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WWE Reveals Nominees for Faction of the Year, Couple of the Year, Social Media Champion, Rivalry of the Year and More Slammy Awards

December 6, 2014

By Nick Paglino

WWE.com has revealed the following nominees for this year’s 2014 WWE Slammy Awards:

-Faction of the Year: The Authority, The Wyatt Family, The Shield, The Rosebuds

-Couple of the Year: Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella, Triple H & Stephanie McMahon, Jimmy Uso & Naomi, Tyson Kidd & Natalya

-Animal of the Year: Gator Hornswoggle, El Torito, The Bunny, Grumpy Cat

-Best Twitter Handle or Social Media Champion: Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, Ryback, Zack Ryder, The Bella Twins, Paige

-Rivalry of the Year: The Shield vs. Evolution, Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena, Rusev vs. The USA, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose

-Raw Guest Star of the Year: Larry the Cable Guy, Kevin Hart, Jerry Springer, Hugh Jackman, Betty White

Paglino’s Picks:

Faction: The Authority. Yep, I said The Authority.

Couple: Triple H & Steph

Animal: Who Cares?

Twitter: Dolph Ziggler

Rivalry: Lesnar vs Cena

Guest Star: Betty White

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.