{"id":151696,"date":"2026-01-26T21:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=151696"},"modified":"2026-01-26T22:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:43:42","slug":"its-time-to-play-the-game-wwe-announces-king-of-kings-deluxe-edition-of-wwe-2k26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/26\/its-time-to-play-the-game-wwe-announces-king-of-kings-deluxe-edition-of-wwe-2k26\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Time to Play the Game: WWE Announces King of Kings Deluxe Edition of WWE 2K26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were rumors that WWE was going to reveal some 2K26-related news on Raw, following the announcements that came on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/24\/wwe-2k26-attitude-era-edition-announced-what-not-to-expect\/\" target=\"_self\">last week&#8217;s SmackDown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/24\/wwe-2k26-monday-night-wars-edition-announced-at-wwe-snme-xliii\/\" target=\"_self\">Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event<\/a>. Sure enough, WWE did not disappoint, revealing that this year&#8217;s deluxe edition of the game will be dedicated to the one-and-only, Triple H.<\/p>\n<h2>WWE 2K26 Deluxe Edition: King of Kings with Cover Star, Triple H<\/h2>\n<p>WWE announced the news, which had been shared by WWE2K&#8217;s official X account earlier in the day, in a pre-recorded video segment. Paul Heyman kept bothering Triple H, suggesting at times that each member of the Vision would be a great fit for the cover. Triple H entertained him before telling Heyman he was sure 2K had cooked up something good. The two of them arrived to see the cover, and Triple H looked at Heyman, asking how he pulled it off. Heyman smiled, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s time to play the game.&#8221; That&#8217;s when the cover featuring Triple H was shown as it was announced this year&#8217;s deluxe edition would be dedicated to the 30-year career of The Game.<\/p>\n<p>Not much is known about the deluxe edition yet, but it is likely to be like 2025&#8217;s Deadman Edition, which featured additional elements and playable characters from the standard version.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s time to play the game. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE2K26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWE2K26<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TripleH<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzIn02PDKu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KzIn02PDKu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #WWE2K26 (@WWEgames) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEgames\/status\/2015866340138192972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><u><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for more on WWE 2K26, the King of Kings Version, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out WWE programming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> (Raw, WWE archives, WWE Unreal, and other specials), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a> (NXT), <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN <\/a>(WWE PLEs), <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tubi<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A&amp;E<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a> (Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were rumors that WWE was going to reveal some 2K26-related news on Raw, following the announcements that came on last week&#8217;s SmackDown and Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event. Sure enough, WWE did not disappoint, revealing that this year&#8217;s deluxe edition of the game will be dedicated to the one-and-only, Triple H. 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