Forbes Questions Whether or Not Sting Will Help Improve a Historically Poor Performing Third Quarter WWE Night of Champions PPV

September 18, 2015

Forbes.com has published a new article questioning whether or not Sting will help the WWE Night of Champions PPV, which is historically the lowest performing WWE PPV in the third quarter in terms of buy rate.

The article notes the PPV has averaged just 147,600 buys since its inception in 2008, and the show brings in on average, 51% less buys than SummerSlam.

Of course the presence of the WWE Network obviously means lower buys than normal for the PPV, but the article notes the following:

Sting’s presence on the pay-per-view should add a jolt to the traditionally lukewarm event. It’s worth noting, that since offering pay-per-views free of charge for monthly subscribers of the WWE Network, buyrates will be significantly lower. But a successful outing can still be measured by a potential jump in paid WWE Network subscribers interested to see Sting chase the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

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.