Single player[edit]
Single player mode consists of two parts. First, the player fights in matches against increasingly difficult CPU opponents. After winning five matches, the player fights King Slender, the Video Wrestling Association (VWA) Champion. If the player has selected King Slender for play, then he will face Giant Panther for the VWA Championship, though some versions of the game have a bug requiring King Slender to win more than the usual five matches before being granted the title shot.
After winning the VWA Title, the second stage of gameplay begins. As the VWA Champion, the player has to defend the title. Making ten successful title defenses (two against each of the five remaining characters) will result in a title match against the Great Puma, champion of the Video Wrestling Federation. Defeating Puma will make a player the interpromotional VWA/VWF Champion and end the game.
Two players[edit]
The two player mode in Pro Wrestling features essentially the same gameplay as single player, though without the championship quest. Each player selects a wrestler and then proceed directly into the match. The game prevents the same character from being chosen for both players. Unlike the single player mode, each match is a best-of-three-falls match.
Alarms[edit]
There are two kinds of alarms that you will hear throughout each match. One type of alarm is associated with time. You will hear a one minute warning bell, and a thirty second warning bell.
The second type of alarm is far more important. You will receive two warning when your stamina falls below two particular levels. The first alarm will be heard when you are considerably worn down, but still capable of fighting on. The second alarm sounds much like the first, but is much longer, and indicates when you are very close to being pinned. Pay attention to these sounds so you know which risks are appropriate to take.