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Jake "The Snake" Roberts returns to wrestling
by Jolex Del Pilar
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
A wrestling video game that is...
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, one of professional wrestling's most controversial and mysterious wrestlers, is making his long-awaited return to the squared circle. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Roberts to appear in Legends of Wrestling: Showdown, which is currently under development with Acclaim Studios Austin and scheduled for release in April 2004 across the next-generation gaming platforms.
"I have been lurking in the shadows waiting for the right time to resurface," added Jake 'The Snake' Roberts. "My assault on Legends of Wrestling: SHOWDOWN begins now and I thank Acclaim for giving me this opportunity. Take the fear you'll have from seeing me in the game and then imagine that I'm standing in front of you with my snake, Damien; you'll think it's a dream but it'll be your worst nightmare. What you don't understand is that it has always been my choice...April 2004 marks the return of the DDT. Trust me."
Exclusive images of Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, one of the 70+ wrestlers who will appear in the game, can be viewed at Acclaim's Legends of Wrestling: SHOWDOWN Web site (http://www.legendsshowdown.com).
A second-generation wrestler, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts is widely regarded as one of the most sadistic and smartest wrestlers in the history of the sport. The inventor of the DDT, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts has participated in more than 10,000 matches; he has wrestled in all fifty U.S. States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, England, Ireland, Philippines, Malaysia, Austria and Germany.
Legends of Wrestling: SHOWDOWN will be available in April 2004 across the next-generation systems at suggested retail process to be determined. For more information on this game, please visit http://www.legendsshowdown.com.
--- Jolex Del Pilar |
