WWE’s “Showcase of Immortals”, Wrestlemania, celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024 with a two-day event headlined by WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns and the fan-favorite challenger, Cody Rhodes. To celebrate the anniversary,WWE 2K24’s Showcase mode will feature a number of iconic rivalries and matches from the event’s storied history, enabling players to relive some of the most memorable moments.
Players who complete the first two challenges, which include the likes of Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant,Ricky Steamboat, and “Macho Man” Randy Savage, will be met withthe third match in the Showcase. This match, from Wrestlemania 5, includes The Ultimate Warrior and “Ravishing” Rick Rude in a match for the Intercontinental Championship.For those wanting to complete all objectives, this guide will direct you on how to do so.
WWE 2K24 Rude Awakening Objectives (Match 3)
In a bitter rivalry between WWE Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior and the challenger “Ravishing” Rick Rude,you will need to complete 13 total in-game objectivesto finish at 100% and unlock the rewards in the challenge. The objectives and their requirements are as follows:
Objective
Requirements
Focus on Warrior’s spine, and attack his Head or Torso to cause Light (Yellow) damage!
Inflict enough damage to cause Warrior’s health indicator to turn yellow on his head or body by using grappling and striking moves.
Now launch a flying attack off the top rope - Warrior won’t see it coming!
Climb the turnbuckle by running toward a corner with L2/LT. When Warrior is in range, press Square/X or X/A to attack, but be wary that this can be reversed if he is on his feet.
With someoneas powerful as the Ultimate Warrior, it’s a good idea to use a Light Combo to stick and move!
Perform a Light Combo by repeating pressing Square/X against a standing opponent. Four strikes will complete the combo.
Now slam the Ultimate Meathead with an Irish Whip Pullback in the ring!
Perform a Pullback by grabbing with Circle/B, doing an Irish Whip with any the left stick in any direction and Circle/B, then pressing Square/X or X/A before you let go of Warrior.
Keep the match at your own pace, and deal out some more Damage to Warrior!
Inflict further punishment using strikes and grappling. Try to mix up your attack to reduce the chances of being reversed.
Now hit your signature Piledriver to put the hurt on the Warrior!
Press R2/RT and Square/X when facing a standing Warrior. You will need a Signature stored, which is indicated by the blue bar under your health.Avoid using Instant Recovery as this will spend your progress.
Stay on him, but don’t gas out! A Light Grapple will keep you in control!
Perform a light grapple by grabbing Warrior with Circle/B and pressing Square/X.
And tell these people what you think about them with a Crowd Taunt
Create distance between you and Warrior, preferably when he is downed, and press the left button on the d-pad to perform a Crowd Taunt.
Work his arms over, too! He can’t lift you if his arms aren’t working!
You can usespecific techniques to target Warrior’s arms, but the most effective and easiest is to initiate an arm submission. You can do this by pressing R2/RT and Circle/B when Warrior is downed, which will initiate a submission mini-game.
Send Warrior into the ropes and meet him with a big Rebound Attack!
Irish Whip, then press Square/X, Circle/B, or X/A as Warrior rebounds and comes back to you.
Now go for your Finisher and give Warrior the Rude Awakening he deserves!
With a Finisher stored, press R2/RT and X/A when Warrior is either standing or grounded to perform a Rude Awakening Finisher.
You’re really applying the pressure! Keep it up with an arm submission hold!
When Warrior is grounded, stand by his side and press R2/RT and Circle/B. This will trigger a submission mini-game.
In the ring, go for another Rude Awakening, put him away!
With a Finisher stored, press R2/RT and X/A to perform another Rude Awakening Finisher.
Once completed, you will go through a cutscene that tells the story of the match ending, with your character “Ravishing” Rick Rude picking up a cheap victory and running away from the arena with his new championship in hand.
Rick Rude vs The Ultimate Warrior Match 3 Rewards
If you manage to defeat the Ultimate Warrior and complete all 13 objectives in this Showcase match, you will unlock twoplayable wrestlers and a manager, all of which are included in this match. Your rewards for completing the challenge to 100% are:
With that said, any players who purchased theForty Years of Wrestlemania Edition ofWWE 2K24will already have these characters unlocked. You can distinguish which roster members are from the showcase mode by the “SHC” next to their names.
