How To Unlock All WWE 2K15 Characters

How to unlock all WWE 2K15 characters? That question will be answered in this guide that shows you who to unlock to get the full roster of 72+ WWE 2K15 characters at launch; and how to achieve that in the PS3, Xbox 360, PS4 & Xbox One wrestling fighting game.

This official video shows gameplay for most of the WWE 2K15 characters in action.

Below we’ve listed the playable characters. Take the following steps to unlock each of them, so that all unlockable characters in the game will be available to you.

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How To Unlock All WWE 2K15 Characters

WWE 2K15 Unlockable Characters

Below we’ve listed the 18 secret characters in alphabetical order. Take the following steps to unlock each one.

WWE 2K15 Unlockable Characters
72 unlockable characters in WWE 2K15

How to unlock additional characters?: As you can tell, when you start the game not all characters are available to choose from in the 72+ roster. You can unlock more by taking certain steps, as explained below.

  • Character Unlock Method #1:
    You will unlock 18 more playable characters as you play through the game. Check below for a full list of the secret characters*.
  • Character Unlock Method #2:
    In the “Who Got NXT” mode (exclusive on Xbox 360 & PS3) with five NXT superstars like Sami Zayn, each superstar is given a chapter of four matches. You have to complete all four of the wrestler’s matches to unlock that one of five NXT characters at a time in the main game;

    Whereas on Xbox One & PS4 these characters can simply be unlocked by going through the MyCareer mode.

  • Character Unlock Method #3:
    Buy the $25 Season Pass or spend the $2 on the separate DLC pack to obtain the “Accelerator” DLC (which is part of the Season Pass, and gives you instant access to all unlockable characters / content available in the game from the moment you start playing.

    How To Activate All “Accelerator” DLC Unlockables: Simply buying & downloading the “Accelerator” DLC does not unlock all characters automatically. You still need to do one more thing to unlock everything…
    – Step #1: After downloading the Accelerator DLC (never pay for it more than once; note that it’s already included for free in the Season Pass) exit out of the WWE 2K15 Shop — back into the game’s Main Menu — then exit out of there to the Title Screen.
    – Step #2: Once you’re on the Title Screen let the game load again until you have to press the Start button and select your harddrive device to go back into the Main Menu.
    – Step #3: From the Main Menu, scroll down to the “Unlockables” Options menu and select “Unlock Everything” with the X button on Xbox / Square button on PlayStation to “unlock all WWE 2K15 Superstars, Divas, alternate attires, arenas, and championships in the game.” Now you can go back to the Main Menu and select “Play” to go into a game mode and play as all characters from the get-go.

    Here’s a video that shows all the steps:

*So aside from the extra 3 Pre-Order Bonus DLC characters & 36 Season Pass DLC characters listed at the bottom of this page, there are also 18 extra secret characters hidden in the main game’s roster. They are…

How To Unlock Adrian Neville

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Adrian Neville
How To Unlock Adrian Neville: Complete Adrian Neville chapter & objectives

Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 194 lbs (87 kg)
Country: England

How To Unlock: Complete the Adrian Neville chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives.

How To Unlock Alberto Del Rio ’11

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Alberto Del Rio '11
How To Unlock Alberto Del Rio ’11: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Batista ’03

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Batista '03
How To Unlock Batista ’03: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Bo Dallas

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Bo Dallas
How To Unlock Bo Dallas: Complete Bo Dallas chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Bo Dallas chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives.

How To Unlock Booker T

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Booker T
How To Unlock Booker T: Complete Booker T chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Booker T chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Chris Jericho ’02

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Chris Jericho '02
How To Unlock Chris Jericho ’02: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock CM Punk ’11 – ’12

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock CM Punk '11 - '12
How To Unlock CM Punk ’11 – ’12: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Corey Graves

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Corey Graves
How To Unlock Corey Graves: Complete Corey Graves chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Corey Graves chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives.

How To Unlock Daniel Bryan ’12

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Daniel Bryan '12
How To Unlock Daniel Bryan ’12: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Kane ’02

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Kane '02
How To Unlock Kane ’02: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Kevin Nash

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Kevin Nash
How To Unlock Kevin Nash: Complete Kevin Nash chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Kevin Nash chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Randy Orton ’04

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Randy Orton '04
How To Unlock Randy Orton ’04: After unlocking all 5 NXT Superstars, beat John Cena with all 5 (this unlocks the alt characters)

How To Unlock: First you’ll need to unlock all five NXT Superstars (Adrian Neville, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves, Rusev & Sami Zayn), because this will unlock the Proving Ground Mode, the direct successor to WWE 2K14’s Streak Mode. Second you’ll need to defeat the tough-as-nails John Cena with all 5 Superstars, then the rest of the game’s roster (including this character and created wrestlers) gets unlocked. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Ric Flair

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Ric Flair
How To Unlock Ric Flair: Complete Ric Flair chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Ric Flair chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives. [Part of the new 2K Showcase.]

