Indy Talent Wins Major Lawsuit Against WWE Hall of Famer, Usos Visit Children’s Hospital, WWE Returning to Indianapolis

By Nick Paglino

Indy Talent Wins Major Lawsuit Against WWE Hall of Famer

Thanks to Anthony Ambros for sending in the following:

Larry "Abdullah The Butcher" Shreve was found guilty today in the negligence, assault and battery care related to the transmission of the Hepatitis C virus to Devon Nicholson who wrestles as "Hannibal."  Nicholson was cured of the disease in late 2013 after undergoing 2 intensive and expensive chemotherapy like treatments and lost a WWE contract due to testing positive for the virus in 2009.

According to a CBC report, Nicholson has been awarded $2.3 million in damages which must be paid by Shreve. Shreve has 30 days to appeal the judge's decision, and you can read more at this link.

Usos Visit Children's Hospital (Photo)

While in Cincinnati for tonight's Smackdown tapings, WWE stars, including The Usos, visited children at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and the following has been posted on Instagram:

WWE Returning to Indianapolis

WWE announced on Raw last night that the company will return to Indianapolis for another Raw taping on Monday, November 24th.

The pre-sale code for the event is WWEPRE.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

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.

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