Update: More Details Behind Brian Kendrick’s WWE Release

August 10, 2009

Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net is reporting that despite some rumors, Brian Kendrick did NOT ask for his WWE release. The report indicates that although Kendrick did ask for his first release from WWE several years ago, he did not do so again this time around. His latest release from the company came at the hands of John Laurinaitis, who told Kendrick that he was being let go from the company due to the current economy and creative’s lack of work for him. As we reported last week, however, the word going around backstage in WWE right now is that Kendrick’s release had more to do with him repeatedly failing marijuana drug tests than anything else. Kendrick has been telling many in the business that he feels the only reason why he remained in WWE as long as he did during his second run with the company was because Pat Patterson was a major supporter of his.

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.