This is the first wrestling game to feature a play-by-play announcer, the animated Tom Talker, although his speech was only text bubbles.

Legend of Fighting Spirit) Tecmo World Wrestling contains more than 20 moves per wrestler, by virtue of not having a dedicated grapple button.

Instead, a grapple is initiated whenever the wrestlers walk into each other, and from there, combinations of the joypad and buttons can be used to perform a variety of holds and slams.

When all of the other wrestlers are defeated, the player must overcome the challenge of the non-playable final boss, "The Earl of Doom" Blue King, before winning the game.

The most notable difference from the single-player game is the addition of a momentum meter onscreen that rapidly swings back and forth between both players.