Update on Luke Harper’s Whereabouts on WWE Raw Tonight, Addressing Speculation He is Being Punished Due to Y2J Photo

October 19, 2015

As noted earlier today, Chris Jericho posted a photo on social media breaking kayfabe and showing him, along with other WWE stars such as Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt posing backstage with Luke Harper.

Harper was noticeably absent on Raw tonight and in his place with The Wyatt Family was the returning Erick Rowan. This has lead to speculation on social media that Harper is being punished for the photo which was posted, and later deleted, by Chris Jericho.

According to WZ’s Justin LaBar, Harper is not being punished for the posting of the photo, and as seen in the Tweets below, was not on Raw tonight due to personal reasons:

Getting ?’s & false rumors/stories. Luke Harper is still w/ Wyatt’s but not there due to personal reasons. Don’t believe anything else #RAW

— Justin LaBar (@JustinLaBar) October 20, 2015

No, again, please don’t believe or speculate any of that. https://t.co/x1mxBjd03B

— Justin LaBar (@JustinLaBar) October 20, 2015

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.