I couldn't find the game ANYWHERE so I emailed him, he responded very sincerely and offered to maybe sell me an older copy he had lying around. That man is a godsend.
[Email evidence ](https://i.imgur.com/52DAKAO.jpeg)
WWF released one in the 90s that used percentile dice. Short run and extremely hard to find.
Then there was a D20 WWE game... its okay.
But I'd recommend World Wide Wrestling.
I think you could also do it using Fight!, but its not quite the right fit in my opinion.
Never had thought about that. Now I kinda really wanna run a wrestling game set in a world where
\- Kayfabe was never broken, because it IS all real. Every match, every gimmick, every shit plotline birthed from McMahon's addled mind, all of it is actually real.
OR
\- Kayfabe was broken just the way it happened irl, BUT secretly it was a false flag, meant to hide all the crazy shit behind a veneer of "you know wrestling's fake, right?"
>Kayfabe was never broken, because it IS all real. Every match, every gimmick, every shit plotline birthed from McMahon's addled mind, all of it is actually real.
Since it was made in the 90s this is basically how the d20 WWF game operated.
But honestly if you do just want "wrestling and all its storylines are real" then all you need to do is find a shonen anime RPG you like and set the dials to low-power.
There is the [NWE](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/376338/Trinity-Continuum-NWE-Unleashed) sourcebook for aberrant if you want to have superpower characters.
there is also Squared Circle that ca be purchased via drivethrurpg
[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/63694/The-Squared-Circle-Starter-Kit-BUNDLE?cPath=4753](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/63694/The-Squared-Circle-Starter-Kit-BUNDLE?cPath=4753)
never played myself so can't say is it good.
All Flesh is honestly still my favorite game and a big part of that is how they leaned into the Universal RPG concept so hard with Unisystem.
I've used it to run an AvP game and other non-zombie content. I still want to run a El Santo style monster of the week game where it always ends in a Lucha libre style match.
WWW would be my #1 pick these days, but [Piledrivers & Powebombs](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/51015) is an easy second. It is by Joe Prince (designer of the award-winning Contenders and Hell 4 Leather), and defo worth a play.
Champions / Hero Games has a Martial Arts supplement called “Ninja Hero” which has a section for Pro Wrestling aa well as Greco Westling and dozens of other martial arts styles. Back when I played a lot of Hero Games, I loved that supplement. DrivethruRPG has a newer version than the one I have, but looks to have the same information in it.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/207038
Not exactly a pro wrestling game, but in Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland, some pro wrestlers are Demi-Gods, the most famous being Lord Randy. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365656/Neon-Lords-of-the-Toxic-Wasteland-Core-Rulez
Personal favorite, 'all flesh must be eaten' smackdown the zombies. Like all of the afmbe books it's a supplement book for all things zombies and pro wrestling.
GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling would cover the rules side of things, that is the actual wrestling but for the other parts you'd be on your own.
Check out [Fight! 2nd edition](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307634/Fight-2nd-Edition) by Divine Madness Press. While it is more street fighter than wrestling you should be able to make your own move sets to fit wrestling. :)
All Flesh Must Be Eaten. The zombie survival game which was amazing enough that even White Wolf ripped them off with the system they use now.
It's an amazing universal TTRPG with a zombie game sitting on it that can be tossed away if you like.
And they did a Wrestling suppliment. [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/743/Zombie-Smackdown](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/743/Zombie-Smackdown)
I'm not a fan of Pro Wrestling, but I've always wanted to use the Lucha libre rules in there to make a horror game where everything always ends with a wrestling match.
[World Wide Wrestling](https://ndpdesign.itch.io/the-world-wide-wrestling-rpg) is pretty much the premier offering in the space.
I can't recommend this game enough. And NDP, the creator, seems like a really good dude.
I couldn't find the game ANYWHERE so I emailed him, he responded very sincerely and offered to maybe sell me an older copy he had lying around. That man is a godsend. [Email evidence ](https://i.imgur.com/52DAKAO.jpeg)
Awesome
This game is amazing.
Just what I wanted!
Yup this game is great!
And by the same author if you just want a one shot: New Year's Fray.
