WWE Announces Big Singles Match for Raw Tonight, Ken Shamrock vs Kimbo Slice Delivers Record Ratings for SpikeTV

June 22, 2015

WWE Announces Big Singles Match for Raw Tonight

spiketv WWE has announced that Roman Reigns vs Sheamus will take place on Raw tonight.

Ken Shamrock vs Kimbo Slice Delivers Record Ratings for SpikeTV

SpikeTV has issued the following press release:

KIMBO SLICE-KEN SHAMROCK DELIVERS RECORD RATINGS FOR SPIKE

2.1 Million Tune In For Kimbo Slice-Ken Shamrock

#1 In All Of Television With Men 18-49

#1 In Cable With Adults 18-49 In The Timeslot

Most Watched MMA Fight On Cable Since January

New York, NY, June 22, 2015 –The highly-anticipated showdown between Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock was the highest rated and most watched Bellator MMA fight ever on Spike. The Slice-Shamrock fight delivered 2.1 million viewers (11:45pm-12:00am) on Friday, June 19.

The overall Bellator 138 card also drew record numbers for Bellator on Spike, delivering 1.6 million viewers and was #1 with Men 18-49 in all of television in its timeslot. It also ranked #1 with Adults 18-49 on cable in the timeslot.

Bellator 138 easily aced the sports competition on Friday night, beating FOX’s coverage of U.S. Open golf by +128% with Men 18-34, +99% with Men 18-49, and +89% with Men Adults 18-49.

Kimbo Slice-Ken Shamrock was also the most watched MMA fight on cable since January.

More detailed information including peak viewership and 3-day DVR playback will be available later this week.

Bellator 138 was a knockout with social media as well –

· Social reach was over 105 million compared to the previous high of 40 million (Bellator 131)

· #Bellator138 trended worldwide and No. 1 in the U.S. from 15 minutes into the broadcast until the end

· Most unique Twitter authors ever for a Bellator event

*The previous high was set at Bellator 131 with 1.8 million viewers (live rating) for the Tito Ortiz-Stephan Bonnar fight and 1.2 million viewers overall.

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.