WWE 2K25 New Update 1.026 Brings Support for Upcoming John Cena Content
Visual Concepts has released WWE 2K25 update 1.26/1.26 (complete version 1.026.000) today, and this adds support for upcoming John Cena-related content later this month.
While fixes are included, they are minor, as the update primarily focuses on adding new content.
Read on for the official patch notes and datamined info on what got added via today’s update.
WWE 2K25’s Update 1.026 Brings New Content on All Platforms on Oct. 6
The official patch notes released by Visual Concepts mention the following changes:
General
- Stability and Performance improvements
- Added support for upcoming John Cena-related content
Check out a preview of the upcoming John Cena content planned to drop on October 16:
Diagnosis: BARZ. Prescription: Thuganomics 🩺🧢 10/16 #WWE2K25 #FirstLook @JohnCena pic.twitter.com/oGI7qw0IK7
— #WWE2K25 (@WWEgames) October 5, 2025
While the patch notes only include the short list of patch notes, thankfully, we have more resources we can count on when it comes to WWE 2K updates. Content creator and dataminer What the Status shared datamined content, which we’ve included in the gallery below.
Please note that the content shown is from datamined game files, and it may not represent the final version or may be removed entirely.
For reference, the content is as follows:
- Kane ’03 vs Kane ’08
- Few of John Cena shirts have been added to CAS mode in patch 1.26 #WWE2K25
- John Cena ’03 Model added in Patch 1.26
- R-Truth (Ron Cena) added in Patch 1.26
- Brock Lesnar 2025 Model added in Patch 1.26
The entrances and other related stuff have been datamined too.
Kane ’03 Full entrance! #WWE2K25
– The content shown here comes from internal game files and may not represent final or publicly released material. Features, characters, and data found in these files can change, be removed. pic.twitter.com/PJ6kgim2Vt
— 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖘™ (@WhatsTheStatus) October 6, 2025
Kane ’03 Full entrance! #WWE2K25
– The content shown here comes from internal game files and may not represent final or publicly released material. Features, characters, and data found in these files can change, be removed. pic.twitter.com/PJ6kgim2Vt
— 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖘™ (@WhatsTheStatus) October 6, 2025
Kane ’03 Full entrance! #WWE2K25
– The content shown here comes from internal game files and may not represent final or publicly released material. Features, characters, and data found in these files can change, be removed. pic.twitter.com/PJ6kgim2Vt
— 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖘™ (@WhatsTheStatus) October 6, 2025
John Cena (41) also comes with a new Heel Victory! #WWE2K25
– The content shown here comes from internal game files and may not represent final or publicly released material. Features, characters, and data found in these files can change, be removed. pic.twitter.com/8L3HIHwzKD
— 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖘™ (@WhatsTheStatus) October 6, 2025
John Cena (41) also comes with a new Heel Victory! #WWE2K25
– The content shown here comes from internal game files and may not represent final or publicly released material. Features, characters, and data found in these files can change, be removed. pic.twitter.com/8L3HIHwzKD
— 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖘™ (@WhatsTheStatus) October 6, 2025
Expect the John Cena content to be released next week. Don’t be surprised if we get another patch for it as well.
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