More on Poor 9/9 SD! Attendance; Show Only Draws 1,600 Paid

September 11, 2011

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that last week's WWE Smackdown taping in Toledo, OH, was one of the worst attended WWE events in recent history as it drew 3,200 fans with only 1,600 of them being paid audience members.

A correspondent for WZ attended the tapings live, and sent us in a photo of the tarped off side of the Huntington Center, which you can view if you CLICK HERE. WWE reportedly only sold tickets on the camera side of the arena to give the impression that the building was full for the tapings.

Matt Bishop, a columnist for the SLAM! Wrestling, had the following to say about the taping: "Tuesday's tapings of WWE Smackdown, Superstars and NXT wasn't notable because of what happened in the ring, but rather because of what was happening outside the ringside area. Or more appropriately, what wasn't happening.

Toledo's second WWE show of 2011, this time at Huntington Center, was notable because of the lack of fans inside the facility, with almost all of the camera side tarped off, along with a large part of the upper bowl, including all of the seats in the end zone."

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.