Backstage News on Jeff Jarrett, Dutch Mantell, Dixie Carter & TNA’s TV Tapings, NBA Player Does HHH’s Entrance, HHH Reacts (Video)

January 13, 2017

Backstage News on Jeff Jarrett, Dutch Mantell, Dixie Carter’s & TNA’s TV Tapings

According to PWInsider.com, Jeff Jarrett and Dutch Mantell, although present at this week’s TNA TV tapings in Orlando, had no say in the creative direction of the tapings. The team of John Gaburick, Matt Conway and the rest of the TNA creative team were responsible for writing and directing the story lines, some of which had been planned before Billy Corgan left.

It is being said Don West returning to TNA was likely a Jeff Jarrett suggestion, and West was brought in to help TNA liquidate a lot of stock which has been sitting in the TNA warehouse in Nashville.

With regards to Dixie Carter, she was neither involved with nor at this week’s TV tapings.

NBA Player Does HHH’s Entrance

Philadelphia 76ers player Joel Embiid did Triple H’s entrance for tonight’s basketball game, and you can check out footage, along with Triple H’s reaction, below:

Still have to perfect the water-to-spit ratio…Not bad for a first attempt. #MopTheFloor #NBAVote Joel Embiid https://t.co/mjaNcStuZt

— Triple H (@TripleH) January 14, 2017

#NBAVote Joel Embiid with the @TripleH @WWE entrance pic.twitter.com/6YHE2AyF2n

— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) January 14, 2017

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.