{"id":21689,"date":"2012-06-20T18:15:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T08:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=21689"},"modified":"2012-06-20T18:15:06","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T08:15:06","slug":"mike-tyson-returns-to-the-ring-in-wwe-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=21689","title":{"rendered":"MIKE TYSON RETURNS TO THE RING \u2013 IN WWE\u00ae \u201913"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Renowned \u201cBaddest Man on the Planet\u201d to Make Flagship WWE Videogame Franchise Debut Through Exclusive Pre-Order Offer<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/photo\/2012\/0619\/play_tyson1_600.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Melbourne VIC. <\/strong><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><strong> June 20, 2012 <\/strong><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>The campaign premise of \u201cLive the Revolution\u201d continues, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thq.com\/\">THQ Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced the return of the incomparable Mike Tyson to the ring \u2013 virtually \u2013 in <em>WWE<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><em> \u201913<\/em>, the revolutionary next installment in the WWE flagship videogame franchise.\u00a0 Often touted as the \u201cbaddest man on the planet,\u201d the boxing legend and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will be available as an exclusive playable character for consumers who pre-order the videogame at any participating retailer in Australia or New Zealand for the Xbox 360<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>3 computer entertainment system or the Wii<sup>\u2122<\/sup> system from Nintendo (while supplies last).<\/p>\n<p>Tyson made headlines with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/\">WWE<\/a> (NYSE: WWE) in early 1998 as part of the company\u2019s groundbreaking \u201cAttitude Era,&#8221; a time period prominently featured in <em>WWE \u201913<\/em> through a brand new single-player campaign.\u00a0 He is best remembered for his appearances leading up to and at <em>WrestleMania<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>XIV<\/em>, where he was recruited by D-Generation X (DX) to serve as a ringside enforcer during the main event match between DX member Shawn Michaels<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and Stone Cold Steve Austin<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>for the WWE Championship.\u00a0 Tyson, sporting a sleeveless DX t-shirt and black jeans \u2013 the same look as his playable character in <em>WWE \u201913 \u00ad\u2013<\/em> interfered in the match, allowing Austin to secure the victory and ultimately abandoning his presumed alliance with the renegade faction.\u00a0 Tyson returned to WWE on January 11, 2010 as a guest host on <em>Monday Night Raw<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of the most dominant champions in boxing history and one of the most memorable guests to ever be featured on WWE programming, Mike Tyson led an incredible revolution that changed the way fans perceive the sport,\u201d said Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President, Global Brand Management, THQ.\u00a0 \u201cHe was a tremendous addition to the \u2018Attitude Era\u2019 and is certain to attract a wide variety of fans to \u2018live the revolution\u2019 offered in WWE \u201913.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe baddest man on the planet is back \u2013 and only in WWE \u201913,\u201d said Mike Tyson.\u00a0 \u201cFans everywhere can now relive what I experienced during the \u2018Attitude Era.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned \u201cBaddest Man on the Planet\u201d to Make Flagship WWE Videogame Franchise Debut Through Exclusive Pre-Order Offer Melbourne VIC. &#8211; June 20, 2012 &#8211; The campaign premise of \u201cLive the Revolution\u201d continues, as THQ Inc. 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