{"id":1352,"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2026-10-16T00:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T00:00:45","slug":"were-getting-a-wwe-and-street-fighter-crossover-and-its-pretty-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1352","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Getting A WWE And Street Fighter Crossover, And It\u2019s Pretty Weird"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/gallery\/street-fighter-movie-release-date-cast-and-everything-we-know-so-far\/2900-6770\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Street Fighter movie<\/a>&#8216;s release this week, 2K Games has announced a new DLC pack for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/games\/wwe-2k26\/\" data-type=\"games\" data-id=\"679346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE 2K26<\/a> that lets you dress several WWE performers as Street Fighter <em>action figures<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can make the likes of Rey Mysterio and The Rock look like oversized toys, and each version of the WWE star will also come equipped with Street Fighter-inspired moves like the Shinku Hadoken, Psycho Crusher, Spiral Arrow, Electric Thunder, and Shoryuken. Pricing hasn&#8217;t been revealed yet, but generally, these character packs cost around\u00a0$15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available starting October 28 as a standalone purchase&#8211;and not included in any existing bundles or premium editions of the game&#8211;the WWE 2K26 X Street Fighter Elite Pack includes:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1920853\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1920853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Street-Fighter-WWE-1.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920853\"><\/figure>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1920851\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1920851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Street-Fighter-WWE-2.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920851\"><\/figure>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1920856\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1920856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Street-Fighter-WWE-3.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920856\"><\/figure>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1920852\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1920852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Street-Fighter-WWE-4.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920852\"><\/figure>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1920855\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1920855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Street-Fighter-WWE-5.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920855\"><\/figure>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1920854\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1920854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Street-Fighter-WWE-6.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920854\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Rock &#8220;Final Boss&#8221; as M. Bison<\/li>\n<li>Rey Mysterio as Ryu<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair as Cammy<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Warrior as Blanka<\/li>\n<li>Dominik Mysterio as Ken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strangely, there&#8217;s no Cody Rhodes Street Fighter skin, which is kind of weird since he plays Guile in the movie and has even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/cody-rhodes-went-full-street-fighter-for-summerslam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosplayed as him<\/a> at WWE live events.\u00a0\u00a0Additionally, the pack includes 15\u00a0Create-a-Superstar parts from\u00a0several other\u00a0Street Fighter characters:\u00a0Akuma, Vega, and Chun-Li. Each Street Fighter skin is inspired by the Mattel Elite Collection WWE X Street Fighter figures, so this is merchandising taken to a new extreme. To paraphrase Danhausen, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RB_Bh9TeagQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">these are <em>cursed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reviews have also begun appearing online for Street Fighter, and on GameSpot&#8217;s sister site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/street-fighter-2026\/critic-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacritic<\/a>, the film has a &#8220;mixed or average&#8221; metascore of 46 from 19 reviews. Critics say that the movie&#8217;s story is an absolute mess, and it&#8217;s barely held together by several stylish fight scenes across its two-hour runtime. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movie isn&#8217;t tracking well for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/street-fighter-movie-box-office-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opening weekend either<\/a>, as current\u00a0estimates suggest that it could struggle to make a dent at the box office.\u00a0At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/street-fighter-movies-popcorn-bucket-is-absolutely-perfect-no-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popcorn bucket sales<\/a> should be a hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the Street Fighter movie&#8216;s release this week, 2K Games has announced a new DLC pack for WWE 2K26 that lets you dress several WWE performers as Street Fighter action figures. 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