Nick Piccone
Nick Piccone is a Pro Wrestling Contributor for PhillyVoice.com. Nick was the founder of the popular sports and pro wrestling blog Bleed Philly before joining Philly Influencer as Editor and Writer in 2015. He's hosted a weekly pro wrestling podcast with Vaughn Johnson, The Straight Shooters, since 2015. Nick also does editing, writing, and audio engineering for the only sports betting radio station in Philadelphia, Fox Sports Radio The Gambler. Nick graduated from nearby Neumann University after growing up in south Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. His family history is entrenched in Philadelphia culture, as Nick's great aunt Dolly's house was used as Rocky's and Adrian's new home in Rocky II. Nick is a huge Philly sports fan, and he has watched professional wrestling since he was five years old; he has not only a strong passion, but also an abundance of knowledge about the industry. Follow Nick on Twitter: @_piccone.
January 1, 2016
Wrestling
WWE SmackDown rundown: The New Day has some resolutions for the new year
WWE ended 2015 with a bang as SmackDown emanated from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Thursday night. The main event would consist of the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and the WWE Intercontinental Champion teaming up, but the best part of the show may have been at the very beginning when the WWE World Tag Team Champions took to the mic.December 29, 2015
Wrestling
WWE Raw roundup: Vince McMahon goes to jail
The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., hosted the last Raw of 2015 on Monday night, and it was highlighted by the return of John Cena to in-ring competition as he took on the United States Champion, Alberto Del Rio. We also saw the return of the CEO of WWE, Vince McMahon, two weeks after getting hit with Roman Reigns’ Superman punch in Philly. And we got to see the dark side of Kevin Owens, which is always a good thing.December 24, 2015
Wrestling
2015 WWE Tribute to the Troops: Reigns and Ambrose lead their team to victory
The 13th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops, which took place in Jacksonville, Fla., at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, aired on the USA Network Wednesday night. The show featured a couple of huge tag team matches, including a 16-man tag team match and an eight-diva tag team match.December 23, 2015
Wrestling
WWE SmackDown rundown: Ambrose retains IC Title after being dropped on his head
Super SmackDown Live hit the USA Network on Tuesday night with two title matches scheduled. Due to Christmas Eve being on Thursday night, WWE decided to air their Tuesday SmackDown taping live from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA.December 22, 2015
Wrestling
WWE Raw roundup: Rollins returns to claim his Slammy Award
The 2015 edition of the WWE Slammy Awards took place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on Monday night, but there were a lot of disappointed fans not only inside the arena, but also watching on television at home. Not very many storylines advanced and it felt like this show was just a placeholder show for either next Monday night or Raw two Mondays from now. Not very much was accomplished other than superstars who weren’t even in the arena winning their fair share of Slammy Awards.December 18, 2015
Wrestling
WWE SmackDown rundown: Owens and Ambrose play the cat and mouse game
On the heels of one of the best Monday Night Raws of the year – which took place here in Philly – WWE invaded the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. for SmackDown on Thursday night. As 2015 comes to a close, and the Slammy Awards taking center stage this coming Monday on Raw, we’re left looking back at a whirlwind year for WWE.December 16, 2015
Wrestling
WWE NXT TakeOver in London: Bálor and Joe go to war
NXT invaded London, England on Wednesday at the SSE Arena for their last WWE Network special of the year. From the beginning of 2015, nobody could have guessed how far NXT would come in one short year – the developmental brand begun going on tour, including a stop in Philly in May, they’ve had specials before big pay-per-view events, and they’ve now toured overseas without the main WWE roster.December 15, 2015
Wrestling
WWE Raw (in Philly) roundup: The Roman Reigns era has officially begun
Inside the Wells Fargo Center last January, I, along with the rest of the Philly crowd, booed Roman Reigns and his cousin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, unmercifully as they celebrated Reigns winning the Royal Rumble, which paved his way to the main event of WrestleMania against then-WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar.December 14, 2015
Wrestling
2015 WWE TLC review: Roman Reigns completely snaps
The TD Garden in Boston hosted the last WWE pay-per-view event of the year on Sunday night, as TLC invaded Beantown and went off the WWE Network air leaving more questions than answers.Videos
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