Rumor: Jim Ross’ Broadcast Partner for Wrestle Kingdom 9 Potentially Revealed

December 15, 2014

wrestle kingdom 9 A WZ reader has sent in the following, and WZ is working to confirm the information:

Jeff Jarrett came to terms with Matt Striker on Saturday as the analyst for the January 4th New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 9 Pay Per View.

Mike Tenay had a deal on the table but TNA refused to let him do the PPV, citing Global Force Wrestling as competition. Jarrett and D’Amore also had talks with several people dating as far back as November, including: Kevin Nash, Mauro Ranallo, Ron Neimi, John Pollock and former WWE Tag Team Champion Rene Dupree who lives in Japan.

Update: Several hours after our initial report, sources have confirmed Matt Striker has indeed been named Jim Ross’ broadcast partner for Wrestle Kingdom 9.

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.