Overview
- Early access began March 6 with the standard release set for March 13 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Nintendo Switch 2, and critics broadly praise the game.
- Reviewers highlight tighter controls, improved physics and standout visuals, with a new stamina system that makes reversals and pacing more tactical.
- MyGM gains longer seasons, broader controls and intergender booking, Universe Mode sees quality-of-life upgrades, and new match types include Dumpster, Inferno, I Quit and 3 Stages of Hell.
- CM Punk fronts the cover and a high-profile Showcase that wins notice yet divides some reviewers over omissions, even as the shipped roster tops 400 wrestlers.
- Concerns focus on the Ringside Pass grind and live-service costs, with reports of crashes in The Island mode and some uneven wrestler likenesses.