Stern’s Legends of Wrestlemania, released in 2015 and designed by John Trudeau and Waison Cheng, celebrates the icons of professional wrestling on a playfield built around a clever in-the-ring centerpiece. The upper-playfield “wrestling ring” mini-playfield features a spinning disc and two flipper-button-activated “Slammer kickers,” letting you body-slam opponents up top — a genuinely thematic mechanic that puts you right in the squared circle.
The scoring is built around matches and tag teams. Knocking down the WWE drop targets starts a new match, after which you head up to the ring to pin your opponent — and your first ball even begins mid-match. The big points live in Tag Team: you must first pin a rival in the ring, then strike the green tag-team targets, then the far-left lane. The skill shot is worth prioritizing too — if Advance Tag Team is available, take it with a full plunge right when the display prompts you.
There’s smart, knowledge-rewarding depth, including the Tag Titles match (which requires completing Tag Multiball, draining out to end the mode, then restarting Tag Multiball) and a famously huge bonus on the pre-1.35 code, where the skill shot is all about timing the third option to advance the bonus. Energetic, thematic, and packed with wrestling nostalgia, Legends of Wrestlemania is an enjoyable Trudeau machine that rewards a player who learns its ring-and-tag-team rhythm. For grappling fans and deep-game enthusiasts alike, it’s a championship-worthy good time. Let’s get ready to rumble in the ring.