The weirdest wrestling game is also the most realistic

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Wrestling Empire (2021)
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Wrestling Empire is a one-man project that reflect the weird world of wrestling better than any AAA wrestling sim. Wrestlers are an itinerant warrior class who struggle with access to health care, bruising schedules, and promotions that can treat talent as disposable. This janky game reveals the pants-peeing, grim underbelly of wrestling, and Polygon's Patrick Gill is here to take you on a tour of this strange world.

0:00 Intro to Wrestling Empire
0:50 The world of wrestling games
2:05 Meet Buddy Buchanan
5:06 Injuries and healthcare
8:58 The steroids problem
11:10 Getting rebranded
12:23 Bodily fluids
13:47 Gimmick matches
15:10 The End

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