2K Sports had no choice but to pivot. In a shocking but necessary move, they announced that there would be . Instead, they took two full years to rebuild the engine from the ground up, finally returning with WWE 2K22 —a game marketed with the tagline “It hits different,” a clear admission that the previous era was a failure.
That said, the roster was impressive for its time. It featured legends like Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, alongside modern stars like Kofi Kingston, Seth Rollins, and Bray Wyatt’s “The Fiend.” A special “WWE Originals” DLC pack added outlandish fantasy skins (e.g., zombie versions of wrestlers), which felt like a desperate attempt to distract from the broken core. WWE 2k20