FCW News: Tough Enough Contestant Added, New Champion

December 17, 2011

Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Ivelisse Velez has been added to the FCW talent roster. She is listed as Sofia Cortez. Velez signed an FCW deal a month ago, and has been training at the facility.

PWInsider.com is reporting that the daughter of Vickie Guerrero, Raquel Diaz (real name Shaul Guerrero), captured the FCW Divas Championship at Thursday night's event in Florida. Diaz defeated former Champion Audrey Marie via the Gory Bomb to win her first FCW Title. In response to the victory, Vickie Guerrero posted the following on Twitter:

"Shaul won her first FCW chpuonship [sic] last night and retains Queen of FCW! I'm so proud of her."

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.