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.

October 20, 2015

Wrestling

WWE Raw roundup: The Shield reunites for one match before Hell in a Cell

by Nick Piccone

We’re on the highway to Hell in a Cell this Sunday, and Raw from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, Monday night was supposed to have a go-home show feeling of WrestleMania proportions due to the star power that WWE brought in. With “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair all under the same roof, this would have to be one of the biggest Raws of the year, right?

October 16, 2015

Wrestling

WWE SmackDown rundown: What’s going on with Paige?

by Nick Piccone

With Monday Night Raw this coming Monday being a huge go-home show to Hell in a Cell on October 25th, I wasn’t expecting much from SmackDown on Thursday. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This episode had a lot of matches and less focus on what happened on Raw, which is a good thing.

October 13, 2015

Wrestling

WWE Raw roundup: The WWE World Heavyweight Champion is pinned… again

by Nick Piccone

We’re two weeks away from Hell in a Cell and Raw was live from the Allstate Arena in the outskirts of Chicago on Monday night. Raw featured a pretty bad Lumberjack match main event, some good promos, and a weird real-life angle taking shape before our eyes. I’ll have more on that later.

October 9, 2015

Wrestling

WWE SmackDown rundown: The New Day rips Chip Kelly and the Eagles

by Nick Piccone

The Wells Fargo Center was the host for SmackDown Thursday night, which saw the WWE Tag Team Champions waste no time in trashing our city for some cheap heat. It worked. Another Six-Diva tag team match and a tag team main event pretty much made this feel like a glorified house show. Being there live didn’t really make a difference.

October 8, 2015

Wrestling

NXT TakeOver Respect: Bayley submits Sasha Banks in another classic

by Nick Piccone

Women’s wrestling has taken on a whole new meaning not only in NXT, but across professional wrestling in general. Some of the best pro wrestling cards you’ll see nowadays are featuring women in highly prominent spots on the card, and even the main event.

October 7, 2015

Wrestling

WWE Superstar Mark Henry talks motivation, the Attitude Era, Philly & more

by Nick Piccone

WWE superstar and World’s Strongest Man, Mark Henry, spoke to PhillyVoice.com recently about his longevity in the wrestling business, WrestleMania coming up in his backyard, the Attitude Era and more.

October 7, 2015

Wrestling

WWE's Monday Night Raw returning to Philly Dec. 14th

by Nick Piccone

Monday Night Raw returning to Philly December 14th

October 6, 2015

Wrestling

WWE Raw roundup: Tag team champions trump the best

by Nick Piccone

WWE invaded Boston’s TD Garden for Raw on Monday night, and the road to Hell in a Cell was in full swing. We’re three weeks away from the event and we’ve got more matches that were added to the card that to me looks fantastic on paper. This includes a Divas Championship match, a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match with a very interesting stipulation, and two Hell in a Cell matches.

October 4, 2015

WWE

WWE at MSG: Lesnar takes Big Show to Suplex City

by Nick Piccone

Madison Square Garden hosted Saturday night’s live WWE event, and featured some big time matches for a house show. Brock Lesnar took on the Big Show, pretty much annihilating him in the process, and Seth Rollins looked to re-capture the United States Championship from John Cena in a Steel Cage Match. The New Day defended their Tag Titles, and Chris Jericho made a rare appearance a couple weeks after making a surprise appearance at Night of Champions.

October 2, 2015

Wrestling

WWE SmackDown rundown: Rollins can run, but can’t hide from Demon Kane

by Nick Piccone

The WWE World Heavyweight Champion and the WWE Tag Team Champions headlined SmackDown Thursday night from the Times Union Center in Albany, NY, and those two parties coming together always makes for some entertaining television.