Who Tops This Week’s ESPN WWE Power Rankings?, Ricky Steamboat No Longer an NXT Trainer

April 2, 2013

Ricky Steamboat No Longer an NXT Trainer

According to The Wrestling Observer, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat is longer a WWE NXT trainer and is now working with the company in the Talent Relations department.

Who Tops This Week's ESPN WWE Power Rankings?

ESPN has posted this week's WWE Power Rankings, and rounding out the top 5 are the following:

1. CM Punk

2. Dolph Ziggler

3. The Rock

4. Ryback

5. Jack Swagger

ESPN went on to note the following about a potential Rock WrestleMania win: "Imagine the meltdown when 'The People's Champ' loses to the guy they're chanting 'boring' at. This could get ugly."

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.