UK Promotion Apologizes for Featuring Islamic Heel at Recent Event, Ambrose Poses with Winged Eagle Belt, WWE Signings Profiled

April 14, 2016

dean ambrose — Photo Credit: Getty Images

UK Promotion Apologizes for Featuring Islamic Heel at Recent Event

According to BBC News and other UK media outlets, UK wrestling promotion Butlins has apologized after being criticized for featuring an “Islamic flag-waving baddie” who the crowd were told to boo.

The character reportedly wielded a green flag emblazoned with Arabic writing, and was pitted against a Union Flag-bearing opponent during the Superslam show at Butlin’s in Skegness. After taking much criticism by fans who attended the show, in particular a father of two from from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the show’s promoters said they had made a “clear error of judgement”.

New WWE Signings Profiled

As noted, WWE announced earlier this week the signing of 10 new Performance Center recruits, and news outlets such as News.com.au, The Tech Times, FOX Sports and 247 Sports have posted stories about the signings.

Dean Ambrose Poses with Winged Eagle Belt

WWE has posted a new photo gallery of Superstars posing with classic Title belts, and below is a preview:

Current Superstars. Classic championships. Need we say anything more? https://t.co/CfoILvQ9el @TheDeanAmbrose pic.twitter.com/CmnCrQaLH1

— WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2016

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.