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WWE Signs CWC Talent, Why Naomi and The Usos Missed Last Weekend’s WWE Live Events, Matches Taped for Tonight’s Impact Wrestling

June 1, 2017

New WWE Talent Signing

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE has signed Raul Mendoza to a contract. Mendoza reportedly impressed WWE officials in his first round loss to Brian Kendrick in last year’s Cruiserweight Classic. Mendoza was recently brought into to NXT to work a TV match against The Velveteen Dream.

Why Naomi and The Usos Missed Last Weekend’s WWE Live Events

The Observer is also reporting that WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos, as well as Smackdown Women’s Champion Naomi, were off last weekend’s live events as they were taping a new show. No word at this time as to what show the group was shooting.

Matches Taped for Impact Wrestling Tonight

Tonight’s Impact Wrestling will feature the following:

-Allie in singles action

-A celebration by new #1 contender EC3

-The Veterans of War vs. Impact Tag Team Champions LAX in the finals of the GFW Tag Team Title tournament

-Eli Drake vs. Impact Grand Champion Moose

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.