We’re less than 2 weeks away from the launch of WWE 2K25 but there is still so much to talk about before then!

In this latest edition of the WWE 2K25 Ringside Report, we take a closer look at the all-new MyRISE, which offers a unified story that spans both the WWE Men's and Women's Divisions. Final warning -- turn back now to avoid mild spoilers!

This year’s story, dubbed “MyRISE Mutiny,” revolves around the hostile takeover of NXT by a group of Superstars looking to make shockwaves across all of WWE. The takeover quickly infiltrates Raw and SmackDown, leading to a power struggle with the future of the industry at stake. Where the story goes from there depends on your Custom Superstars’ decisions.

Check out IGN’s exclusive first-look in the video above which covers the first hour or so of MyRISE.

CUSTOM SUPERSTARS

So let’s talk a bit more about your Custom Superstars. This year you create one from the Men’s Division and one from the Women’s Division in either order, depending on user choice. 

MyRISE now has three combined save slots for both the Men’s and Women’s Division characters. Once you complete a full playthrough, you have the option to replay MyRISE on the same save slot to experience the story again with your Custom Characters and OVRs carrying over or start again on a new save slot.

Importing and exporting characters is still available for both Men’s and Women’s Division characters to and from the main game (this is separate from the MySUPERSTAR exclusive to The Island).

This year we are also excited to give players the option to create casual attire for their characters which will show up in story moments such as promos or non-arena settings.

PERSONALITY TYPES AND STORYLINES

After choosing whether you want to begin MyRISE as part of the Men’s or Women’s Division, you will have the option to choose from one of three personalities:

• Bold and Brash
• Comedic and Fun
• Scheming and Calculated

The personality type you choose not only colors the way your characters act and respond to the world around them, but it affects what stories you have available to you. After all, a Bold and Brash Superstar like Becky Lynch might approach a situation entirely differently than a Scheming and Calculated Superstar like Seth Rollins.

Your decisions will take you down distinct branches or pathways with characters, arenas, entrances, and more that you can unlock so it’s worth playing multiple times to get the most out of MyRISE Mutiny.

ALLY STORYLINES AND LIVE EVENTS

As you progress through MyRISE, you will come across brand new Ally Storylines, where you will play as a WWE Superstar for part of the story, rather than your Custom Superstar. Step into the ring as top names such as Drew McIntyre, Jey Uso, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch to help take on NXT Mutiny.

There are also exclusive ally storylines involving Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley, accessible only on subsequent playthroughs.

And while we won’t spoil too much, there are also multiple endings to MyRISE to experience so be sure to give it a go a few times to get the most out of the mode!

Finally, we are also introducing the Live Event feature to MyRISE, which are optional matches that allow you to build up your characters with progress that will be tracked across multiple playthroughs. Live Event matches are also great ways to earn additional unlockable Superstars, MyFACTION cards, and original MyRISE characters that have been in high demand.

Here's a glimpse at two Live Event unlocks -- Mutiny Demon Finn Bálor and MyRISE original fan favorite Cole Quinn, who got an upgraded look for 2K25.

UPDATES TO SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE MATCH

In WWE 2K25, while we introduced two new match types - Bloodline Rules and Underground plus two new Brawl environments, we also expanded match type support for Special Guest Referee.

In WWE 2K24, we introduced the match type but it was only playable in 1v1 matches.  In WWE 2K25, we have greatly increased the number of matches it supports.

Check out the list below to see how else you can incorporate Special Guest Referee:

• One vs One - Normal
• Two vs Two - Normal Tag
• Two vs Two - Tornado Tag
• Three vs Three - Normal Tag
• Triple Threat - Normal
• Fatal 4-Way - Normal
• Handicap One vs Two - Tornado Tag
• Handicap One vs Two - Normal Tag
• Handicap One vs Three - Normal Tag
• Handicap One vs Three - Tornado Tag
• Handicap Two vs Three - Normal Tag
• One vs One - Falls Count Anywhere
• Triple Threat - Falls Count Anywhere
• Fatal 4-Way - Falls Count Anywhere
• One vs One - Hell in a Cell
• Two vs Two - Hell in a Cell Tornado Tag
• Triple Threat - Hell in a Cell
• Fatal 4-Way - Hell in a Cell
• One vs One - Iron Man 
• One vs One - Submission
• One vs One - Extreme Rules
• Two vs Two - Extreme Rules Tornado Tag
• Triple Threat - Extreme Rules
• Fatal 4-Way - Extreme Rules
• One vs One - No Holds Barred
• 6-Man - Tornado Tag 3v3
• 5-Man - Normal
• 5-Man - Extreme Rules
• 6-Man - Normal
• 6-Man - Tornado Triple Tag 2v2v2

As you can see, that’s quite the additional support, so we hope fans have fun experiencing Special Guest Referee matches in a whole new way in WWE 2K25.

That’ll do it for this Ringside Report. We can’t wait for you guys to play through his year’s MyRISE and the expanded Special Guest Referee match.

We’re inching closer to launch but still have more Ringside Reports covering MyGM, Universe, MyFACTION, and more so stay tuned.