Talking Smack Recap: Daniel Bryan Says IC Match Should Have Headlined No Mercy, News on Luke Harper’s Brand Status, Ziggler & Bliss Speak

October 9, 2016

Following tonight’s WWE No Mercy PPV, a special edition of Talking Smack took place and the following are some notes coming out of the special.

Daniel Bryan confirmed Luke Harper is signed to the WWE Smackdown brand.

Despite losing to Naomi at WWE No Mercy tonight, Alexa Bliss remains the #1 Contender to the Smackdown Women’s Title and will face her for the Championship at the November 8th WWE live event in Glasgow, Scotland.

New IC Champion Dolph Ziggler appeared as a special guest, and he talked his history fighting The Miz in WWE. He noted he needed to step up and prove that he could get the job done tonight, and prove that he could compete at the level he knows he can. He knew that if he could not be the best in his hometown of Cleveland, in front of his family, then he needed to get out of the business.

Daniel Bryan praised the IC Title match tonight, and said that he thought Ziggler and Miz deserved to main event No Mercy.

Shane McMahon congratulated Ziggler, and said he was unsure which Dolph Ziggler would show up tonight, but he said the fighting Ziggler showed up and proved he deserves to be the IC Champion as he earned it tonight.

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.