Key Takeaways
- WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Season 6 releases on October 28 and is the game’s final major DLC drop.
- The four new superstars joining the game are Royce Keys, Earthquake, Typhoon, and Octagon Jr.
- Royce Keys makes his WWE 2K franchise debut after signing with WWE in January 2026 and debuting at the Royal Rumble.
- Earthquake and Typhoon — The Natural Disasters — were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2025.
- Octagon Jr. marks another AAA Lucha Libre addition to the game, following Season 1’s AAA inclusions.
- WWE 2K27 is already in development and is expected to release in March 2027.
WWE 2K26 is heading into its final stretch, and Visual Concepts isn’t letting the game go quietly. The studio has officially revealed the full lineup for Ringside Pass Season 6, the last major DLC drop in the game’s post-launch content plan. Dropping on October 28, Season 6 closes out a full year of additions with four new superstars across different eras of wrestling history — including one of the hottest names in WWE right now making his debut in the franchise.
Royce Keys Makes His WWE 2K Debut
The biggest headline coming out of Season 6 is Royce Keys, who gets his first-ever appearance in the WWE 2K franchise with this update. WWE 2K26 shared an early look at Keys via the game’s official social media, previewing his ring entrance — the imposing figure walking to the ring, stepping through the ropes, accompanied by his entrance theme, “Take Everything.” It’s the kind of debut video that captures exactly why entrance sequences matter in wrestling games: done right, they communicate everything about a character’s aura before a single move is thrown.
Keys signed with WWE in January 2026 and debuted at the Royal Rumble that same month, making his run in the company still relatively new but already high-profile enough to earn a spot in the franchise’s final DLC pack of the year. Getting included in the same season as legends like the Natural Disasters speaks to how quickly he’s made an impression.
The Natural Disasters: Earthquake and Typhoon Return
Season 6 also brings back one of the most iconic tag teams of the early 1990s. Earthquake and Typhoon — collectively known as The Natural Disasters — are both joining the game, letting players run the full team in tag matches for the first time in the franchise in years. Both were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2025, which makes their inclusion in WWE 2K26 feel particularly well-timed as a tribute to two of the most physically imposing tag teams the company ever fielded. Earthquake, in particular, is one of those larger-than-life figures from the Hulk Hogan era whose presence in the ring made him a genuine main-event player despite being slotted primarily as a monster heel.
Season Pass holders will already have access to both automatically when Season 6 drops on October 28, with no additional purchase required.
Octagon Jr. Brings Lucha Libre AAA Back to the Roster
Rounding out the Season 6 quartet is Octagon Jr., the former AAA champion making his WWE 2K debut alongside Keys. His inclusion continues a thread that ran through WWE 2K26’s DLC year from the very beginning — Season 1 launched with multiple AAA superstars including El Hijo del Vikingo, Psycho Clown, and Mr. Iguana, and Octagon Jr. gives that collaboration one final exclamation point in the closing season. For fans of Lucha Libre who don’t always see these athletes represented in mainstream wrestling games, getting another high-profile AAA name in the roster is a meaningful addition.
A Strong DLC Year Overall
Season 6 caps off a genuinely diverse run of DLC content across WWE 2K26’s post-launch plan. Looking back at the six seasons, the game brought in everyone from the Hardy Boyz and Torrie Wilson to Matt Cardona, Bam Bam Bigelow, Danhausen, and La Parka. The WrestleMania 42 Pack in August gave the game special personas for modern stars like Cody Rhodes and Alexa Bliss based on their appearances at the event. And the Street Fighter crossover — which added five wrestlers reimagined as classic Capcom characters like Ryu, Ken, and M. Bison — was one of the more unexpected but entertaining collabs the franchise has pulled off.
The Street Fighter Elite Pack also releases on October 28 alongside Season 6, making it a stacked drop for WWE 2K26 players heading into the final months of the game’s active content cycle.
What’s Next: WWE 2K27 in Development
With Season 6 marking the end of WWE 2K26’s major DLC content, Visual Concepts has already confirmed that WWE 2K27 is in development, with a target release window around March 2027 — consistent with WWE 2K26’s own March 2026 launch. No official roster or feature details have been revealed yet, though it’s been noted that certain superstars like Mick Foley and Aleister Black are not expected to return. The shift to a new annual entry is standard for the franchise, but WWE 2K26 has done enough over its content year that it’ll be remembered as a strong edition — one that balanced nostalgia acts from the Golden and Attitude Eras with modern faces and some creative crossover content that kept things interesting well past launch.
For more gaming news this week, check out our coverage of Battlefield 6’s cancelled Mass Effect N7 Day collab following BioWare’s closure, and how Street Fighter 2 is now playable inside a YouTube video.
