AWWE 2K23fan has created the wrestler Mercedes Mone, previously known as Sasha Banks, in the game’s custom character creator. AlthoughWWE 2K23won’t be fully released until March 17th, the early access players are already busy creating content for the new game.

Mercedes Mone is a popular wrestler both in and out of game, and appeared in all theWWE 2Kgames from 2017-2022 untilWWE 2K23. She fought under the ring name Sasha Banks, and was influential in changing and advanced women’s wrestling in the real world. However, she decided to leave WWE and join NJPW and Stardom, which is why she is not part of theWWE 2K23character roster. Understandably, fans still want to see her in the newWWE 2Kgame, so this fan took matters into his own hands using the Create-A-Wrestler feature, or CAW, which is astaple of many wrestling games likeWWE 2K23.

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The custom Mercedes Mone character was designed by Reddit user u/DWi1son, also known as Zaddik. Many other users commented on the incredible accuracy of the design and applauded Zaddik for his work. Zaddik has made other extremely accurate character designs in the past, and many players are excited to see more of his work tosupplement theWWE 2K23roster.

The removal of Mercedes Mone is one of the many changes to the game’s character roster. New characters, like the rapper Bad Bunny, have been added to the game. There are alsotwo unique John Cena variantsin the game, called Super Cena and Action Figure John Cena.WWE 2K23has been repeatedly announcing surprise characters, so it’s possible that there could be even more wrestlers added to the roster. For players still disappointed with the roster, the Create-A-Wrestler feature is a great way for fans to include the wrestlers they want to see in the games.

Since the beginning of the WWE and theWWE 2Kfranchise, there have been a lot of changes to the rosters and types of wrestlers competing. TheWWE 2K14roster looks very different from theoriginalWWE 2K23roster, to say the least, and there are a lot more women in the newer game. Mercedes Mone was one of the trailblazers responsible for this shift, and although she’s no longer part of the WWE or the newestWWE 2Kgame, it’s nice that fans will still be able to play her through a fan creation.

WWE 2K23will be fully released on July 28, 2025, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.