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WWE Wins Five Gold and 12 Silver W3 Awards; WrestleMania 31 Takes Home Best in Show Award

October 31, 2016

WWE has issued the following press release:

WWE Wins five Gold and 12 Silver W3 Awards; WrestleMania 31 takes home Best in Show Award

WrestleMania 31 was recently honored by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) W3 Awards as “best in show” in the Social Content and Marketing category; the first-ever Best In Show award won by WWE.

Additionally, WWE Network, WWE.com, WWE App, Connor’s Cure and WWE Social Media were all recognized for their creative excellence with five W3 Gold Awards and 12 Silver Awards – for an overall total of 18 Awards.

For a list of all W3 awards won by WWE please see below:

BEST IN SHOW

WWE WrestleMania 31 – Social Content & Marketing – Sports

GOLD

WWE.com – Website Features – Home Page

WWE Network – Website Features – Visual Appeal

WWE App w/ WWE Network – Mobile Apps/Sites – Sports

WWE Social Media – Social Features-Social Presence

Connor’s Cure – Social Content & Marketing – Public Service & Activism

SILVER

WWE.com – General Website Categories – Sports

WWE.com – General Website Categories – Entertainment

WWE on YouTube – Video Channels and Networks – Variety

WWE Network – General Website Categories – Entertainment

WWE Network – General Website Categories – Sports

WWE Network – General Website Categories – Media Streaming

WWE WrestleMania 31 – Social Content & Marketing – Events

WWE WrestleMania 31 – Social Content & Marketing – Entertainment

WWE App w/ WWE Network – Mobile Apps/Sites – Entertainment

WWE App w/ WWE Network – Mobile Features – Best User Interface

WWE Superstar Ink – Online Video-Web Series

Make your grand WrestleMania 32 entrance in 360° – Online Video-Interactive Video

The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning sites, videos and marketing programs. The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms.

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.