New WWE Smackdown Brand PPV Revealed, The Onion Reacts to Stephanie McMahon’s LGBT Comments, Rollins’ SSlam Promise

August 15, 2016

New WWE Smackdown Brand PPV Revealed

The old WWE No Mercy PPV will be returning to the company for the brand split, and will take place at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Sunday, October 9th. The event will be a Smackdown brand PPV, and tickets will officially go on sale this weekend. No Mercy last took place in WWE in 2008.

The Onion Reacts to Stephanie McMahon’s LGBT Comments

The Onion has posted an “American Voices” comedy reaction to Stephanie McMahon’s recent comments about WWE TV incorporating LGBT characters, and you can check it out at this link. One of the parody quotes reads, “Finally LGBT people will have the chance to be hit in the head with a steel chair.”

Rollins Promises SummerSlam History

Seth Rollins continues to promise to make history at WWE SummerSlam this weekend as he Tweeted the following:

Crazy to think SS is only a week away. Made history last year, and plan on doing it again this year. The universe is mine for the taking.

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) August 15, 2016

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.