Triple H Opens NXT Takeover Orlando with a Promo (Video), Announced Takeover Attendance, What Was Elias Samson’s Takeover Ring Name?

April 1, 2017

Announced Takeover Attendance

WWE announced 14,975 fans in attendance at the sold out Amway Center in Orlando for tonight’s Takeover event. WZ’s Nick Hausman, who is in attendance for the event, sent in word that the venue is about 90% full.

Triple H Opens NXT Takeover Orlando with a Promo

Triple H opened tonight’s Takeover Orlando event with an in-ring promo about how the NXT brand will be making history tonight in Orlando. You can check it out below:

HHH’s opening words for nxt takeover pic.twitter.com/q0Y9VQGIgZ

— stuart jaffray (@stuart_jaffray) April 2, 2017

What Was Elias Samson’s Takeover Ring Name?

Elias Samson worked tonight’s Takeover dark match and lost to Oney Lorcan. Samson has been using various ring names at events since losing a “loser leaves NXT” match, and tonight he wrestled as El Vagabundo:

Big pop for El Vagabundo. #NXTTakeover pic.twitter.com/8lBA4oERy1

— Handsome Rusev Radio (@ZoneWrestling) April 1, 2017

The Drifter is now REALLY over. Oney Lorcan getting booed out of the joint for interrupting the song. This is crazy. pic.twitter.com/b6uCUbgQua

— Handsome Rusev Radio (@ZoneWrestling) April 1, 2017

OH MY GOD! ELIAS SAMSON IS EL VAGABUNDO. After unmask…Lorcan wins. #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/0GZ3BrfmBH

— Handsome Rusev Radio (@ZoneWrestling) April 1, 2017

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.