The roster for WWE 2K games is famous for its expansive size, with a roster that stretches into the hundreds every year. Now that WWE 2K26 is nearly here, fans are eagerly scouring the announced list of wrestlers to learn about who made the cut and who will be left to the fans to recreate with the series also famously expansive custom wrestler creator.
What does that mean for Brock Lesnar, one of the biggest stars professional wrestling has ever seen, both physically and metaphorically? Can you play as Brock Lesnar in WWE 2K26?
Why Is Brock Lesnar So Important In A WWE Game?
In a word: fame. Brock Lesnar is an iconic part of modern wrestling history who will be a familiar presence to anyone who enjoys wrestling or who has even just picked up a wrestling game over the last decade and change.
In his career, Lesnar has had multiple stints in and out of the sport, starting out with popular promotions with smaller profiles than the WWE before joining the promoter and becoming one of its most marketable athletes. The WWE story department has been happy to put the organization’s straps on Lesnar multiple times to produce many of the organization’s top storylines through the years.
Where Lesnar’s star power reaches a new level is in how he transcends the sport to have fame among those who don’t even watch. A freakish athlete for his size, Lesnar not only has his amateur wrestling accomplishments to fall back on but also nearly made it in the NFL despite a massive experience deficit.
His most crucial fame when it comes to WWE relevance, however, comes from his time doing mixed martial arts. There has always been a strong crossover between MMA and wrestling audiences, and MMA fighters crossing over, or vice versa, is nothing new.
Few MMA-based wrestlers reached Lesnar’s level of fame, however, making an instant splash on the sport and becoming UFC Heavyweight Champion, and making many promotional appearances on talk shows and other methods of escaping the combat sports bubble of awareness.
Will Brock Lesnar Be In WWE 2K26?
Yes, Brock Lesnar will be available to play as in WWE 2k26. This will be the 16th time Lesnar has appeared in the series, and fans of the big amateur-turned-pro wrestler will be pleased to know that they can continue to do so when the next edition drops later this year.
What’s more, there will be two versions of Lesnar to choose from. Lesnar just made an appearance on Monday Night Raw earlier this week to announce an open challenge for WrestleMania 42, which means fans will be getting another run for the big man in the promotion, and you can play as modern Lesnar if that’s what you’d like to do.
Whichever Lesnar you prefer, you can take him to the squared circle when WWE 2K26 releases on March 13 across all consoles and platforms.
