Heath Slater Given Time Off to Deal with Legal Issues?, Who’s Replacing Him?, First 2015 WWE Countdown Revealed, Next Beyond the Ring

December 28, 2014

First 2015 WWE Countdown Revealed

Heath Slater The first episode of WWE Countdown in 2015 will air on January 5th at 11:06pm EST, right after Raw. The show will count down the biggest cry-babies of all-time.

Next Beyond the Ring

The next “Beyond the Ring” special will be the documentary portion of the “Wrestling’s Most Powerful Families” DVD, which was released back in 2007.

Heath Slater Given Time Off to Deal with Legal Issues?

Although not confirmed or officially announced by WWE, Heath Slater might have been granted time off to deal with his current legal issues. Slater has been replaced by Tyler Breeze on holiday tour cards, and Slater has not wrestled a match since the 11/25 Smackdown tapings.

As we reported earlier this month, a misdemeanor arrest warrant was issued for Slater. Slater subsequently issued a statement claiming his innocence and pointing out his confidence that the charges would ultimately be dismissed. WWE also issued a statement and claimed they would take the appropriate action once they received details on the warrant.

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.