WWE Hall of Famer & More Attend NXT Event, NXT Diva Gets New Ring Name, More News on WWE/ESPN Relationship

October 16, 2015

Names at NXT Event

NXT_splash WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall and podcaster Sam Roberts were in attendance for last night’s WWE NXT live event in Cocoa Beach, FL. Hall has a rumored WWE deal on the table and might be returning to work down in NXT.

Diva Gets New Name

In other NXT news, Diva Jasmin Areebi worked last night’s live event and is now going by the ring name Aaliyah in NXT. Aaliyah appeared in a segment with Gionna Daddio during the show.

More on WWE/ESPN

WWE.com is reporting the following, revealing WWE superstars will often appear as special guests on the new SportsCenter weekly WWE recap feature:

“WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins visited ESPN’s “SportsCenter” ESPNews recently. Rollins’ appearance kicked off a weekly segment with WWE Superstars devoted to the best, most entertaining moments of the week in WWE.”

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.