Press Release: WWE Wrestlemania 27 to Premiere on NBC

August 3, 2011

Wrestlemania 27 to Premiere on NBC

The following press release has been issued by WWE:

"For the third consecutive year, NBC and WWE will bring the world's biggest pop-culture extravaganza to network television when WrestleMania: The World Premiere airs Saturday, Aug. 13, at 9/8 CT. For one night only, NBC will be the place viewers can witness their favorite WWE Superstars such as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John Cena, Triple H, Undertaker, The Miz and Randy Orton entertain a record-breaking, sold-out crowd of 71,617 fans at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

The hour-long special will feature highlights from WrestleMania XXVII, including: the return of the The People's Champion, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who served as The World's Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania. See the Jersey Shore's beloved Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi proving to the world how tough she really is in a six-person tag team match with Dolph Ziggler, WWE Divas LayCool, Vickie Guerrero, John Morrison and USA Network's Tough Enough trainer Trish Stratus. Plus, witness an historic match between two of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time, Undertaker and Triple H, that had more than 71,000 fans on their feet in awe of this classic match-up. Also see the highly anticipated main-event between bitter rivals John Cena and The Miz for the WWE Championship, all set to music from today's hottest acts.

WWE again made history as WrestleMania became the highest grossing entertainment event in its host city, for the third year in a row. A total of 71,617 fans from all 50 states and 30 countries attended the event on April 3, 2011, at the Georgia Dome, surpassing the previous attendance record set by the Backstreet Boys (65,658) on Feb. 19, 2000.

WWE fans in these cities can watch WrestleMania XXVII: The World Television Premiere at these special times:

New York City- Sunday at 1 p.m.

Minneapolis- Sunday at 1 p.m.

Cleveland- Saturday night at 2:03 a.m.

Paducah, KY- Saturday night at 12:03 a.m.

Memphis- Sunday at 1 p.m.

Columbia, MO- Saturday night at 3 a.m.

Albany, NY- Sunday at 2 p.m.

Milwaukee- Sunday at 1 p.m."

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.