WWE 2K26 is currently being review-bombed by fans largely upset by the Ringside Pass and the monetization present in the title. It's not unlike the franchise to introduce new features, with WWE 2K25 adding The Island as an example, but fans were wary of WWE 2K26's Ringside Pass when it was announced and are clearly angry about it now.
For context, the Ringside Pass can be summarized as a Battle Pass-like system for WWE 2K26. It contains a free track and a premium track, with the latter requiring players to buy and then grind. What makes this worse is that the rewards are essentially what players would previously gain immediate access to, with purchase, via standard, premium DLC. There's a combination of buying and having to unlock what you've bought that has rubbed many fans the wrong way.
WWE 2K26 patch 1.04 makes changes to the Ringside Pass, altering the different ways wrestling game fans can rack up seasonal rewards.
On top of that, WWE 2K26 patched out an RXP exploit that was being used to grind through the tiers more quickly than intended. This upset many...
