It is a spiritual successor to the 1983 arcade game Tag-Team Wrestling, also developed by Technōs Japan, but published by Data East.

The intro sequence and subsequent intermissions portray a disheveled pro-wrestling host, Cory (Nari in the Japanese version).

His assortment of manoeuvres include: a punch and a high kick, and a shoulder block from a standing position; from a headlock, an Irish whip, a body slam, a piledriver, and a vertical suplex; upon a running opponent, a back body drop, an elbow smash, a clothesline or a jumping back kick; upon a downed opponent, a running body splash, or, from a turnbuckle, a sunset flip or a knee drop.

He is fashioned after fanciful, dystopian punk/barbarian themed performers popular during the 80s (most notably Road Warrior Animal).

Accordingly, his maneuvers are limited to unskilled clubbing blows and a Gorilla Press body slam as his ultimate move.

His hair is shaggy and covers his face, suggesting possible inspiration by The Great Kabuki, Chopsocky, or well-known martial artists such as Bruce Lee and Bolo Yeung.

[citation needed] In the introductory sequence he is depicted with what would appear to be a set of nunchaku, but this weapon is not used during actual game-play.

His unorthodox and unpredictable fighting style includes shoulder blocks, coconuts (punches to the head while in a headlock), a Mongolian chop and giant swing throw as his finishing move, as well as a body splash on a downed opponent.

Perhaps his most effective, and most humiliating, move involves suspending the Player above the mat by grabbing his hair with one hand, and illegally gouging him square in the eyes with the other.

The TWA World Champion, who uses his strength and skill to overpower his opponent, clearly inspired by famed All Japan Pro Wrestling star, Bruiser Brody.

It adds a two-player competitive mode, where the first player takes control of the main character from the original game, now named Dynamite Tommy, while the second player controls a new character named Hurricane Joe, who plays identically to Tommy.