While you can also use VC to unlock special arenas, belts, and similar custom items, the bulk of your VC bank will be spent on unlockable superstars. After all, it will cost you about 59,000 VC to acquire them all. Here’s a full list of wrestlers (and their special variations) you can acquire via the in-game store:
Andre the Giant
Batista
Beth Phoenix
Big Boss Man
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (Manager)
The Boogeyman
Booker T
Bret “The Hitman” Hart
Brie Bella
The British Bulldog
Cactus Jack
Chyna
Diesel
Doink The Clown
Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero ’97
Eric Bischoff
Faarooq
Goldberg
Hollywood Hogan
Hulk Hogan ’02
Jake “The Snake” Roberts
JBL
Jerry “The King” Lawler
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Kane
Kane ’08
Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash (nWo)
Macho Man Randy Savage
Maryse
Nikki Bella
Razor Ramon
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rikishi
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Scott Hall
Scott Hall (nWo)
Shane McMahon
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels ’05
Stacy Kiebler
Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon (Manager)
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Syxx
Ted DiBiase
The Hurricane
The Rock
Triple H
Triple H (Manager)
Trish Stratus
The Ultimate Warrior
Umaga
The Undertaker
The Undertaker ’98
Vader
X-Pac
Yokozuna
How to Unlock Every WWE 2K23 Wrestler Via Showcase Mode
While you’ll need to spend a little digital cash to unlock the bulk of the optional WWE 2K23 roster, quite a few unlockable wrestlers can also be acquired via the game’s special Showcase mode. This year’s Showcase mode sees you relive some of John Cena’s greatest matches (as well as a few surprise bouts). To unlock these wrestlers, you simply need to complete the Showcase match next to the wrestler’s name.
AJ Styles ’16: Summerslam ’16 Match
Batista ’08: SummerSlam ’08 match
Brock Lesnar ’03: Backlash ’03 match