More Backstage Details on The Young Bucks’ ROH Signing, Bucks Reportedly Talked w/Every Major Promotion Including WWE and TNA

October 29, 2015

As noted, top indy tag team The Young Bucks announced this week they have signed an exclusive North American deal with Ring of Honor.

The deal will last for over a year, and will allow The Bucks to continue working with PWG and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

According to WZ Daily regular Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet.com, prior to signing with ROH The Bucks had preliminary discussions with every major wrestling promotion, including NXT. The report notes that while The Bucks did have talks with other promotions, a bidding war never took place, and ROH was the only promotion serious about locking the team down to exclusive deals.

TNA contacted The Bucks a few times, the most recent being before Bound for Glory, but the company was unable to get a deal done.

With regards to NXT, it’s being said talks between WWE officials and The Young Bucks never got serious, but there were several members of the NXT top brass pushing for them to be signed.

New Japan Pro Wrestling was said to be instrumental in helping ROH sign The Young Bucks, as NJPW officials wanted the Bucks to work a lighter schedule since they were working so many dates.

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.