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.

September 28, 2016

WWE

WWE SmackDown: John Cena goes in on Dean Ambrose

by Nick Piccone

The WWE World Championship was on the line Tuesday night as SmackDown Live emanated from Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, which is also known as the home of the NBA World Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. A little under two weeks before SmackDown’s next pay-per-view, we would find out together if AJ Styles or Dean Ambrose would be heading into No Mercy as the WWE World Champion.

September 27, 2016

WWE

WWE Raw: Did Seth Rollins exact revenge against Kevin Owens?

by Nick Piccone

One day removed from the first Raw brand pay-per-view since 2007, the red brand brought their talents to the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Monday night. While there was the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York and the 10th anniversary of the Superdome re-opening after Hurricane Katrina for ‘Monday Night Football,’ the people in attendance at the U.S. Bank Arena and the people watching on television at home were treated to two rematches from Clash of Champions.

September 26, 2016

WWE

Clash of Champions: Owens and Rollins put on a great main event; Reigns gets gold

by Nick Piccone

The Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis held the first Raw post-brand extension pay-per-view on Sunday night. While the slight name change for the September pay-per-view brought back some fond memories from WCW’s old Clash of the Champions specials, this pay-per-view would be remembered for a few different reasons.

September 21, 2016

Wrestling

WWE SmackDown: Huge main event announced; Ambrose, Cena go one-on-one

by Nick Piccone

The Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala. was the host for SmackDown Live on Tuesday night. Dean Ambrose and John Cena met in the main event ahead of their participation in the No Mercy main event in October for AJ Styles’ WWE World Championship. But there was another big announcement waiting in the wings after the main event was finished.

September 21, 2016

WWE

Clash of Champions preview: Owens and Rollins face off; Reigns goes for U.S. gold

by Nick Piccone

The first Raw pay-per-view following the brand extension features a name very familiar to wrestling fans. Night of Champions always seemed to miss the mark with me and many, but now that the Clash of Champions returns, we can all breathe a little easier.

September 20, 2016

Wrestling

WWE Raw: Did we see a tease of a Shield reunion?

by Nick Piccone

The final Raw before Sunday’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view invaded the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. on Monday night, and it was also the debut of a long-awaited division to the red brand – the Cruiserweight Division.

September 15, 2016

Wrestling

WWE Cruiserweight Classic: TJ Perkins shockingly becomes new champion

by Nick Piccone

The crowd at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla. was treated to an amazing showing of cruiserweight professional wrestling action on Wednesday night as WWE presented the semifinals and final of one of the summer’s best wrestling tournaments, the Cruiserweight Classic.

September 14, 2016

Wrestling

WWE SmackDown: John Cena returns; the road to No Mercy begins

by Nick Piccone

Just 24 hours after throwing out the first pitch at the Phillies game, SmackDown general manager Daniel Bryan and his Tuesday night crew headed to the Wells Fargo Center here in Philly for their first television show since their big debut Backlash pay-per-view on Sunday night.

September 13, 2016

WWE

WWE Raw: Roman Reigns vies for WWE Universal title shot; familiar foe says not so fast

by Nick Piccone

The big story heading into Raw on Monday night from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore was whether or not Roman Reigns would find himself inserted into the main event at Clash of Champions. The Raw-branded pay-per-view previously boasted the WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens, defending against Seth Rollins.

September 13, 2016

Wrestling