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WWE 2K23 has revealed this year’s lineup of DLC packs ahead of the game’s release on March 14.
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Steiner Row Pack |
Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, B-Fab, Top Dolla, Ashante Adonis |
April 19 |
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Pretty Sweet Pack |
Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Tiffany Stratton, Elton Prince, Kit Wilson |
May 17 |
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Race to NXT Pack |
Harley Race, Ivy Nile, Wendy Choo, Tony D’Angelo, Trick Williams |
June 14 |
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Revel with Wyatt Pack |
Bray Wyatt, Zeus, Sarah Logan, Joe Gacy, Blaire Davenport |
July 19 |
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Bad News U Pack |
Eve Torres, Wade Barrett, Damon Kemp, Andre Chase, Nathan Fraser |
August 16 |
As seen above, the first pack will feature the legendary tag team The Steiner Brothers and the current faction Hit Row, who wrestle on SmackDown. The second pack will contain the duo of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, former NXT tag team champions Pretty Deadly and Tiffany Stratton, also of NXT.
The third pack, “Race to NXT”, consists of four NXT wrestlers: Ivy Nile, Wendy Choo, Tony D’Angelo and Trick Williams. Also included is Harley Race, one of the most prolific and accomplished pro wrestlers ever, making his WWE video game debut.
The penultimate pack is named after its flagship character, Bray Wyatt. Zeus, a one-time rival of Hulk Hogan, is also coming to WWE 2K23 alongside a duo of NXT superstars, Blaire Davenport (known in the indies as Bea Priestly) and Joe Gacy. Rounding out the fourth pack is Sarah Logan, who is making a return to the series.
The final pack contains retirees Wade Barrett and Eve Torres as well as another trio of NXT talent, Nathan Frazer, Andre Chase and Damon Kemp.
Speaking at a preview event that DualShockers attended, creative director Lynell Jinks touched upon the team’s excitement about this year’s DLC, saying “You’ll see some big names in here, and I think a lot of people will be really happy with the choices we made this year. We’re excited to get these out into the game and make 2K23 even stronger after release.”
Associate gameplay producer and community favourite Bryan Williams also commented on the DLC, remarking “I think it’s a really good offering of talent. Like I said, past, present and future. Very happy with what we’ve assembled here. I’ve been very happy working on the movesets, it’s been a joy. It’s a lot of work, everything in this game takes a lot of work, but it’s fun. I’m playing these characters right now and testing them out, I think everybody is going to be pleased and happy when these DLC come out.”
Williams also called WWE 2K23 “one of the best DLC offerings we’ve had in a while,” a big statement from a veteran with over a decade of making WWE games.
The official release dates of each of the DLC packs are outlined in the table above.
