WWE Exec Criticizes UFC’s Audience, Note on SpikeTV Channel Change For DISH Subscribers

March 20, 2013

WWE Exec Criticizes UFC's Audience

During the 25th annual ROTH Conference taking place from 3/17-3/20, WWE CFO George Barrios had the following to say about UFC's audience following Chael Sonnen's criticism that "no one on the WWE roster can count to eight:"

"It’s a lot of guys, it’s a lot of cigars, and a lot of smoke."

Barrios then touted WWE's diverse audience, and compared WWE fans to those of Disney on Ice, consisting of a wide range of people including adults, grandparents, parents and kids.

Note on SpikeTV Channel Change For DISH Subscribers

TNA has issued the following press release:

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING

ON THE MOVE ON DISH

SATELLITE TV PROVIDER MOVES

SPIKE TV TO CHANNEL 241

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 20, 2013) – Fans of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING who are also customers of satellite TV provider DISH, heads up. Your favorite Spike TV shows, including IMPACT WRESTLING Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central, are on the move.

Currently, Spike TV can be seen on both DISH channels 168 and 241. However, DVR functionality on channel 168 is disabled, so we encourage all IMPACT WRESTLING fans to set their DVRs for channel 241 now.

Spike TV will be on channel 241 full-time starting April 3.

We encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IMPACTWRESTLING, @TNADixie and @TNAPR, and on Facebook at www.fb.com/IMPACTWRESTLING for our latest social news.

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.