– After John Laurinaitis was fired by Vince McMahon at No Way Out, Kevin Nash joked on Twitter that he’ll now be in charge of RAW. Nash received a lot of feedback from fans when he was nowhere to be seen on RAW. He then tweeted:
My bad. thought I was gonna run Raw tonight. Reread the email and it said 'hope you go raw dog tonight'. Great night for me anyway!
– WWE has released a new DLC pack for the WrestleFest on iOS game. The “Rowdy Pack” includes WWE legends Roddy Piper & “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, as well as Kane, Sin Cara, Cody Rhodes and the classic SmackDown arena.
– According to ABC News, WWE CEO Vince McMahon has donated $2,500 to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
– THQ announced yesterday that Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, Edge, Eddie Guerrero and Curt Hennig have been added to the WrestleFest mobile game. A new RAW is WAR arena has also been added.
– WWE’s website has a new article up with SmackDown’s Damien Sandow, looking at the top 10 ignoramuses in WWE history. He listed Steve Austin, Mankind, Santino Marella, Ultimate Warrior, Zack Ryder, Dusty Rhodes, Brodus Clay, Brooklyn Brawler, Booker T and CM Punk.
– The latest episode of WWE’s Outside of the Ring features Mark Henry visiting the Arnold Schwarzenegger museum in Austria. Henry was not at last weekend’s RAW live events or this week’s RAW & SmackDown TV tapings, so he was apparently overseas:
Earlier this week, video game publisher THQ released an updated version of the arcade classic WrestleFest for iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod).
We’ve been playing it all week and will get a formal review up some time next week when we’ve got some more extensive testing. If you’ve downloaded WWE’s latest addition to the Apple App Store, we want to know what you think.
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– Triple H has received a lot of praise backstage for his promo work, according to f4wonline.com. Triple H has been strong on the mic in recent weeks building interest in his match with the Undertaker at WrestleMania, but you can insert your own joke about the “boss” getting praised by his colleagues.
– John Cena re-tweeted a fan’s comment predicting what The Rock’s promo on next Monday’s RAW would sound like:
“prediction 4 rock promo – 1999 catchphrase, insult Cena, catchphrase, sniff the air, eyebrow, say electrify – leave till mid march”
Cena followed up with the following:
“Im pretty sure that’s close to accurate. Prove me wrong movie star. Ill be waiting in nike town.”
– WWE’s new WrestleFest arcade game is now on sale for iOS (iPad/iPhone/iPod) at Apple’s App Store. Here’s the official trailer:
There’s a brand new WWE game out from THQ, and both companies have hopes for the launch, we have learned. WWE WrestleFest, a faithfully recreated 2-D experience for iPhone and iPad based on the well-known WWE arcade game made popular in the 1990s, will become available Tuesday, February 21st, and expectations for the game are high.
The game features modern day WWE Superstars, prominent WWE Legends, an extensive downloadable content program, Road to WrestleMania progression play and multiplayer functionality. WWE and THQ announced that WrestleFestwill be available through Apple’s App Store for the suggested retail prices of US $2.99 (iPhone) and US $3.99 (iPad).
THQ also announced WWE WrestleFest is in development for additional platforms, including Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStationNetwork for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system, Androidand PC, with a currently scheduled release in 2012.
The game features everyone from, John Cena, to The Rock, Randy Orton to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Undertaker to, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and even “Macho Man” Randy Savage. There’s a lot of buzz for the game, which will explore arcade-style WWE action across a variety of match types, including Royal Rumble, Tag Team, Gauntlet and Steel Cage, while competing in a number of renowned arenas like Raw, SmackDown, WrestleMania and Saturday Night’s Main Event. The Road to WrestleMania progression-style mode will encourage players to select a WWE Superstar or WWE Legend and compete in a series of challenges to win five different WWE Championships, while wireless connectivity through Apple Game Center will enable them to issue multiplayer challenges.
WWE WrestleFestwill also update the gameplay experience following launch with the release of 30 additional WWE Superstars and WWE Legends, as well as new arenas, through an extensive downloadable content program. Items currently scheduled for future release include WWE Superstars CM Punk, Triple H and Sheamus, WWE Legends Shawn Michaels and Big Boss Man, as well as the classic Survivor Series arena.
WWE’s early 1990’s classic arcade game WrestleFest is coming back next week to Apple iOS Devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod). However – instead of a simple re-release of the game, THQ has remade the classic with updated graphics, smoother gameplay and an updated roster.
The roster for the game will feature legends from the early 90’s (including Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Big Boss Man), Attitude Era superstars (Steve Austin, The Undertaker) as well as today’s stars like John Cena, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk and Randy Orton.
The game will will feature a multiplayer mode, a steel cage match, multiple arenas and “extensive downloadable content,” which will likely include additional playable characters, ring gear, etc.
WWE WrestleFest will be released in the Apple App Store on Tuesday, February 21.
Check out these images from the upcoming WWE WrestleFest game:
– WWE has filed to trademark the phrase “WrestleFest” for use in video games. WrestleFest was the name of the popular early 1990’s WWF arcade game.
– WWE has named the Top 25 matches of 2011. Triple H vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27 was ranked at #1. To view the full list, head over to WWE.com.
– Sean “X-Pac” Waltman has commented on his weekend drug arrest. Waltman tweeted on Monday:
“I read what has been reported about me. I learned the other day that I had a warrant over something that happened months ago. I was never in jail. I did get my pic taken & printed.I want to elaborate more, but I should talk to my lawyer about what I can say.”
