The WWE 2K23 Showcase mode this year is all about John Cena. You get to play as some of his greatest opponents, serving as a potted history of Cena’s mammoth WWE career. You can complete the mode by simply winning every match, but in order to get all of the unlockable rewards, you’ll need to complete every objective, playing the matches out as they happened in real life.
What’s more, the Accelerator Pack that comes with the Deluxe Editions doesn’t unlock any of these rewards, so if you want wrestlers like Kurt Angle or Rob Van Dam, you’ll need to play Showcase mode.
We’ll take you through every Showcase match in order, and go through every unlockable. If you want to know what else is hidden in the game, check out our list of every WWE 2K23 MyRise unlockable.
Match 1: vs Rob Van Dam at ECW One Night Stand 2006
- Rob Van Dam
- John Cena ‘06
- WWE Championship ‘05-’13
- ECW One Night Stand ‘06 arena
Match 2: vs Kurt Angle at Smackdown 2002
- Kurt Angle
- John Cena ‘02
- Smackdown ‘02 arena
Match 3: vs The Undertaker at Vengeance 2003
- Undertaker ‘03
- U Can’t See Me entrance
- Vengeance ‘03 arena
Match 4: vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34
- The Undertaker ‘18
- John Cena ‘18
- WrestleMania 34 arena
Match 5: vs Triple H at Night of Champions 2008
- Triple H ‘08
- John Cena ‘08
- Night of Champions ‘08 arena
Match 6: vs AJ Styles at Summerslam 2016
- AJ Styles ‘16
- John Cena ‘16
- Summerslam ‘16 arena
Match 7: vs Edge at Summerslam 2006
- Edge ‘06
- Lita ‘06
- John Cena ‘06 (alternate attire)
- Summerslam ‘06 arena
Match 8: vs Edge at New Year’s Revolution 2006
- Edge ‘06 (alternate attire)
- Lita ‘06 (alternate attire)
- John Cena ‘06 (alternate attire)
- New Year’s Revolution ‘06 arena
Match 9: vs Roman Reigns at Summerslam 2021
- Roman Reigns ‘21
- John Cena ‘21
- Summerslam ‘21 arena
Match 10: vs The Rock at WrestleMania 28
- The Rock ‘12
- John Cena ‘12
- WrestleMania 28 arena
Match 11: vs Brock Lesnar at Summerslam 2014
- Brock Lesnar ‘14
- John Cena ‘14
- WWE Championship ‘13-’14
- World Heavyweight Championship
- Summerslam ‘14 arena
Match 12: vs Brock Lesnar at Backlash 2003
- Brock Lesnar ‘03
- John Cena ‘03
- WWE Undisputed Championship
- Backlash ‘03 arena
Match 13: vs Batista at Summerslam 2008
- Randy Orton ‘09
- John Cena ‘09
- Hell in a Cell ‘09 arena
Match 14: vs Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell 2009
- Randy Orton ‘09
- John Cena ‘09
- Hell in a Cell ‘09 arena
Match 15: vs a wrestler of your choice
- Super Cena (more on how to unlock the invisible Super Cena)