Where Did Kana’s WWE Ring Name Come From?, Sting Cuts New Night of Champions Promo, News on Alex Riley’s Whereabouts

September 11, 2015

Where Did Kana’s WWE Ring Name Come From?

Kana As noted, new WWE NXT signee Kana will be referred to as Asuka in WWE. The name appears to have come from Lioness Asuka, who is one of the most popular female wrestlers of all time in Japan. Lioness retired back in 2005, and was part of The Crush Gals, one of the most successful tag teams in Japanese wrestling history.

Sting Cuts New Night of Champions Promo

WWE has released a new promo from Sting which you can check out at this link. During the promo, Sting has the following to say about his Night of Champions WWE World Title match:

“I’m not here to shake hands and I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to win the one thing that has evaded me my entire career. At Night of Champions, I will defeat Seth Rollins and become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. So come back and let’s make history together… whooo!”

News on Alex Riley’s Whereabouts

Alex Riley, who has been notably absent from WWE TV from quite sometime, posted the following on Twitter:

Back up on my toes jogging for the first time in 6 months, never thought i would miss a squat bar #TheReturn @WWE @WWENXT

— Alex Riley (@AlexRileyWWE) September 11, 2015

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.