Hogan Training Rapper for Wrestling Career, Tribute to Troops Sees Decline on NBC, WWE Leaves Big Network in Mexico

December 29, 2014

WWE Leaves Big Network in Mexico

After more than six years airing on the Network, WWE Raw aired for the last time on Televisa this past weekend.

Televisa is Latin America’s biggest mass media company not to mention one of the biggest in the world, so this news is pretty big for the WWE TV presence in the Mexican market.

With WWE parting ways with Televisa, WWE programming is now only available on pay TV in Mexico.

Tribute to Troops Sees Decline on NBC

According to TV By The Numbers, the rating for this year’s Tribute to the Troops replay special on NBC was down 33% from last year in the 18-49 demographic.

Additionally, overall viewership was also down 33% from last year’s number.

Hogan Training Rapper for Wrestling Career

Hulk Hogan and rapper Riff Raff, aka Jody Highroller, announced over the weekend that Hogan will be training Highroller for a potential pro wrestling career. Hogan’s son Nick posted the video announcement below, and the following was posted by Hogan on Twitter:

Can’t wait to start training with my new partner @JODYHiGHROLLER !!! Hulkamania is going NEON brother! HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) December 28, 2014

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.