Roman Reigns will challenge CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 42 in April 2026. Before the match, CM Punk will be featured in the new Showcase mode of the WWE 2K26 video game.
This year’s video game features CM Punk as its cover star, and the game’s story mode focuses on his wrestling career, including his time in WWE, memorable matches, and some fantasy matchups. Paul Heyman narrated the Bloodline story mode in WWE 2K25, and now CM Punk will narrate his own personal story within the game.
A new trailer recently revealed gameplay for the upcoming mode and hinted it will include around 12 matches. Previous Showcase modes in WWE 2K24 featured 21 main matches (Showcase of the Immortals) and 17 (The Bloodline Showcase, excluding bonus content). Fans now anticipate that this new mode, focusing on CM Punk, will offer more than just those initial 12 matches, with several additional bouts likely to be included.
The new gameplay footage gave us a first look at the 12 matches that will be included in the game, such as:
- CM Punk vs. JBL (SummerSlam 2008)
- CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio (Armageddon 2008)
- CM Punk vs. Randy Orton (WrestleMania 27)
- CM Punk vs. The Rock (Elimination Chamber 2013)
- CM Punk vs. John Cena (RAW, Feb. 25, 2013)
- CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam 2013)
- CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Bad Blood 2024)
- CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins (WWE RAW Netflix debut)
- CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns (WrestleMania 41)
- CM Punk vs. Eddie Guerrero (Dream match)
- CM Punk vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Dream match)
- CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. The Miz & Maryse (Dream match)
The Showcase mode will highlight some of CM Punk’s most famous rivalries and critically acclaimed matches. It will also feature exciting ‘What If’ scenarios imagining dream matches. A key focus will be on his intense rivalries with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins following his return to WWE.
Before the game is released, WWE 2K could include a few classic matches featuring CM Punk, like his battles against John Cena (from Money in the Bank 2011) and Jeff Hardy (from SummerSlam 2009). There’s also a strong possibility they’ll add his much-anticipated match against The Undertaker from WrestleMania 29.
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2026-02-10 16:09