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Backstage News On Why Dolph Ziggler Has Been Absent From WWE TV, Gargano Talks Takeover, WWE Stars Praise Kurt Angle (Videos)

August 10, 2017

Backstage News On Why Dolph Ziggler Has Been Absent From WWE TV

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dolph Ziggler has been absent from WWE TV in recent weeks as the company has nothing for him creatively at the moment.

Ziggler, along with Smackdown Live stars such as Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Tye Dillinger, are currently in the same situation, as they are capable of returning to TV, but are not being used as creative has no story line plans in place for them.

Gargano Talks Takeover

Johnny Gargano Tweeted the following on facing Andrade “Cien” Almas at NXT Takeover Brooklyn:

Last year.. #NXTTakeOverBrooklyn was my very first Takeover. I haven’t missed one since. I’m not going to start now..

Let’s do this. pic.twitter.com/IRBIbJMvqL

— Johnny Gargano (@JohnnyGargano) August 10, 2017

WWE Stars Praise Kurt Angle

WWE Games has released the following WWE 2K18 video, featuring Sasha Banks, Finn Balor and Kevin Owens praising Kurt Angle’s pro wrestling accomplishments:

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.