Update on WZ Exclusive: More on Ric Flair/TNA Problems

July 16, 2011

WZ was the first to report, shortly after the Impact Wrestling event in Brooklyn, NYC, that there was major backstage heat on Ric Flair due to his behavior at the event and him not wanting to appear in front of the live crowd.

The Wrestling Observer has confirmed our report and is noting that there might be a link between the Flair incident in NYC and him not being booked for the subsequent Impact tapings that took place before the Destination X PPV. While some in TNA maintain that Flair was not scheduled for the tapings anyway, as the company was focusing more on the X-Division as it built towards Destination X, there are others who feel there is growing tension between Flair and the company as a result of the house show.

Former WWE star D’Lo Brown was the TNA agent at the Brooklyn house show and reportedly had words with Flair, who didn’t want to appear in front of the live crowd. Flair stated he wasn’t told he would be performing and that he agreed to do an autograph signing as a favor to Terry Taylor (the former VP of TNA talent relations, a title now held by former WWE employee Bruce Prichard). He ended up making an appearance in Asbury Park, New Jersey the following night in front of a much smaller crowd.

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.