WWE 2K24 Confirms Unexpected Showcase Mode Match Count
It's been confirmed that WWE 2K24's Showcase mode will have 21 matches total. Showcase is one of the WWE 2K franchise's flagship game modes, and so it's no surprise that it's coming back for WWE 2K24. Sometimes Showcase has focused on specific eras in the WWE, while other times the mode has been used to highlight the careers of specific superstars.
A couple of years ago, Rey Mysterio received his own Showcase mode that let fans relive some of the greatest matches from the celebrated luchadore's career. WWE 2K23, meanwhile, offered a unique twist on the Showcase mode. The mode itself was themed after John Cena, but instead of highlighting his greatest triumphs, the mode put players in the shoes of wrestlers that defeated Cena in various high profile matches.
WWE 2K24 isn't using its Showcase mode to feature any one superstar, but is instead all about celebrating 40 years of WrestleMania. As such, the mode will feature some of the biggest matches in WrestleMania history. A full list of the available WWE 2K24 Showcase matches is not available at the time of this writing, but it has been confirmed that the mode will feature 21 matches pulled from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. This was revealed by WWE 2K24 developer Bryan Williams in an interview with WCCFTech.
With WWE 2K24 even having a special 40 Years of WrestleMania edition, some may be scratching their heads about why the mode doesn't feature one match from each WrestleMania. It seems like a missed opportunity. However, there are a couple of possible explanations as to why this is. For one, WWE 2K24's 21 Showcase Matches is more than the 12 matches for the Rey Mysterio Showcase and the 14 matches for the John Cena Showcase, so it's already considerably more content than fans have gotten from the mode in the last two years. Secondly, the WWE 2K franchise has already had a similar WrestleMania-themed Showcase mode in a previous game.
10 years ago, WWE 2K14 featured a WrestleMania-themed Showcase mode that not
