Backstage Update on WWE Contacting Past Names for the Brand Split, News on Changes Within NXT and the Performance Center, More

June 22, 2016

As we have been reporting for the past few weeks, numerous changes are expected to take place in WWE NXT and at the Performance Center when the brand split takes place next month.

Additionally, WWE has reportedly reached out to several names from the past regarding returns to the company for the brand split, and rumored names WWE has contacted include Goldberg, Carlito, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Tommy Dreamer, MVP, Rey Mysterio and more.

According to PWInsider.com, not all of the names WWE is contacting will be for in-ring roles, as Stevie Richards was a name mentioned however if he does return it will likely be in a coaching capacity at the Performance Center.

When the brand split does take place, it is expected that some of the coaches and Performance Center staff will be called up to the main roster, so there will be Performance Center spots which will need to be filled.

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.