If you’re looking to emulate a time back when...
Sports board games are relatively easy things to manufacture. After all, they lend themselves to the medium pretty well (with some exceptions) – there are two players/teams, everyone understands what the goal is, and there’s the option of a time limit. I’ve played great board games of boxing, football, and ice-hockey (well, the hockey one wasn’t great, but at least it existed). There is one sport that seems something of a challenge to do, however, and that’s because it’s not technically a sport: pro-wrestling.
When you think about it, though, it should be ideally suited to the medium. There are great sports games, great superhero games, and great Saturday Morning Cartoon games. Pro-wrestling is, essentially, a blend of those three styles. However, it is the fact it is a hybrid that makes it so hard to emulate. It’s just a difficult beast to get a hold on.
There are, however, a few games that have taken a relatively decent stab at it. I’ve listed four of the best that I have played, below:
Superstar Pro Wrestling
Superstar Game Co, Inc.
1984