Kurt Angle Not at Impact Tapings, Cena Retires the “Jorts”

October 28, 2011

Kurt Angle Not At Impact Tapings

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Kurt Angle was not at the Impact Wrestling tapings this week in Macon, GA, as he is currently suffering from a hamstring injury. Angle will also miss this weekend's TNA house show events.

Cena Retires the "Jorts"

John Cena told WWE.com, in a new article, that he has retired the jean shorts, and will now be wearing the new camoflague ring attire he debuted at Vengeance. Cena was quoted as saying, "The jean shorts, for the moment, have been retired," Cena tells WWE.com. "These are military-issued camo, and I think they will stand out. I have every U.S. Military service branch represented: Army, Marine Corps., Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. I’ll be changing it up from time to time."

As for the new "Rise Above Hate" T-Shirt that he also debuted at Vengeance, Cena said "I wanted to make a positive statement. I have a varied group of loyal fans out there that will literally back me through thick and thin. I’m known for crazy graphics and colors on my shirts, and I've pretty much run through the entire rainbow. I didn’t want the message to be drowned out with a graphic or anything like that, so we went real simple and put the words 'Rise Above Hate' with 'Hustle, Loyalty, Respect' on the back."

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.