WWE 2K20's 2K Showcase mode revolves around the Four Horsewomen of WWE (Bayley, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks), from Charlotte VS. Natalya for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT to a triple threat winner takes all match between Lynch, Flair and Ronda Rousey for the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships at WrestleMania 35.

(Previous THQ games had female stories)[4] The story is set in April 2029, where Red and Tre were inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2029, which happened before WrestleMania 45 in Las Vegas, Nevada (also known in-game as WrestleMania 2029, as a fictional version of that year's event), 11 years after the end of the WWE 2K19 MyCareer storyline, as in which, the matches follow the perspectives of their career before putting their spots on the line against Samoa Joe and Brooklyn Von Braun at WrestleMania 45 at the end of the story.

[5] Eminem was reported to be curating the soundtrack of the game early in development, but talks with the rapper fell through after the news was leaked before it was made official.

[7] In the trailer, it features various WWE Superstars and Legends attending a party at a huge mansion, before it's interrupted by Lynch crashing through the glass ceiling.

Lynch then turns around to face Reigns, who soon praises her for the scene, before then revealing them as the cover stars and the tagline "Step Inside".

[8] Four expansions were released for the game as downloadable content under the banner "WWE 2K Originals", which include Showcase episodes, Story Towers, arenas, and character skins and accessories based on fantasy settings.

[11] The first, "Bump in the Night" (which was also included as a pre-order bonus), is a horror-themed expansion centered upon Bray Wyatt's "The Fiend" persona, with a Showcase focusing on Finn Bálor, unleashing his true power as the "Demon King", fighting against "The Swampfather" Bray Wyatt and his forces, with Story Towers focusing on "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Fed-Up Sheamus, Twisted Nikki Cross, Final Girl Mandy Rose and Daniel Bryan, as well as Zombie Sasha Banks and ThanksRusev Day,[10][12] the second expansion "Wasteland Wanderers" is a dystopian-themed expansion centered upon Seth the Wanderer in his quest to take down its overlord, Samoa Joe, in this Showcase, with Story Towers focusing on Survivor Elias, Survivor Rhea Ripley, Survivor Pete Dunne and Survivor Roman Reigns, as well as Artic Shield Roman Reigns and New Years Ricochet,[13] the third is based on WWE's digital series Southpaw Regional Wrestling (a parody of local wrestling promotions in the 1980s), with a showcase focusing on the company under hostile takeover by Mr. Mackelroy (Tyler Breeze), purchasing the company and destroying it once and for all, until the Southpaw crew hoping to win the company's ownership back in a best-of-five series, with story towers focusing on Mr. Mackelroy (Tyler Breeze), Misfit Molly (Becky Lynch), The Perth Peppies (The IIconics) (Heather (Billie Kay) and Other Heather (Peyton Royce)) Big Bartholomew (Rusev), and Street Zack Ryder and Street Curt Hawkins (Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins),[14] and the fourth, "Empire of Tomorrow", carries a futuristic theme and a focus on female characters, with a showcase focusing on Hacker Asuka (who speaks in her native language of Japanese during commentary in this showcase), who turned down on her offer from the Authority Megacorp, led by chairwoman Alexa Bliss, hoping to take down the megacorp's forces in Neo-Osaka, with story towers focusing on Robot Hunter The Miz, Robot Hunter Keith Lee, Hacker Johnny Gargano and Hacker Io Shirai.

[15] The New Day's Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E were shown in each DLC showcase's opening and ending cutscenes.

"[20] GamesRadar+'s Ben Wilson gave the verdict that "WWE 2K20 plays like a work-in-progress demo that's yet to be stress-tested – but there's a decent game somewhere under the hot mess.