WWE and 2K Games premiered the first official gameplay trailer for WWE 2K26 during the 2026 Royal Rumble premium live event broadcast from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The trailer caps off a multi-week reveal cycle that included the unveiling of the Attitude Era Edition on SmackDown, the Monday Night War Edition at Saturday Night\'s Main Event, and the King of Kings Edition featuring Triple H. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk was confirmed as the Standard Edition cover star during Friday\'s Royal Rumble Kickoff Show — his first WWE game cover since WWE \'13 in 2012.
\"As a kid, I could only dream of being on the cover of a video game. Now I join a very exclusive group of WWE Superstars who have done it twice,\" Punk said.
WWE 2K26 features the largest roster in franchise history with over 400 playable characters. Four new match types join the lineup: I Quit, Inferno, 3 Stages of Hell, and the franchise-first Dumpster Match. The game also introduces a revamped reversal and stamina system, stackable tables, thumbtacks, shopping carts, interactive entrances, and Booker T and Wade Barrett on commentary.
Punk headlines the 2K Showcase mode titled \"Punked – CM Punk\'s Personal Journey,\" which features career highlights, Fantasy Warfare matches against WWE Legends, and \"what if?\" scenarios exploring what might have happened had he not left WWE in 2014.
WWE 2K26 launches March 13 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Special editions release March 6 with early access. The game is available for pre-order now, with the Joe Hendry Pack included as a bonus. Check out the full WWE 2K26 trailer page for all official videos and reveals.
