WWE Hall of Famer Undergoes Minor Surgery, Behind the Scenes WWE Raw Stats; News on Setup, Equipment, Food Consumption & More

June 9, 2015

WWE Hall of Famer Undergoes Minor Surgery

wwe raw WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley noted the following on Twitter:

EAT, SLEEP, BACK SURGERY, REPEAT

I’m really hoping that today’s minor procedure will provide major relief. I wonder how a guy like me ended up with a bad back. Hmmm…

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Behind the Scenes WWE Raw Stats

The local ABC affiliate in New Orleans has posted a behind the scenes article regarding WWE Raw last night, and the following stats were revealed:

-33,000 Ft. of cable (roughly 6 miles)

-16 Trucks

-2 television trucks

-1 satellite trucks

-1 generator truck

-9 crew buses

-5 talent buses

-Set up begins at 8 a.m.

-Typically 100 plus local crew members are hired per show

-There are 80,000 individual bulbs in the HD set

-12 cameras are used to shoot TV

-48 speakers are part of the set

-WWE brings 2,800 pieces of pyro to each television taping and uses an average of 1,200 pieces each event.

-There is over one mile of pyro cable used for each TV taping.

-65 cases of water

-180 lbs of chicken

-150 lbs of beef or pork

-5 gallons of rice

-15 gallons of soup

-100 lbs of potatoes

-6 – 8 cases of vegetables

-40 cases of soda

-500 cookies

-10 cakes

-6 pies

-3 cases of energy drinks

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.