WWE 2K24 Adding Gimmick Swapped Wrestlers

WWE 2K24 Adding Gimmick Swapped Wrestlers

From TheGamer (Written by Johnny Flores Jr.) on | OpenCritic

Despite having been released in March, WWE 2K24, the latest release in the annualized wrestling simulation franchise, is still chugging along. Whereas previous titles were a one-and-done release with no updates, the 2K iteration of WWE games has taken on a more live-service-based approach, with weekly updates, along with a yearly Season Pass.

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Those updates have added a slew of new wrestlers to the game, including the long-awaited return of CM Punk, as well as a riff on the blocky polygonal wrestlers that once graced the PS2 era. Now, via a new update, 2K is adding “gimmick swapped” superstars, or wrestlers taking the identity of another character.

As first revealed by a WWE 2K content creator on Twitter, Patch 1.23 added several new gimmick-swapped superstars into the game's files. Those wrestlers include the following:

Stylistically speaking, the characters aren't particularly unique, though they do raise some interesting questions. For one, DX has not been part of a WWE game as a core roster addition in some time, despite there seemingly being no...

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