WWE 2K19 Early Reviews: 7 Things We Learned

2. Backstage Brawls Have Been Expanded

In the same IGN vid that explored how MyCareer has come on leaps and bounds, there was an interesting slice of gameplay that exposes a new kind of match in Exhibition. Your eyes are not deceiving you. That is Bam Bam Bigelow aiming at elbow at the head of 2000-era Chris Jericho in front of what appears to be the 'House Of Horrors'.

Bray Wyatt's cringe-inducing carnival ride of a stipulation match has already been shown in the trailer for MyCareer, and it's awesome to know it'll be freely available outside that mode.

Expect this outdoor battleground to be tucked neatly alongside the Backstage Brawl option in the menus. It has to be. Why else would Bammer and Y2J be slugging it out there? It's not like they're going to be part of MyCareer (unless the story calls for Wyatt to turn your CAW into a 'bad mama mama').

This expansion towards giving the player different areas to fight in is welcome, because last year's backstage scene was a little limiting and boxed-in. There should be a bigger sandbox generally to run around in and cause mayhem.