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.
December 12, 2015
Wrestling
Straight Shooters Podcast Episode 19: TLC preview with Brian Isley
Nick and Vaughn move to Fridays at 5 just in time to preview the upcoming TLC pay-per-view. They’re joined by BoomBoxLife Radio’s Brian Isley and discuss the most recent weeks of WWE television heading into TLC.December 12, 2015
Wrestling
2015 TLC preview: Roman Reigns and Sheamus battle through tables, ladders and chairs
Twenty-four hours before WWE invades Philly for Monday Night Raw, the company’s superstars will be in Boston, MA for the annual TLC pay-per-view. TLC may be one of the more exciting events of the year solely based on the match stipulations. Who doesn’t love tables, ladders or chairs? And who doesn’t love when they’re used in a single match?December 11, 2015
Wrestling
WWE SmackDown rundown: Disband the League of Nations already, please
Three days away from the TLC pay-per-view, the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL hosted the final WWE television show before then on Thursday night. Roman Reigns will vie for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a TLC match against Sheamus, but the two would tango on Thursday night just says before their title encounter.December 8, 2015
Wrestling
WWE Superstar D-Von Dudley talks Raw in Philly, Sunday’s TLC PPV
WWE Superstar and one-half of the Dudley Boyz, D-Von Dudley, spoke to PhillyVoice.com recently about him and Bubba Ray returning to WWE earlier this year, Monday’s upcoming Raw from the Wells Fargo Center, the legacy of ECW that still lives on today, Philly fans and more.December 4, 2015
Wrestling
WWE SmackDown rundown: Reigns overcomes League of Nations, so now what?
Thursday night’s SmackDown emanated from Hershey’s Giant Center just a few hours outside of Philly. And we're only two weeks away from the next pay-per-view, titled TLC. The build to the event has been good, but the shows lately have really lacked star power, so the introduction of at least one new faction on Raw may make for some good television heading into the new year.December 4, 2015
Wrestling
Straight Shooters Podcast 18: Talking current state of WWE with the new League of Nations
This week on the Straight Shooters wrestling podcast, Vaughn Johnson and I discuss Raw from Monday night, which included the birth of the new heel group, the League of Nations.December 1, 2015
WWE
WWE Raw roundup: The League of Nations is born
Monday’s Raw from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA was all about rebuilding the destruction that WWE’s creative team has done to Sheamus, and they did a pretty good job.November 27, 2015
Wrestling
WWE SmackDown rundown: Ambrose becomes No. 1 contender
WWE hosted their Thanksgiving edition of SmackDown on Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The main event featured a Triple Threat match for number one contendership for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, Roman Reigns and Sheamus actually had a promo that now makes me care about this feud somewhat, and The New Day was once again probably the best highlight of the night, which is saying something, because this show was pretty damn good.November 25, 2015
Wrestling
Straight Shooters Podcast 17: Talking Survivor Series and Raw fallout
This week, Nick and Vaughn talked Survivor Series and Monday Night Raw with BoomBoxLife Radio’s Maleek Kwubiri. All three agreed that both shows were lackluster and heading into the holiday season there’s not much to feel joyous about.Videos
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