How To Unlock Rusev

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Rusev
How To Unlock Rusev & Lana: Complete Rusev chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Rusev chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives. – At the same time you’ll unlock the manager Lana.

How To Unlock Sami Zayn

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Sami Zayn
How To Unlock Sami Zayn: Complete Sami Zayn chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the Sami Zayn chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives.

How To Unlock Shawn Michaels

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock Shawn Michaels
How To Unlock Shawn Michaels: Complete all objectives in Bad Blood

How To Unlock: Complete all objectives in Bad Blood.

How To Unlock The Rock

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock The Rock
How To Unlock The Rock: Complete The Rock chapter & objectives

How To Unlock: Complete the The Rock chapter (consisting out of 4 matches) and objectives.

How To Unlock William Regal

WWE 2K15 How To Unlock William Regal
How To Unlock William Regal: PS4 & Xbox One-exclusive. Play MyCareer Mode

How To Unlock: PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console-exclusive playable character. You unlock him during MyCareer Mode.

WWE 2K15 Downloadable Characters

How To Get Sting

WWE 2K15 How To Get Sting
How To Get Sting: These 2 Sting versions are only available as a pre-order DLC characters bonus on all platforms. Also comes in the game’s “Hulkamania Edition”

How To Get The 2 Sting DLC Characters: Both Stings will become paid DLC on December 16th, 2014 in the “Sting Pack”.

At launch it was only included as part of the “Hulkamania Edition” of the game, and as a pre-order bonus on any platform. The 2 Sting DLC characters are not part of the Season Pass DLC or Accelerator DLC. — The Sting character are the the baseball bat-wielding icon of the 90’s nWo-era with trademark black and white face paint, as well as the flashy, brightly colored Sting with his signature flattop hairstyle.

Watch the DLC-exclusive Sting trailer:

How To Get Hulk Hogan

WWE 2K15 How To Get Hulk Hogan
How To Get Hulk Hogan: These 2 Hulk Hogan versions are only available as a pre-order DLC characters bonus on any platform you buy the game’s “Hulkamania Edition” on

How To Get The 2 Hulk Hogan DLC Characters: Both Hulks will become paid DLC on December 16th, 2014 in the “Hulk Hogan Pack”.

At launch it was included only as part of the “Hulkamania Edition” of the game. This is a pre-order bonus for getting this Limited Edition on any platform. These 2 Hulk Hogan DLC characters are not part of the Season Pass DLC or Accelerator DLC. Two pre-order, launch exclusive playable characters: Hulk Hogan and “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan. — The first Hulk Hogan character is from his early days sporting red and yellow colors while telling fans to say their prayers and take their vitamins. The other bonus is Hollywood Hulk Hogan, a more sinister personality and the leader of the New World Order.

Here’s the WWE 2K15: Hulkamania Edition unboxing video featuring none other than Hulk Hogan*:

* Gameplay of the two Hulk DLC characters is at the end of the video.

Note: It has also been confirmed that the “2K Showcase: Path of the Warrior” DLC features at least one of them, the WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan.

How To Get Paige

WWE 2K15 How To Get Paige
How To Get Paige: Only becomes available when you buy the $25 “WWE 2K15 Season Pass” DLC

How To Get The Paige Season Pass DLC Character: Although you can buy all DLC Packs individually, getting them all (with a 20% discount) by buying the Season Pass is the only way to get the playable WWE Diva Paige and many more future DLC characters.

Watch Paige’s official entrance into the ring:

We’ll list those future characters next…

How To Get 36 More Characters

And these are the DLC characters you get with the DLC Packs in the WWE 2K15 Season Pass:

– The $25 WWE 2K15 Season Pass gives you soon-after-launch access to the Season Pass-exclusive playable WWE Diva Paige.

– The $10 “2K Showcase: One More Match” DLC includes these playable WWE Superstars: Christian, Randy Orton, Edge, Mark Henry and Sheamus.

– The $10 “2K Showcase: Hall of Pain” DLC includes these playable WWE Superstars: Mark Henry, Big Show, Kane, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sheamus, The Great Khali, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan and Ryback.

– The $10 “2K Showcase: Path of the Warrior” DLC includes these playable WWE Hall of Famers: Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and Sgt. Slaughter; Playable WWE Legends: Honky Tonk Man, Rick Rude, Macho King and Colonel Mustafa; Playable WWE Superstars: Undertaker and Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

– The $8 “WCW Pack” DLC includes these playable WCW Superstars: Fit Finlay, Lord Steven Regal, Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger.

– The $7 “NXT Arrival” DLC includes these playable NXT Superstars: JBL, Adam Rose and The Ascension (Konnor and Victor); Playable NXT Diva: Emma.

This trailer shows everything you get in the WWE 2K15 Season Pass.

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