WWE 2K Battlegrounds (2020)

🎮 Cartoonish mayhem, suplexes, and a gator waiting to eat your opponent 🐊

Let’s start by showing y’all the trailer, shall we 🎥

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⚠️ Quick heads-up

Cartoon violence, over-the-top moves, exploding barrels, electric rings, and ring-side alligators. Think WWE + Saturday morning cartoons.


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⭐ Non-spoiler rundown

I’m not a WWE fan at all, but this game hooked me instantly. Battlegrounds isn’t trying to be realistic like the 2K sims—it’s pure arcade chaos. You’re powerbombing people through flaming barrels, launching them 20 feet in the air, and sometimes literally feeding them to a gator. Dumb? Absolutely. Fun? Oh, hell yes.


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🎮 Gameplay vibes

Easy pick-up controls but sneaky depth if you stick with it.

Power-ups (flaming fists, shields, speed boosts) keep things spicy.

Arenas are mini playsets full of hazards (cars, cages, breakables).

Unlocking characters through story mode can feel grindy, but it’s not predatory—it just pushes you into “one more match” mode.



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🎨 Customization

The Create-A-Wrestler feature is fun but nowhere near as detailed as the full WWE 2K games. Fewer sliders, fewer tweaks—but still enough to spin up some wild, goofy-looking fighters. It fits the cartoonish tone, and honestly, that’s all I need.


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🤼 Roster taste

Some standouts: Undertaker, John Cena, The Big Show, Becky Lynch, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Roman Reigns, The Rock, Asuka, Kofi Kingston, AJ Styles, Sasha Banks, Randy Orton… and more. Some you start with, others you unlock.


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💜 My favorites

The Undertaker – big reach, ridiculous power.

John Cena – solid combos and specials.

The Big Show – the absolute king of “sit down, stay down.”



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🎭 Tone check

This game leans hard into cartoonishly weird energy. The announcers ham it up, the visuals are loud and exaggerated, and the whole thing feels like a toybox fight come to life.


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⭐ Rating

10/10.
It’s exactly what it says on the tin: arcade WWE madness. Nothing deep, nothing serious, just over-the-top dumb fun—and I love it.


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💭 Final thoughts

Even if you don’t care about WWE, this game is worth it for the chaos factor alone. Matches feel like unpredictable brawls where literally anything could happen, and that’s the charm.


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🚨 Spoilers (Story Mode)

Story mode plays out like a comic book, where Paul Heyman pitches “Battlegrounds” as the new vision for WWE.

He drags Stone Cold Steve Austin in to scout new talent, so you bounce around the globe with rookie wrestlers.

Each mini-arc has legends as gatekeepers or mentors, and arenas tied to their gimmicks.

By the finale, your rookies get their spotlight in a big Battlegrounds showcase, proving the idea works.

You unlock a final set of wrestlers, gear, and power-ups after beating the last gauntlet.

No dark twists here—it ends with a feel-good “new era of wrestling” vibe, complete with a wink at more Battlegrounds to come.