Update: WrestleMania 28 Expected To Bring in $8.5 Million

November 14, 2011

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE WrestleMania 28 is expected to be the first pro wrestling event in history to bring in an $8.5 million gate. At this point, the April 4, 1998 Japanese event at The Tokyo Dome, which featured Antonio Anoki's retirement match, is the number one grossing gate, taking in $7 million. This event will become the number 2 pro wrestling event in terms of gate if projections for WrestleMania 28 remain accurate.

The most WWE has ever brought in for a live event was last year for WrestleMania 27, which took in a gate of $6,268,391. Again, if the projections for next year's event turn out to be accurate, then last year's WrestleMania will take the number two spot within WWE.

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.