COD Mobile Season 9 brings WWE stars Alexa Bliss and The Undertaker

Activision confirmed Thursday that World Wrestling Entertainment stars Alexa Bliss and The Undertaker will join Call of Duty Mobile as playable operators when Season 9, titled Midnight Rumble, launches on Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. Pacific. The crossover, timed for the Halloween period, will introduce a limited time mode that transforms the shooter into a ring-style brawl and will bring back several spooky maps and modes.

In the new mode, all players begin equipped with Prizefighter boxing gloves and can transform into WWE operators after going on a hot streak, gaining access to unique finishing moves and enhanced abilities such as increased health, developer TiMi Studio Group said in a blog outlining Season 9. The update also adds WWE-themed events that reward Entry Tickets and SmackDown points, which can be exchanged for in-game items including a CR56 AMAX Furious Finisher weapon blueprint and the Minotaur Fractured Fiend operator skin. Permanent Alexa Bliss and Undertaker skins will be available through in-game store draws, Activision added.

A promotional post from the Call of Duty Mobile account captured the crossover’s tone, saying, "Lights down. Arena full. CODM x WWE is about to...