More on WWE Rebranding Video Game & Dropping PPV Name

June 3, 2011

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that both WWE and THQ mutually agreed to drop the "Smackdown vs Raw" name for the popular video game franchise.

As we previously reported, the decision to re-brand the video game as "WWE ’12" was made because both THQ and WWE feels that the Smackdown vs Raw name doesn’t have any real meaning anymore. With WWE’s lack of brand rivalry, the decision was made to drop the original title as well as the Bragging Rights PPV, which usually saw cross-promotion with the annual SD! vs Raw video game release.

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.