesnar was removed from the artwork of the WrestleMania special edition poster and his involvement in the title still remains uncertain. Additionally, it is unknown at this time how McMahon’s involvement in the WrestleMania 17 main event will be affected in the video game adaptation.