A look at the 1995 BBM Pro Wrestling set

The 1995 BBM Pro Wrestling set published by Baseball Magazine Sha (BBM) was a landmark set, and is one of the most important releases for the sport. It was the first standard-size wrestling card set in Japan to be distributed in packs. With a checklist totaling 241 cards, it was by far the largest wrestling card set published to date in Japan, and only second to the 1988 Wonderama NWA set released in the United States. At the time, BBM was a leading producer of baseball cards in Japan. The company would later go on to produce sumo cards, horse-racing, bowling cards, and other sport-related sets.

The set is composed of both men and women wrestlers, and contains a variety of small subsets. The set also features an insert set of 12 cards with separate numbering and cardstock from the standard base set. Card one through 132 of the set feature the men wrestlers, while cards 133 through 184 feature women wrestlers, known a Joshi. As a large set at the time, the majority of the cards are the first cards (also known as rookie cards) of the wrestlers that they depict. The card front show an image of the wrestler, their name in Japanese, and the logo of the promotion that they originate. The card backs show the names in English.

The tag team subset is entitled We Are the Team and consists of seven cards numbered 186 to 198. The card feature in-ring photography of the most popular tag team on the era. Cards 193 to 198 are a career tribute to the wrestler Atsushi Ohnita (also spelled Onita), who had been forced to retire due to multiple injuries. Ohnita would later seek fame as a founder of a form of hardcore wrestling, often referred to as deathmatch wrestling. Cards 199-206 are the Special Hold subset, feature top moves of popular wrestlers. Cards 207-212 are entitled Greatest Wrestlers, and feature wrestling legend Rikidōzan (Mitsuhiro Momota). The cards show various scenes from Rikidōzan's career. 

Cards 218-223 are entitled Farewell to Ring, and feature wrestlers who have recently retired. Cards 213-216 entitled Proof of King illustrate various title or tournament belts. Cards 224-228 are called Rival Story and show various rivalries between wrestlers, as popular technique to get viewer interest in wrestling shows. Cards 229-241 are Logographics and show the logos of various popular promotions (BBM was not restricted to wrestlers from a single promotion). There were also four checklist cards to the set, numbered 62, 124, 185, and 241.

The set also featured as series of 12 insert cards, entitled Pro Wrestling Super Stars, numbered SE-1 to SE-12. The cards were produced on foil cards stock, which featured a sparkling effect when viewed in-hand. BBM also pre-released several promotional cards for the set, which are highly valued due to their scarcity.