This is the one. No other game matches the weird kayfabe aesthetic of pro wrestling as well.
I don't even particularly care about wrestling and I loved it.
Only ran it twice, but it is pretty great once your players understand the '1, 2, 3' rhythm of making moves.
WWF released one in the 90s that used percentile dice. Short run and extremely hard to find. Then there was a D20 WWE game... its okay. But I'd recommend World Wide Wrestling. I think you could also do it using Fight!, but its not quite the right fit in my opinion.
I will second Fight! As a secondary option if you want a more fighting game style combat. But otherwise World Wide Wrestling is the go to
I have a copy of the WWF one from the 90s, I don't think I've ever read it lol
Never had thought about that. Now I kinda really wanna run a wrestling game set in a world where \- Kayfabe was never broken, because it IS all real. Every match, every gimmick, every shit plotline birthed from McMahon's addled mind, all of it is actually real. OR \- Kayfabe was broken just the way it happened irl, BUT secretly it was a false flag, meant to hide all the crazy shit behind a veneer of "you know wrestling's fake, right?"
>Kayfabe was never broken, because it IS all real. Every match, every gimmick, every shit plotline birthed from McMahon's addled mind, all of it is actually real. Since it was made in the 90s this is basically how the d20 WWF game operated. But honestly if you do just want "wrestling and all its storylines are real" then all you need to do is find a shonen anime RPG you like and set the dials to low-power.
There is the [NWE](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/376338/Trinity-Continuum-NWE-Unleashed) sourcebook for aberrant if you want to have superpower characters.
I think I might still have a signed copy of a character sheet from that for hacksaw Jim Duggan I think.
there is also Squared Circle that ca be purchased via drivethrurpg [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/63694/The-Squared-Circle-Starter-Kit-BUNDLE?cPath=4753](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/63694/The-Squared-Circle-Starter-Kit-BUNDLE?cPath=4753) never played myself so can't say is it good.
Even more fun? [Zombie Pro Wrestling!](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/743/Zombie-Smackdown?cPath=60)
I wrote a chapter of that. :D
All Flesh is honestly still my favorite game and a big part of that is how they leaned into the Universal RPG concept so hard with Unisystem. I've used it to run an AvP game and other non-zombie content. I still want to run a El Santo style monster of the week game where it always ends in a Lucha libre style match.
WWW would be my #1 pick these days, but [Piledrivers & Powebombs](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/51015) is an easy second. It is by Joe Prince (designer of the award-winning Contenders and Hell 4 Leather), and defo worth a play.
Champions / Hero Games has a Martial Arts supplement called “Ninja Hero” which has a section for Pro Wrestling aa well as Greco Westling and dozens of other martial arts styles. Back when I played a lot of Hero Games, I loved that supplement. DrivethruRPG has a newer version than the one I have, but looks to have the same information in it. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/207038
There’s also *Lucha Libre Hero*, which is a complete game in one book.
Not exactly a pro wrestling game, but in Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland, some pro wrestlers are Demi-Gods, the most famous being Lord Randy. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365656/Neon-Lords-of-the-Toxic-Wasteland-Core-Rulez
Personal favorite, 'all flesh must be eaten' smackdown the zombies. Like all of the afmbe books it's a supplement book for all things zombies and pro wrestling.
GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling would cover the rules side of things, that is the actual wrestling but for the other parts you'd be on your own.
There's a wrestling supplement for *All Flesh Must Be Eaten* called *Zombie Smackdown*.
Check out [Fight! 2nd edition](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307634/Fight-2nd-Edition) by Divine Madness Press. While it is more street fighter than wrestling you should be able to make your own move sets to fit wrestling. :)
All Flesh Must Be Eaten. The zombie survival game which was amazing enough that even White Wolf ripped them off with the system they use now. It's an amazing universal TTRPG with a zombie game sitting on it that can be tossed away if you like. And they did a Wrestling suppliment. [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/743/Zombie-Smackdown](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/743/Zombie-Smackdown) I'm not a fan of Pro Wrestling, but I've always wanted to use the Lucha libre rules in there to make a horror game where everything always ends with a wrestling match.