WWE 2K24: Release Date, Cover and Details for Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition

WWE will celebrate four decades of WrestleMania in Philadelphia on April 6 and 7 with a two-night extravaganza headlined by Cody Rhodes challenging Roman Reigns for the second, consecutive year, the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on the line.

The American Nightmare and Tribal Chief will look to add their sequel to the list of iconic bouts to occur on the Grandest Stage of Them All, some of which can be relived in 2K Games' upcoming 40 Years of WrestleMania edition of WWE 2K24.

Superstars such as Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock, and John Cena are among those whose iconic matches and moments are featured prominently throughout the special edition.

They also serve as cover stars for the game, joined by The Undertaker, John Cena, Triple H, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair. Which of their iconic matches will fans be able to relive in the 2K Showcase of The Immortals mode, what bonus content will come along with the release, and when will you be able to play?

Release Date

March 8, 2024 (early release March 5)

Platforms

PlayStation 4 and 5, XBox One

The Nightmare Family Pack

• Dusty Rhodes 76 (with MyFACTION card)
• Stardust
• "Undashing" Cody Rhodes
• "Superstar" Billy Graham
• Mattel Cody Rhodes "bruised" playable character and bonus MyFACTION card
• Pharoah manager MyFACTION card

Deluxe Edition Content

• Season Pass (5 DLC packs)
• MyRISE mega-boost
• SuperCharger
• Rhea Ripley MyFACTION gold card
• Bianca Belair MyFACTION gold card
• Rhea Ripley alt attire
• Bianca Belair alt attire

40 Years of WrestleMania Pack*

• Showcase Superstars roster unlock
• WrestleMania 40 arena
• "Macho King" Randy Savage (WrestleMania 6)
• Rey Mysterio (WrestleMania 22)
• Triple H (WrestleMania 30)
• Charlotte Flair (WrestleMania 32)
• Rhea Ripley (WrestleMania 36)
• Gold MyFACTION for all cards of the above

*Exact release date of Forty Years of WrestleMania Bonus Pack content to be announced post-launch and subject to change.

Per WWE games site TheSmackdownHotel.com, the matches included in the 2K Showcase of the Immortals mode include:

• Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage (WrestleMania 3)
• Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (WrestleMania 3)
• The Ultimate Warrior vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude (WrestleMania 5)
• Hogan vs. Savage (WrestleMania 5)
• Warrior vs. Hogan (WrestleMania 6)
• Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WrestleMania 8)
• Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 10)
• Hart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (WrestleMania 13)
• Austin vs. The Rock (WrestleMania 17)
• Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 20)
• Michaels vs. Angle (WrestleMania 21)
• Undertaker vs. Michaels (WrestleMania 25)
• Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 30)
• Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton (WrestleMania 31)
• Roman Reigns vs. Lesnar (WrestleMania 31)
• Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair (WrestleMania 35)
• John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (WrestleMania 36)
• Austin vs. Kevin Owens (WrestleMania 38)
• Flair vs. Rhea Ripley (Wrestlemania 39)
• Bianca Belair vs. Asuka (WrestleMania 39)
• Cody Rhodes vs. Reigns (WrestleMania 39)

The matches selected for the 2K Showcase of the Immortals mode do a solid job of spanning the eras of WrestleMania's rich history.

There are the contests that define the event, such as Hogan vs. Andre, Rock vs. Austin, and Undertaker vs. Michaels, but also a handful of encounters that may not be as prominently featured across WWE programming, such as Orton vs. Rollins and Guerrero vs. Angle.

If there is one glaring omission, it is the lack of Triple H on the list.

The Game does not appear in a single match in the mode, which is somewhat shocking considering how easily one of his three encounters with The Undertaker could have been included.

He is a central figure in some of the biggest, most important WrestleMania matches post-2000 and should have a presence on the list.

Still, despite that questionable call, the developers have put together a quality list, featuring the biggest stars in professional wrestling history and the competitors currently thriving in this era of WWE.

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