Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has been added to WWE 2K26 as an official playable character, not a user mod. On the 3rd, 2K updated WWE 2K26 with Ring Side Pass Season 3. New characters and moves like Brian Pillman and Matt Cardona were added, along with new moves and taunts available in Creation Mode. What became a hot topic in this update was the addition of Strauss Zelnick as a playable character. Although not explicitly stated in the patch notes, players who directly played the game discovered this, bringing it to light.