Kurt Angle vs Alberto Del Rio Announced, Who Topped This Week’s ESPN WWE Power Rankings?, News on WWE Expanding Into China

December 9, 2016

Kurt Angle vs Alberto Del Rio Announced

What Culture Pro Wrestling has announced that Kurt Angle vs Alberto El Patron will take place on February 12th, 2017 at the True Destiny event. Del Rio missed his previous WCPW booking due to “airline issues” and later posted an apology on Instagram.

Who Topped This Week’s ESPN WWE Power Rankings?

WWE World Champion AJ Styles topped this week’s ESPN WWE Power Rankings, and it marks the fourth week in a row that Styles has taken the top spot. Charlotte Flair came in at #2, her highest spot ever on the rankings, followed by Kevin Owens, Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho.

News on WWE Expanding Into China

Reuters has published a new article covering WWE’s plans to expand into China, and some of the potential hurdles that the company might face.

The report noted WWE’s operations could be shut down if Chinese regulators find them “inconsistent with the country’s values” and that their close ties to President-elect Donald Trump could affect them given how much Trump railed against China during his campaign.

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.