Stevie Richards gets the smackdown from 2K

Poor Stevie Richards (above, at right) – that guy just can’t catch a break. Not even a month has passed since leaving TNA and losing in the main event of some random New Jersey indy promotion (thanks, Wikipedia!), Richards (real name Michael Manna) gets the short end of the stick again.

In a twist that only WWE bookers could’ve written, Richards (yes, that is how I’m going to refer to him) recently became (one of, probably) the first gamers to pitch a perfect game in 2K’s MLB 2K11 and posted the last three outs of said game on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTKk0JzCyro). Richards was hoping to win 2K Sports’ $1 million perfect game contest but, unlike last year’s contest, which began on the day the game released, this year’s contest doesn’t actually start until April 1.

An early April Fools Day Joke? A scripted twist to give Richards more heat? An unfortunate case of someone not reading the rules close enough? That is up for you to decide.