Report: WWE Attempts to Swerve the Internet By Having Several Notable Names Backstage at the Rumble, News on PPV Changes & More

January 27, 2015

wwe According to PWInsider.com, WWE had several notable names backstage in Philly for the Royal Rumble PPV on Sunday, in an attempt to swerve the internet and have it leak the names would be appearing in the Rumble match.

As we noted, Randy Orton was backstage, dressed and ready to go for the show, and reports are Alex Riley, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Chris Jericho and Nikolai Volkoff were also backstage at the show.

With the exception of Alex Riley, WWE had no intention of using any of the above names in the Rumble match, but had them backstage hoping to generate online leaks and buzz.

At one point, WWE had plans to feature Alex Riley in the Royal Rumble match which is why he was pulled from the Royal Rumble pre-show. For whatever reasons, plans changed, and Riley was of course not used in the 30 man match.

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.