The Xbox 360 version of the game was temporarily recalled in Japan due to it not saving properly to the system's hard drive.

Wrestle Kingdom uses a modified engine seen in previous Yuke's games, the WWE Day of Reckoning series.

In this mode, players must create a wrestler and train under one of the top stars from each promotion.

Towards the end, the player will pick from a list of promotional titles or tournaments, such as the G1 Climax.

Alfred Alfonso, writing for American website IGN, enjoyed the PS2 version of the game, praising the Drama mode and graphics, but criticized the length of the loading times.