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.
May 28, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE Elimination Chamber preview: A new Intercontinental Champion will be crowned
Sunday’s card from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas was supposed to be an untelevised live WWE event before two weeks ago, but Vince McMahon made the decision to make the most out of his WWE Network’s free month offer for new subscribers and bring back an old pay-per-view concept in Elimination Chamber. February 2014 was the last time this event was a pay-per-view, but it’s being brought back and is hopeful to land a few more thousand subscriptions when it’s all over.May 26, 2015
Wrestling
WWE Raw roundup: Dean Ambrose signs contract for championship shot just in nick of time
WWE Raw roundup: Dean Ambrose signs contract for championship shot just in nick of timeMay 22, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE SmackDown rundown: Paige is back with a vengeance and she wants the Divas Championship
Your WWE SmackDown rundown: Paige is back with a vengeance and she wants the Divas ChampionshipMay 21, 2015
Wrestling
NXT Takeover - Unstoppable: Samoa Joe makes WWE debut the same night TNA’s Impact Wrestling gets canceled
WWE’s minor leagues, NXT, took center stage once again Wednesday night on the WWE Network for a special live event from Full Sail University in Florida, and it was anything but minor. Consistently credited as WWE’s developmental system for producing the superstars of tomorrow, NXT has continuously outshined the main roster in terms of in-ring product and storytellingMay 19, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE Raw roundup: Dean Ambrose gets championship shot at Elimination Chamber
Monday’s episode of Raw from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia was very well booked and told a tremendous amount of stories to the point in which character development was the name of the game for this episode’s main objective, or so it seemed.May 18, 2015
Wrestling
WWE Payback: The Shield reunites for an instant in a classic Fatal 4 Way main event
Sunday night proved that even though Payback’s main event looked to be thrown together at the last second, time and patience prove to be worth it when the finished product is revealed.May 15, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE SmackDown rundown: Ambrose and Reigns look like strong contenders heading into Payback
WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins felt the heat at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana Thursday night. The champion is still at odds with Kane, who will supposedly be fired if Rollins doesn’t retain his championship at Payback on Sunday night.May 13, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE Payback preview: Odds stacked against Seth Rollins, but Kane holds key to victory
The next WWE pay-per-view is aptly named Payback, as almost every match on the card is a rematch of sorts from past weeks of Raw and SmackDown and even dating back to Extreme Rules and WrestleMania.May 12, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE Raw roundup: Triple H returns to get The Authority on the same page for Payback
WWE Chief Operating Officer, Triple H, returned to Raw in Cincinnati, Ohio at the U.S. Bank Arena just six days prior to the next WWE pay-per-view, Payback, on Monday night.May 8, 2015
Wrestling
Your WWE SmackDown rundown: Seth Rollins gains the edge as the last man standing
After a huge Monday Night Raw in Montreal, WWE traveled to the Canadian capital of Ottawa to continue the road to Payback, WWE’s next pay-per-view. Just over one week away, Payback’s Fatal Four Way main event took center stage on SmackDown as the contract signing took place with all members of the match being involved.Videos
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