More on the WM25 Buyrate, ESPN Takes a Shot at Piven/Raw

August 6, 2009

Source: PWInsider.com

One of the main reasons why Wrestlemania 24 drew less than this year’s PPV is that WWE had more overhead costs in producing the show last year. Wrestlemania 24 was run in Florida’s Citrus Bowl, and a lot of money was spent making the venue look good for TV, including set costs, lights, etc. Additionally, a locker room needed to be built for the wrestlers as there were no adequate facilities there for the talent to use.

Jeremy Piven was a topic of discussion on yesterday’s broadacast of ESPN SportsNation. One question asked on the show was "Does Jeremy Piven know anything about WWE?" Host Michelle Beadle noted that the Raw show Piven hosted was met with mostly negative reviews and that the actor came across as knowing little about the product considering he made the now infamous Summerfest mistake.

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.