While WWE 2K Battlegrounds does have an extensive roster that includes both current and former WWE performers, that doesn’t mean you’ll have access to all of them right off the bat. There will be a handful of wrestlers you can choose from upon starting up the game for the first time, but the majority of WWE superstars in the game will have to be unlocked. So how do you unlock every single character in WWE 2K Battlegrounds? Let’s go over what you have to do.
But before we get into how to unlock all the characters, let’s quickly go over which wrestlers you will have access to at first launch. Those wrestlers are as followed:
Male WWE Wrestlers
- Angelo Dawkins
- Akam
- Akira Tozawa
- Big Boss Man
- Big Show
- Bo Dallas
- Bret Hart
- Buddy Murphy
- NBA Player Damien “Laheem” Lillard
- Dolph Ziggler
- Eddie Guerrero
- Gran Metalik
- Jey Uso
- Jimmy Uso
- Kofi Kingston
- Mojo Rawley
- Montez Ford
- Mustafa Ali
- Randy Orton
- Rey Mysterio
- Rezar
- Ricochet
- Rob “Gronkster” Gronkowski
- Robert Roode
- Roman Reigns
- Sami Zayn
- Shane McMahon
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Sting
- ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt
- The Undertaker
- Tucker
- Yokozuna
Female WWE Wrestlers
- Beth Phoenix
- Billie Kay
- Charlotte Flair
- Dana Brooke
- Lita
- Liv Morgan
- Mandy Rose
- Maryse
- Natalya
- Nikki Bella
- Rhea Ripley
- Ruby Riott
- Sonya Deville
- Stephanie McMahon
- Tamina
To unlock more WWE wrestlers, you will need to acquire Bucks or Golden Bucks. Most wrestlers can be bought using either form of currency. However, the cost for each is different. Also, some wrestlers can only be unlocked through the game’s Campaign mode.
With that said, let’s go over how you need to unlock every character in WWE 2K Battlegrounds:
| Name | Bucks Cost | Golden Bucks Cost |
| Aleister Black | 6000 | 150 |
| Alexa Bliss | Campaign^^ | Campaign^^ |
| Alicia Fox | 3000 | 75 |
| Alundra Blayze | 6000 | 150 |
| Andrade | 9000 | 225 |
| Andre the Giant | 9000 | 225 |
| Apollo Crews | Campaign* | Campaign* |
| Asuka | 6000 | 150 |
| AJ Styles | 12000 | 300 |
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| Bayley | 6000 | 150 |
| Baron Corbin | Campaign* | Campaign* |
| Batista | 9000 | 225 |
| Becky Lynch | 12000 | 300 |
| Big E | 6000 | 150 |
| Bobby Lashley | Campaign^ | Campaign^ |
| Booker T | 6000 | 150 |
| Brie Bella | Campaign*** | Campaign*** |
| British Bulldog | 3000 | 75 |
| Brock Lesnar | 12000 | 300 |
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| Braun Strowman | Campaign** | Campaign** |
| Cactus Jack | 6000 | 150 |
| Carmella | 3000 | 75 |
| Cesaro | 3000 | 75 |
| Chad Gable | 3000 | 75 |
| Christian | 3000 | 75 |
| Chyna | 6000 | 150 |
| Curt ‘Mr. Perfect’ Hennig | 6000 | 150 |
| Curtis Axel | 3000 | 75 |
| Daniel Bryan | 9000 | 225 |
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| Diesel | 6000 | 150 |
| Doink the Clown | 3000 | 75 |
| Drew McIntyre | 9000 | 225 |
| Earthquake | 6000 | 150 |
| Edge | Pre-Order | Pre-Order |
| Elias | 3000 | 75 |
| Ember Moon | Campaign^^ | Campaign^^ |
| Erick Rowan | 3000 | 75 |
| Fandango | 3000 | 75 |
| Finn Balor | 9000 | 225 |
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| Goldberg | 12000 | 300 |
| Hulk Hogan | 12000 | 300 |
| Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts | 6000 | 150 |
| Jeff Hardy | 6000 | 150 |
| Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart | 3000 | 75 |
| John Cena | Campaign^^^ | Campaign^^^ |
| Kalisto | 3000 | 75 |
| Kane | 3000 | 75 |
| Karl Anderson | 3000 | 75 |
| Kevin Owens | 9000 | 225 |
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| Lince Dorado | 3000 | 75 |
| Luke Gallows | 3000 | 75 |
| Mankind | 6000 | 150 |
| Mark Henry | 6000 | 150 |
| Mickie James | 3000 | 75 |
| Mr. McMahon | 12000 | 300 |
| Naomi | 3000 | 75 |
| Nia Jax | 3000 | 75 |
| Nikki Cross | 3000 | 75 |
| Otis | 3000 | 75 |
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| Paige | 6000 | 150 |
| Peyton Royce | 3000 | 75 |
| Randy “Macho Man” Savage | 12000 | 300 |
| Razor Ramon | 9000 | 225 |
| Ric Flair | 12000 | 300 |
| Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat | 9000 | 225 |
| ‘Rowdy” Roddy Piper | 6000 | 150 |
| Ronda Rousey | 12000 | 300 |
| R-Truth | 3000 | 75 |
| Samoa Joe | 6000 | 150 |
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| Sasha Banks | 6000 | 150 |
| Seth Rollins | 12000 | 300 |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 6000 | 150 |
| Shawn Michaels | 9000 | 225 |
| Sheamus | 9000 | 225 |
| ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin | 12000 | 300 |
| The Boogeyman | 3000 | 75 |
| The Brian Kendrick | 3000 | 75 |
| The Miz | 6000 | 150 |
| The Rock | 12000 | 300 |
| Triple H | 12000 | 300 |
| Trish Stratus | 9000 | 225 |
| Tyler Breeze | 3000 | 75 |
| Typhoon | 6000 | 150 |
| Ultimate Warrior | 12000 | 300 |
| Vader | 9000 | 225 |
| Xavier Woods | 6000 | 150 |
- * – Unlocked in New York part of Campaign
- ^ – Unlocked in Florida part of Campaign
- ** – Unlocked in Mexico part of Campaign
- ^^ – Unlocked in Scotland part of Campaign
- *** – Unlocked in Boot Camp part of Campaign
- ^^^ – Unlocked in Detroit part of campaign
Keep in mind a few things about this list. First, to unlock the wrestlers that will cost Bucks or Golden Bucks, you will have to scroll over to the Superstars tab at the home screen. Here, you will see which wrestlers have been unlocked and which ones have not. To unlock a wrestler, scroll over to one in a figurine case and then hit Y/Triangle to purchase that superstar.
Second, keep in mind that many of the wrestlers that are in WWE 2K Battlegrounds are not accessible as of this writing. Over 50 more WWE wrestlers will be added in a post-launch update, meaning that you will have to wait to use those competitors. This list will be updated once those wrestlers are added to the game.
