We’re back with a new edition of the Ringside Report, and this time we’re digging into what players can expect with the launch of Season 2 of the Ringside Pass.
As we previously announced, players who installed before April 15, 2026, will be awarded 20 free tier skips. In addition, starting with Season 2, the new DLC characters will now be unlockable immediately in Tier 1 with the Ringside Premium Pass.
Here’s a refresher on all the new changes.
With Season 2, we are seeing four WWE 2K franchise debuts with Ax, Smash, and Crush of Demolition, and Kelly Kelly.
Ax and Smash were three-time WWE Tag Team Champions, holding the titles for 478 days during their first run before bringing in Crush as their third member in the final stage of their WWE careers.
The duo will also be going into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania weekend, so great timing for their addition to WWE 2K26.
Between the three members, players will find a combined 27 new moves and taunts, including the team’s Decapitation finisher. We’ll also be supporting both two-man and three-man tag entrances for the team.
Kelly Kelly, the former WWE Divas and 24/7 Champion, is one of our most-requested additions to the game, and we’re excited about her debut in WWE 2K26.
Kelly brings 8 new moves to the game, including her K2 finisher.
With Season 2, we’re bringing an updated version of Oba Femi as a Sapphire Persona based on his look from his Saturday Night’s Main Event match against Cody Rhodes from December 13, 2025, featuring his highly-requested hair-down hairstyle.
This Oba Femi SMNE 2025 Persona will be available to all players in tier 40 of the free track!
Now let’s get into something really unique - three additional Personas, each of them of the Ruby rarity, as part of the Premium track, all the way from Kairos:
- Rhea Ripley “Ripper Queen”
- CM Punk “Ripper”
- Becky Lynch “Lilith”
Each of these new Personas comes with unique entrance music and animations that can also be used with other Superstars or CAS, and there are a total of 19 customizable CAS parts.
So, for players who want to use those gigantic mechanical arms that Rhea Ripley “Ripper Queen” comes out with, those can be assigned. Or if players want to use the Ripper mask on a CAS, they can also change colors and add images.
Throughout the Premium Track of the Ringside Pass, players will also find some new CAS parts and moves, including the following:
- Stephanie McMahon’s black corset and thigh-high boots from WrestleMania 32
- Ripple Junction shirts:
- Liv Morgan
- Dominik Mysterio
- Rhea Ripley
- OTC1 Shirt
- Fur Boots (customizable)
- New Moves:
- Amethyst Storm
- Base Drop
Ringside Pass Season 2 will be preceded by Patch 1.08.
As part of that patch, we’re adding a new trios entrance of Alpha Academy for Maxxine Dupri, Akira Tozawa, and Otis. Here’s a sneak peek below:
