Forbes on Why Kurt Angle is More Important to WWE Than NXT, First-Look Photo of Large NXT Rookie

December 21, 2015

Forbes on Why Kurt Angle is More Important to WWE Than NXT

Donald Wood has published a new column over at Forbes discussing why Kurt Angle is more important to WWE than NXT after he retires.

In related news, in a recent edition of Ring Rust Radio, Kurt Angle revealed he would not accept a job working in NXT if he was offered a position. Angle had the following to say:

“With all due respect, the talent on the NXT roster is phenomenal. They are doing something right down there as far as getting talent ready. I just don’t think it would be worth it for either side to have me go down there and work on NXT. Not saying I wouldn’t do it, but it is considered the WWE minor league. With that in mind, I think anybody would feel the same way about it.”

First-Look Photo of Large NXT Rookie

As we noted awhile back, WWE has signed Jerome Turner to an NXT deal, and courtesy of Miguel Pérez of Planeta Wrestling, below is a photo of Turner:

First look at newly signed WWE NXT talent Jerome Turner. Photo courtesy of Miguel Perez of Planeta Wrestling.

A photo posted by WrestleZone (@wrestlezonecom) on Dec 21, 2015 at 8:06am PST

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.