David Lee Roth Speaks on His Relationship with Wrestling, Who Got R-Truth into Wrestling?

May 22, 2013

David Lee Roth Speaks on His Relationship with Wrestling

During a recent edition of "The Roth Show," Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth spoke on his personal relationship with Pro Wrestling, relating stories about Bruno Sammartino, Sheamus, The Undertaker and more. You can check it out in the video below:

Who Got R-Truth into Wrestling?

During a recent interview with The National, WWE star R-Truth had the following to say regarding who got him into pro wrestling:

"I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician," said Truth. "But a guy called Jackie Crockett, who was a senior cameraman for WWE, saw me and convinced me I had a lot more talent than this. He said: 'You do music, you rap and dance, and you love wrestling. You … have all this athletic ability. I think you'd be a great, great wrestler.' For once in my life, I actually listened to this guy and the rest is history."

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.