Backstage Details on TNA Very Seriously Wanting to Be a WWE Alternative, News on Taz & Mathews “Integration” on Impact

January 14, 2015

tna According to PWInsider.com, TNA officials remain very serious about Impact Wrestling being an alternative to WWE, and not the same type of show.

Additionally, despite booking of the NYC tapings, TNA also wants Impact Wrestling to evolve from what it used to be on SpikeTV.

With regards to Taz and Josh Mathews, one of TNA’s goals is to “integrate” more of their personalities during Impact broadcasts. Not necessarily involving the in Impact storylines, but allow more who they are while they are doing commentary. This might include seeing more of them on camera at the announce table.

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.