WWE 2K26 Ringside Report – Ringside Pass Season 2

We’re again with a brand new version of the Ringside Report, and this time we’re digging into what gamers can anticipate with the launch of Season 2 of the Ringside Pass.

As we beforehand introduced, gamers who put in earlier than April 15, 2026, can be awarded 20 free tier skips. In addition, beginning with Season 2, the brand new DLC characters will now be unlockable instantly in Tier 1 with the Ringside Premium Pass.

Here’s a refresher on all the new changes.

With Season 2, we’re seeing 4 WWE 2K franchise debuts with Ax, Smash, and Crush of Demolition, and Kelly Kelly.

Ax and Smash have been three-time WWE Tag Team Champions, holding the titles for 478 days throughout their first run earlier than bringing in Crush as their third member within the remaining stage of their WWE careers.

The duo may even be going into the WWE Hall of Fame throughout WrestleMania weekend, so nice timing for his or her addition to WWE 2K26.

Between the three members, gamers will discover a mixed 27 new strikes and taunts, together with the group’s Decapitation finisher. We’ll even be supporting each two-man and three-man tag entrances for the group.

Kelly Kelly, the previous WWE Divas and 24/7 Champion, is certainly one of our most-requested additions to the sport, and we’re enthusiastic about her debut in WWE 2K26.

Kelly brings 8 new strikes to the sport, together with her K2 finisher.

With Season 2, we’re bringing an up to date model of Oba Femi as a Sapphire Persona primarily based on his look from his Saturday Night’s Main Event match in opposition to Cody Rhodes from December 13, 2025, that includes his extremely-requested hair-down coiffure.

This Oba Femi SMNE 2025 Persona can be out there to all gamers in tier 40 of the free monitor!

Now let’s get into one thing actually distinctive – three further Personas, every of them of the Ruby rarity, as a part of the Premium monitor, all the best way from Kairos:

• Rhea Ripley “Ripper Queen”
• CM Punk “Ripper”
• Becky Lynch “Lilith”

Each of those new Personas comes with distinctive entrance music and animations that may also be used with different Superstars or CAS, and there are a complete of 19 customizable CAS elements.

So, for gamers who need to use these gigantic mechanical arms that Rhea Ripley “Ripper Queen” comes out with, these will be assigned. Or if gamers need to use the Ripper masks on a CAS, they’ll additionally change colours and add photographs.

Throughout the Premium Track of the Ringside Pass, gamers may even discover some new CAS elements and strikes, together with the next:

• Stephanie McMahon’s black corset and thigh-excessive boots from WrestleMania 32
• Ripple Junction shirts:
  • Liv Morgan
  • Dominic Mysterio
  • Rhea Ripley
• OTC1 Shirt
• Fur Boots (customizable)
• New Moves:

Ringside Pass Season 2 can be preceded by Patch 1.08.

As a part of that patch, we’re including a brand new trios entrance of Alpha Academy for Maxxine Dupri, Akira Tozawa, and Otis. Here’s a sneak peek beneath:

You can learn the total patch notes here.