Triple H Off Weekend House Shows, THQ Announces Massive Loss Reported by: Ryan Clark
Updated on August 1, 2008 11:53 AM EST
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World Wrestling Entertainment’s video game distributor, THQ, announced that they have taken a big quarterly hit, missing all of the expectations for the quarter. THQ reported a net loss of $27.2 million for the Fiscal 2009 First Quarter, causing a 12.8% loss in stock price this past Wednesday. THQ continue to remain optimistic with the upcoming WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 and WWE Legends of WrestleMania video games which will be released in the upcoming quarters. CEO Brian Farrell said, "We have a robust product slate of key titles scheduled to launch in each of the next several quarters, starting with de Blob in September; Saints Row 2 and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 in the holiday quarter; Red Faction Guerrilla, Darksiders: Wrath of War and WWE Legends of Wrestlemania in our fiscal fourth quarter; and UFC 2009 Undisputed in the first quarter of fiscal 2010."
WWE Champion Triple H is not scheduled to be appearing at any of this weekend’s WWE SmackDown house show events. Originally, Triple H was scheduled to be featured in the main event of Saturday’s house show from the Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tennessee, however he has been removed from the card. The main event was set to be Triple H vs. The Great Khali however it will now be replaced by Big Show vs. The Great Khali.
Triple H is taking the weekend off to most likely be at home with his wife Stephanie McMahon who has recently given birth to their second child. Nothing has been confirmed but he is expected to be appearing at next week’s SmackDown tapings.
