— A few websites have articles talking about the news of the leaked memo WWE and THQ put out instructing the video game press to not show Triple H in a vulnerable position when reviewing the SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 video game. The game, which is scheduled to come out next Tuesday, says: “refrain from showing Triple H in a losing/defeated/defenseless position.” You can read The Escapist’s article on the situation and crediting this website, at the following link. They wrote: “Non-wrestling watchers may wonder why one star is so coveted. These actions could be due to Triple H’s notoriety as one of the biggest drawing superstars with the WWE — or his marriage to the company’s owner’s daughter, Stephanie McMahon.” PC enthusiast website also has an article on the situation, which you can read at the following link. They wrote: “Companies making content requests of news outlets when they write up previews isn’t anything new in the gaming world. Nor is it that unusual to see developers or publishers make strange requests of reporters when we review or preview a game. THQ and WWE can now be added to the list for making bizarre demands of publications writing about the upcoming Smackdown vs Raw game.” They also added: “This is a fighting game, and to demand that journalists NOT show one of the characters getting beat up or losing seems ridiculous at best and moronic at worst. By insisting on controlling what can be covered, THQ and WWE will earn a lot of animosity from the gaming press corps. What’s sad, though, is that all of this bad karma will be earned for a WWE title.”
— WWE has released the pre-sale password for WrestleMania 25. It starts tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. CT. WWE sent out the following notice: *Special Internet ONLY Pre-Sale*
Starting TOMORROW Thursday, November 6 at 10:00am CT through
Friday, November 7 at 10:00pm CT log onto ticketmaster.com
for this Special Internet ONLY Pre-Sale.
Enter the Password: WWEHTX The event page can be reached at the following link.
— With Finlay’s win over Mark Henry on last night’s edition of ECW, he becomes the No. 1 contender to the ECW Title. He will wrestle ECW Champion Matt Hardy next Tuesday for the belt. It’s interesting to that Finlay wrestled Matt Hardy in his WWE debut in January 2006. Matt Hardy defeated Finlay by disqualification after Finlay delivered a series of hard crossfaces, ignoring the referee’s count. Finlay brutally beat him following the match. Finlay dragged Hardy to the corner, laid his head on the steel steps and stomped down, driving Hardy into the steel in a brutal display. This wasn’t followed up on as the two went their seperate ways with Hardy not getting revenge.
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