Shinsuke Nakamura Reportedly Arrives in the States, Backstage News on His NXT Status, Which Former WWE Star is He Working With?

February 2, 2016

According to PWInsider.com, Shinsuke Nakamura has arrived in the United States, via New York City, and was greeted at the airport by former WWE star Sho Funaki.

Funaki has worked with other Japanese talents in the past, like Hideo Itami, and he and Nakamura will be reporting to the WWE Performance Center. Nakamura will reportedly spend two weeks in Orlando and then return to Japan.

Nakamura will return to the U.S. in time for WrestleMania weekend during which he will face Sami Zayn at NXT Takeover Dallas. It is expected following Takeover that Nakamura will begin full time with WWE.

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.