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.

July 14, 2015

Wrestling

WWE Raw roundup: Lesnar and Rollins draw the lines for Battleground

by Nick Piccone

Atlanta’s Philips Arena was the host of the final Raw before Battleground, and it may have been the greatest go-home Raw for a special event in the last few years I can remember. It had everything – good to great storylines, good angles, and some really good matches. Then again, any show with a Lesnar appearance always seems like a good or great show.

July 11, 2015

Wrestling

Live at the Wells Fargo Center: WWE Summerslam Heatwave Tour

by Nick Piccone

The Summerslam Heatwave Tour reached Philadelphia on Friday night, as WWE rode into town for the first time since January’s Royal Rumble. The fact that this event wasn’t being taped or shown live on television brought a little bit of a laid back atmosphere as the wrestlers could just go out and have fun and not worry about screwing something up on national television.

July 10, 2015

Wrestling

WWE SmackDown rundown: Rollins runs away from Ryback

by Nick Piccone

The BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI was the site for SmackDown this week, and the main event was Champion vs. Champion, although there were no titles on the line. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins, would face the WWE Intercontinental Champion, Ryback, in a pretty good television main event.

July 7, 2015

WWE

WWE Raw roundup: Brock Lesnar halts J & J’s ride

by Nick Piccone

Two weeks after being absolutely laid to waste by Seth Rollins and The Authority, Brock Lesnar returned to Raw in Chicago on Monday night with one thing on his mind – revenge.

July 4, 2015

Wrestling

WWE Beast in the East review: Finn Balor’s homecoming ends in NXT gold

by Nick Piccone

Tokyo, Japan was the host for a WWE show on America’s day of independence. Go figure. Ryougoku Sumo Hall was the site of one of the more unique WWE presentations of late, and showcased some really tremendous matches. If you awoke in time to catch the show, you weren’t disappointed. If you slept in, I highly suggest you catch the replay on demand on the WWE Network.

July 3, 2015

WWE

WWE SmackDown rundown: Reigns, Ambrose exact revenge on Rollins and Co.

by Nick Piccone

We’re a little bit closer to Battleground. A little bit closer to Beast in the East in Japan. And the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins, has never been booked as strongly as he’s been booked the last two weeks on television.

June 30, 2015

Wrestling

Your WWE Raw roundup: Third time’s the charm for The Authority

by Nick Piccone

The Nation’s capital was the site of Raw on Monday night, as the Verizon Center in the Washington, D.C. was just another stop on the road to Battleground in July. Fresh off destroying Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose last week, Seth Rollins and The Authority were in a great mood Monday night. Rollins even got his boys gifts. Pretty awesome gifts, actually.

June 25, 2015

Wrestling

Your WWE SmackDown rundown: The Authority doubles down, destroys Dean Ambrose

by Nick Piccone

SmackDown emanated from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio this week, and we had the privilege of seeing another great main event between two of the hottest superstars in the industry, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of these two going one-on-one.

June 23, 2015

Wrestling

Your WWE Raw roundup: Seth Rollins reunites The Authority and destroys Brock Lesnar

by Nick Piccone

Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was the site of WWE’s Monday Night Raw this week, and the audience had the distinct pleasure of seeing The Authority reunite. Oh, you didn’t know The Authority disbanded? Well, I’m not sure I did, either.

June 19, 2015

Wrestling

Your WWE SmackDown rundown: Bray Wyatt continues the mind games with Roman Reigns

by Nick Piccone

Mr. Money in the Bank, Sheamus, kicked off SmackDown Thursday night from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY. Sheamus lamented of when he returned from injury and took out Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler and the crowd chanted, “You look stupid!”