5 non-WWE pro-wrestling video games you totally forgot about

#1 Hulk Hogan's Main Event

Who's that guy?

In 2006, Nintendo launched the Wii, a game system that focused on motion controls, using a controller that looked like this.

You know what we're talking about, we're just making a point here.

Well, after Nintendo sold 8 quintillion units of this system, Microsoft got the bright idea to do away with the controller altogether. I mean, not permanently, just for some games. It was a sensor and camera-based device called the Kinect, where players controlled games based on actual body movement.

Their tagline was "You are the controller!" to which gamers everywhere replied "Really? Do I have to be? What's wrong with this one?"

And then WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan saw that and said "let's make a wrestling game using that!"

That's not an exact quote. But that's essentially probably what happened. And then he probably said "Brother!" or "Jack!" or "Dude!"

The result was Hulk Hogan's Main Event for the Xbox 360.

It's kind of difficult to explain just how this game works, other than it has you perform gestures that your on-screen wrestler translates into wrestling moves against your virtual opponent. Or, at least, it's supposed to. This is the Kinect we're talking about, after all.

But, let's let the guys from Wrestling With Wregret demonstrate it better than we could ever describe it.

To be fair, it's an interesting concept for a game, especially if the Kinect had actually panned out as a concept. But, it didn't. It was terrible. Which is part of the reason why there was never a Hulk Hogan's Main Event 2.

Brother.

Did you play this one when it first came out? Are you glad you didn't. Are you exhausted just thinking about it? Head to the comments section and say something snarky!

What other wrestling games do you remember? Any games you'd like me to cover in the future? How many fish can you name? All these questions and more... should be directed to the comments. See you next time!