Along with the news of the cover star for WWE 2K19, a contest was also announced.

On Monday morning (June 18, 2018), 2K Games officially announced that WWE Champion AJ Styles would be the cover star.

It was also announced that there would be a WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge, which is a competition that will put players on a path to facing The Phenomenal One for a chance to win $1 million.

In order to take part in this contest, eligible players must accomplish four tasks that are listed here:

  • Players must beat a to-be-announced new mode in the game.
  • Then, players can submit a promotional video proving they can beat AJ Styles in WWE 2K19.
  • From there, four semifinalists will be selected for a semifinal round of competition.
  • One player will then earn the chance to compete against AJ Styles one-on-one in WWE 2K19. The prize? One million dollars.

2K will announce more details about the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge in the months to come. For complete rules including eligibility requirements, please visit: wwe.2k.com/milliondollarchallenge/rules

It was also revealed that 2K introduced multiple premium editions of this year’s game, which include the following:

  • The WWE 2K19 Deluxe Edition, which contains a copy of the game with special packaging and access to Season Pass, Pre-Order and Collector’s Edition digital content.
  • The WWE 2K19 Collector’s Edition, which contains the same features as the Deluxe Edition plus exclusive and rare collectibles, as well as limited-edition WWE SuperCard content.

Additional details about what will be offered in each edition will be announced by 2K this summer.