WWE 2k26 Original CAW SHOWCASE | "The Queen of Darkness" Samantha Shade

The Queen of Darkness... This Sorceress of the Squared Circle is as dangerous as she is beautiful. The dark arts of Samantha Shade, her submission holds, are as binding as any spell. She's vicious & cunning, but perhaps one word best describes both her skill and her cruelty... Wicked. The new freedom in 2k26 is enough to improve Shade all around. I'm not even going to get into the limitations left over from previous editions. The body customization, hair details, and face morphing are great. The new gameplay features are going to really revolutionize her further. Once I get the hang of them, I'm going to upload some full matches. The more personality I can inject, the better the whole thing comes out. "Shout at the Devil" was one of the very first songs I considered using (paired with "I put a spell on you"). Even though I like the following track on that album better and I think "Looks that kill" would also make a fantastic showcase song, Shout at the Devil from the album of the same name is such a perfect on the nose song for this CAW. Minor details changing from previous editions, say goodbye to her 2k24-25 entrance motion "the Evil Within". If it ever gets patched back in, I'm changing it. I'm bringing back her old entrance which I think is pretty good still. I've tweaked her moveset as well, bringing back her GTS gourdbuster and making her short arm clothesline more accessible. Otherwise, Samantha Shade keeps on rolling. I've brought her back every year since 2k17 and made her available on CC since 2k19. Happy Halloween.