A competitive Esports tournament Pro Wrestling game? O.K. T.K.O! Let's make it so...???

05/02/24 • 27 min

Wrestling games have never been a big part of FGC or Esports in general. But that might be about to change with the WWE now part of Endeavor and TKO holdings. Because this partnership also includes UFC, it only seems like a matter of time before the WWE interests and business practices align more with UFC then the previous administration. And that includes the possibility of making a competitive game that can be tailored for Esports. Could we actually have a WWE game in the FGC that was made this century?
This episode looks at the history of Wrestling, MMA, and Boxing games under the fighting game category, the WWE's confusing Esports history, and why EA is probably the only company to wrestling Esports possible. And my proof comes from the FGC. If you don't believe me, listen to the podcast and you may understand why I said that.

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Plenty of Fighting Game franchises popped up in the 90's but disappeared as quickly as they arrived. While a lot of niche titles have found success with not just a new audience, but the ability to play these niche games online. And some even get side tournament play at major FGC events. However, there is one franchise that was important to the transition to 3D fighting games as well as the one of the first console exclusive fighting games. Battle Arena Toshinden was the first fighting game published and released for the Sony PlayStation. But as time flew by, games such as Tekken 2, Soul Edge/Blade, and even Mortal Kombat 4 would make it clear, Toshinden was behind the times. So, with older series like Virtua Fighter and Fatal Fury getting new games in the next few years, is it possible for Battle Arena Toshinden to come back as well? We will take a look at the history of Toshinden, why there hasn't been a new game, and how it's legacy can create something for the future.
Links to Paul Kidby's works as well as the Finnish BAT2+ Championship in the description.
The artist that painted the PAL cover crest Paul Kidby:
Taisteluareena Tinanilkka Finaalinen – The Final Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Finnish Championship:

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Transcript

JonisBrasko (00:02.894)
Good day folks, this is JonisBrasko, the host of the Fighting Game Banter Podcast. I had to wait till the end of April because so much happened during the month that I just had to wait till the end before I could record. So even though it's taking me a long to get back to this, I feel like I'm going to be presenting things with better quality compared to quantity. And the reason why I had to wait till the end of April is because in the FGC, there's two events that ge