Backstage News on Titus O’Neil’s Quick Royal Rumble Elimination

January 26, 2015

titus o'neil According to PWInsider.com, the original plan was for Titus O’Neil to be eliminated from the Royal Rumble match in 1 second, tying Santino Marella’s record, but timing issues between O’Neil, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns prevented that from happening.

O’Neil was instead eliminated in four seconds, and he now shares a 4 second elimination with Jerry Lawler (1997) and Bushwacker Luke (1991).

Owen Hart and Sir Mo both had 3 second eliminations in 1995, The Warlord had a 2 second elimination in 1989 and Santino’s 1 second elimination came in 2009.

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.