Following the announcement of CM Punk’s return as cover athlete for the standard edition of the WWE 2K26 video game, Bronson Reed sat down with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely, 98.5 KLUC & The Sporting Tribune to discuss the game, as well as the Vision, Paul Heyman, and what lies ahead for his career.
Since returning from injury last April Bronson Reed has been a prominent presence on WWE RAW on Netflix and immediately joined Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, and Bron Breakker in The Vision faction. Marquee matches, Main Event’s, and the rare accolade of being one of three professional wrestlers with victories of Roman Reigns and Kazuchika Okada. The feat he shares with Finn Balor and Samoa Joe and in fact Bronson & Cody Rhodes are the only two men to beat Roman Reigns in a singles match in the last 5 years.
WWE 2K25 is full of new additions that will have gamers excited, including thumbtacks, stackable tables, dumpster, inferno, and three stages of hell matches. Perhaps my favorite inclusion is the “What-If” aspect of this year’s Showcase Mode surrounding CM Punk’s career. Bronson Reed has similar scenarios on his journey including being out of WWE after a 2021 release but he also spoke candidly with Adrian Hernandez on the rumored World Heavyweight Title Match he would’ve had against Seth Rollins in Australia for Crown Jewel had he not been injured saying:
“Of course me vs. Seth Rollins was going to be something big. It was going to be in Australia for the championship, and it would have been something special for sure. But then I think things sort of happened for a reason. And then a whole year later, I returned to Australia and went against Roman Reigns and beat Roman Reigns in my home country. So things worked out in the end.”
For those who play WWE 2K26, they will have access to the largest roster ever in WWE 2K history with over 400+ playable characters which means a plethora of options to give Tsunami’s too including Reed’s Mount Rushmore of people he’d want to Tsunami including WWE Hall of Famer and Boy Meets World Guest Star Vader.
WWE 2K26, the newest installment of the flagship WWE video game franchise developed by Visual Concepts, will be available starting March 6 for PlayStation®5 (PS5®), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™ 2, and PC via Steam. The King of Kings Edition celebrates the in-ring career and ongoing behind-the-scenes legacy of WWE Hall of Famer and current WWE Chief Content Officer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
The Attitude Era Edition evokes nostalgia for one of the greatest eras in WWE history, and larger-than-life personalities including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stephanie McMahon, Undertaker, Kane, Trish Stratus, Lita, Chyna, Kurt Angle, and The Dudley Boyz.
An all-new “super-premium” Monday Night War Edition features content tied to WWE stars of the Attitude Era, as well as a collection of WCW’s biggest names of the era, including “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Goldberg, Booker T, and Eric Bischoff.
King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition, and Monday Night Wars Edition are scheduled for worldwide release on Friday, March 6, 2026, seven days prior to the Standard Edition, which will be available Friday, March 13, 2026.