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Backstage News on Plans for Roman Reigns and John Cena at SummerSlam, More on John Cena’s WWE Return

June 13, 2017

As seen on WWE Raw last night, it was teased that when John Cena returns to WWE TV on Smackdown Live on July 4th, he will be a “free agent” in the company, freely able to appear on both Raw and Smackdown.

Also seen on Raw last night, Roman Reigns revealed he will be announcing his plans for WWE SummerSlam this year next week on Raw. This lead to speculation that Roman Reigns vs John Cena might be in the works for SummerSlam, however, Dave Meltzer noted on today’s Wrestling Observer Radio that current plans do not call for Cena and Reigns to face each other at the big PPV this summer.

With Cena freely able to move between Raw and Smackdown, it’s possible Cena could face Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam if Randy Orton loses this Sunday at Money in the Bank, and as Roman Reigns’ plans remain open as Brock Lesnar is scheduled to defend the Universal Title against a returning Braun Strowman at WWE SummerSlam.

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.