The best WWE 2K26 CAWs you have to download right now

The first wave of must-add WWE 2K26 CAWs has landed, and mixes missing roster members with greats from years past – alongside a couple of super-talented NXT prospects. CAW stands for Create-A-Wrestler, and you can add all the brawlers below to WWE 2K26 by searching for their creator’s name within Community Creations. Chris Jericho, Ronda Rousey, Sasha Banks and Sting are four of the essential grapplers to be found in your WWE 2K26 CAWs guide.

1. Bad Bunny

Every year, the community fizzes with excitement while awaiting WhatTheStatus’s early CAWs. Known as ‘Status’ for short, this year the iconic creator already has a great-looking Bad Bunny to add to your download list. The Puerto Rican played February's Super Bowl half-time show – but funnily enough, no-one mentioned that he’s also a former WWE 24/7 Champion.

2. Bravo Americano

Dudley grappler Tyler Bate is featured on the WWE 2K26 roster, but only under his real name – ignoring the way he’s adapted to the masked ‘Bravo Americano’ gimmick since it was introduced last summer. Thankfully astrotwins_2 has come to the rescue, and you can immediately add some experienced back-up for El Grande Americano to your roster. With more to come…

3. Chris Jericho

Y2K has long been rumoured for a WWE return after being a prominent part of the AEW Fight Forever roster. Yet it didn’t happen at the Royal Rumble, and Elimination Chamber did see one notable grappler make the switch – but it was Danhausen, not Jericho. End the wait with this realistic CAW. It was made by Bhangra22man, with help from Esmec, Valoween, ibudsmoves, and harvaddy.

4. Edge

Another WWE-turned-AEW icon here – but while we might see Jericho in WWE before 2026 is out, there’s zero chance of the same being said for Edge. Thankfully WhatsThatStatus has stepped in, with this hand-made creation looking just as good as the Rated-R Superstar’s DLC character from Fight Forever.

5. Jeff Hardy

In years past, we’ve not featured DLC characters – or WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass, as it’s now known – in this esteemed round-up, as doing so felt like the waste of a roster spot. This CAW by Valoween is too good to ignore though. It features an all-white outfit without face paint, and a black outfit with pink face paint. Hardy is officially being added to the 2K26 roster in July – and this will more than tide you over ’til then.

6. Jon Moxley

Two grapplers in a row on this list for Valoween, with his interpretation of the man once known as Dean Ambrose also worthy of a CAW slot. Don’t forget that the number of those has doubled to 200 this year, making all the names found here even more tempting. Add Ambrose and you can reunite him with Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns for maximum carnage.

7. Lainey Reid

Reid’s story is a curious one. Her Fatal Influence stablemates Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley are both on the roster, and Lainey herself was ‘leaked’ back in January by a Twitter source who got last year’s DLC spot on. But she’s not on the disc or in the Ringside Pass, making this endgame3702 effort your primary means of adding her.

8. Paige

Whether you know her has a Paige from WWE or Saraya in AEW, Norwich’s greatest wrestling export is a household name twice over – and was portrayed by Florence Pugh in the brilliant Fighting With My Family, too. Decent career, that. If you want her in your game under either of those monickers, grab this model by KungFuCAWS – with a moveset curated by Kiel Thy Wolf.

9. Rayo Americano

Earlier on we promised even more back-up for El Grande Americano, and here it is. Rayo Americano is the third gimmick of Pete Dunne’s WWE run – as well as grappling under his real name, he was also known as Butch in the Brawling Brutes. It’s proved hilarious, with both Dunne and New Catch Republic partner Tyler Bate truly throwing themselves into the roles. Like Bravo Americano, this is the work of astrotwins_2.

10. Ronda Rousey

The most stunning wrestling surprise of 2026 – so far, anyway – was former WWE and UFC champion Rousey turning up in AEW, with minimal speculation ahead of her shock debut. It means she’s out of this series for a little while, and will likely be a CAW mainstay for the foreseeable future instead. Kudos to KungFuCAWS for his take on ‘Rowdy’ Ronda, with moveset help from Big Righteous.

11. Sasha Banks

We’re back in WhatsTheStatus territory with this incredibly lifelike model of Sasha Banks – or Merceded Mone, as she’s reinvented herself in AEW. She’s not appeared in WWE since 2022, but many fans still consider her one of the greatest female wrestlers of the last decade – alongside Four Horsewomen comrades Bayley, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch.

12. Saquon Shugars

It’s rare that the WWE 2K community agrees on anything, but this year they’re united in lamenting the biggest omissions from the Ringside Pass: dominant NXT faction DarkState. Along with Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, and Cutler James, Shugars has demonstrated serious potential since debuting last year. Bring him into your game with this Bhangra22man CAW, made with help from Esmec, Valoween, and Phsylum.

13. Sting

The most downloaded wrestler in Community Creations has already surpassed the 35,000 mark – and is a true icon of the WCW years. Fitting, then, that this Sting model was made by WCW-Eraz. It features two distinct outfits, along with Sting’s iconic black-and-white face paint – and the trusty creator also has a Sting with red face paint available separately. The beginnings of your own NWO Wolfpac faction are right here.

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