Former WWE Star Comes Out of Retirement, Eye Witness Account of Dixie Carter TNA Pep Talk Differs From Grantland Article

September 18, 2014

Source: The Wrestling Observer

Former WWE Star Comes Out of Retirement

Former WWE star Charlie Haas, who announced his pro wrestling retirement back in 2013, has begun taking indy bookings near his home in Texas.

Haas will be appearing with Shelton Benjamin as The World’s Greatest Tag Team at the Jersey All Pro 18th Year Anniversary Show on November 15th in Rahway, NJ.

Eye Witness Account of Dixie Carter TNA Pep Talk Differs From Grantland Article

Earlier this week, we posted highlights from an in-depth article Grantland did on TNA Wrestling, and in the piece TNA President Dixie Carter recalls a backstage pep talk she had with the TNA roster at the NYC Impact tapings last month.

Carter told Grantland she was “fired up” during the pep talk to the point where she was cursing throughout her speech to the roster. Following her talk, she said numerous TNA talents went to her and told her they believed in TNA and its future.

According to a TNA employee present for Dixie Carter’s pep talk at the tapings, none of the above things happened during and/or after her speech.

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.