2K has revealed how the new Ringside Pass will work in WWE 2K26.
Ringside Pass will be much like a regular Battle Pass format featuring both free and premium rewards Ringside Pass Season 1 will go live on March 6th with Early Access. The rest will release over the course of the year, approximately every seven weeks. This marks the first time that post-launch DLC characters are available at launch.
The current planned release schedule is:
Ringside Pass Season 1: March 6
Ringside Pass Season 2: April (Before WrestleMania 42)
Ringside Pass Season 3: June
Ringside Pass Season 4: July
Ringside Pass Season 5: September
Ringside Pass Season 6: October
Free Ringside Pass
Every player will have access to the free track of the Ringside Pass. Players can unlock content by accumulating RXP which is gained by completing challenges, winning matches, etc. There will also be one-time milestone rewards so players can earn extra RXP for the opportunity to level up even faster. Moving up levels unlocks more items.
There will be 6 different Ringside Passes released in 2026. When a new season of Ringside Pass launches, the prior season will not expire, meaning players can still continue unlocking content before moving on to the next season or players can put that season on hold, move on to the next one to unlock content there, and then return to the prior season.
Also, if you own the content and other family members share the same console as the player who purchased the game and DLC, they too can access that content. The progress made through the pass is unique to each profile.
Premium Ringside Pass
Those players will be able to earn additional content, including the new DLC Superstars, CAS Parts, Island taunts, Personas, and more. That means 60 additional rewards for a total of 120 across the free and premium tracks. As Premium Players level up they will unlock both free and premium reward simultaneously. The WWE Legends that would typically be added to the in-game store and unlocked via Tokens or with the SuperCharger have now been added to the free track of Ringside Pass Season 1. Players can still unlock those legends by simply playing the game, earning RXP, and claiming them in the Ringside Pass without any additional purchase. Giving more options than ever before to earn RXP.
For those who play through the Ringside Pass Season 1, select WWE Legends are unlocked by earning RXP and completing the first season. The SuperCharger pack has been retired. For players who have purchased the premium track, we will provide the ability to purchase tier skips but those are completely optional. Players can continue to unlock rewards with RXP by playing the game without any additional purchases.
RXP Sources
RXP can be earned in these modes:
Online Matches
Play Now
Universe
MyRISE
Showcase
MyGM
MyFACTION
The Island
You cannot earn RXP through custom lobbies in online matchmaking though.
DLC Characters
Each premium version of the Ringside Pass will include the new post-launch DLC characters, with the first one unlocking automatically. The rest can be unlocked within the first 20 tiers by earning RXP just for playing the game. Other playable characters such as Personas will generally be available from tiers 21-40.
Four editions of WWE 2K26 are available for pre-order now. King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition and Monday Night War Edition are scheduled for worldwide release on Friday, March 6, 2026, seven days prior to the Standard Edition, which will be available Friday, March 13, 2026.
WWE 2K26 will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.
