WWE 2K23has unveiled a litany of in-game entrances for the title’s female roster. Rhea Ripley, Becky Lynch, and current WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair were among the female Superstars confirmed for the game prior to the full roster being made public.
Anyone that has previously played a WWE video game will know that women’s entrances haven’t always been their strong suit. Glaring mistakes such as Bianca Belair’s stiff ponytail inWWE 2K20were fixed in time forWWE 2K22, where her hair flowed more naturally as she strutted to the ring. Issues with entrances have remained inWWE 2K23though, as Lita’s entrance, shown during the latest WWE 2K Showdown broadcast on Twitch, showed the WWE Hall of Famer awkwardly jog down the entrance ramp.
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During thelatestWWE 2K23online roster reveal, which came a few days after the full roster rundown was issued by 2K, nine brand-new entrances were briefly shown showcasing nine members of the game’s women’s roster. Among them were the aforementioned Rhea Ripley, Becky Lynch, and Bianca Belair, alongside Ronda Rousey, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Bayley and Iyo Sky of Damage CTRL, as well as Shotzi, who comes with her classic tank entrance. Notable highlights included Asuka applying an apparent newly-animated Asuka Lock on Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair executing her patented K.O.D finisher on Rhea Ripley, and Alexa Bliss making her entrance with Lilly.
Theentrances of these nineWWE 2K23Superstarslooked more natural, with the camera floating seamlessly around them, better replicating the traditional WWE entrance style. Prior WWE video games would typically interchange between a series of cameras that each focused on a specific angle.
This newfound approach to the digitized wrestling entrance could please players who’ve grown stale of the unnatural presentation of their favorite Superstars.WWE 2K23’s lighting and graphic improvementswere again on display and highlighted the nine female Superstars almost identically to their real-life counterparts. Finer details such as the strands of Rhea Ripley’s hair flowing back as she performed her signature stomp at the top of the aisle were captured perfectly.
Visual Concepts showcasing these nine wrestlers, in particular, is exciting for many fans. Of the nine, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Rhea Ripley, and Ronda Rousey are among the biggest names in WWE today, with Belair as the reigning Raw Women’s Champion and Ripley having punched her ticket to WrestleMania 39. There, she’ll challenge defending SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, who hasalso been confirmed for theWWE 2K23roster.
WWE 2K23is scheduled to release for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on July 02, 2025.
