When this game was released (1989), it was hard to find ... I believe, at one point, if memory serves me correct, initial ads for this game listed it as "NWA Wrestling." A great image of The Road Warriors on the front.

The roster is below with "odd finishers" listed accordingly.

Flair (with the "Jumping Neck Breaker Drop"), Sting, Lex Luger ("Neck Wringer"), Mike Rotunda, Hawk & Animal, Dr. Death Steve Williams, "Gamesmaster" Kevin Sullivan, Rick Steiner, Eddie Gilbert and Michael Hayes ... plus the "WCW Master."

Each wrestler has 4 moves, not counting standards (body slams, head butts, etc) ... innovative for a game at this time, you can select what moves you want to use before each match. Each wrestler has running moves, some of which are strange. For instance, Flair does a big boot and a drop kick.

Graphics for the ring are bad. Not only is it flat but it is out of proportion to the wrestlers. The crowd is simply a bunch of circles with faces. The wrestlers themselves, however, look decent for the time period and most actually are distinguishable.

Random notes: The ref only appears to count. An invisible ref will acknowledge "ROPE!" if you are trying to make a pin with your opponent in the ropes (again, innovative for the time). When a wrestler submits, a painful, "I give up!" sounds. Hawk does a standing choke hold as a submission. Sorry, Hawk does not no-sell the piledriver. Most of the finishers look smooth. Hayes' DDT is nice. Luger can do a super kick. While on the outside, an occasional wrench will fly into ringside.

Gaming wise, the control is good and, for a game from 1989, was probably the best wrestling game for that era.

During play, you must defeat every wrestler to become "The WCW Minor Champion" ... then defeat everyone again to face the "WCW Master" who is billed as 7 feet 4 inches, 510 lbs. He looks like Andre the Giant wearing a Vader mask.