Mysterio’s Effect On SD! Ratings, Who’s Calling SD! This Week?

September 29, 2008

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the Hispanic rating for Smackdown has seen a dramatic decrease since Rey Mysterio was drafted over to Raw. Prior to the draft, Smackdown was one of the highest rated shows amongst Hispanic viewers, and now it’s rating is only slightly above the national average. Creative has been looking for new Hispanic talent to replace Rey’s absence on the show, which explains why they decided to team Carlito and Primo Colon and help boost their act with a tag title run.

Jim Ross posted a blog on his website at JrsBarbq.com where he announced that him and Tazz will be calling all of the inter-brand matches on this week’s edition of Smackdown. He also noted that Todd Grisham will be back at the announce table for this week’s ECW broadcast.

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.