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 7, 2018

Wrestling

WWE Backlash: Daniel Bryan’s singles return on PPV can’t save an otherwise lackluster show

by Nick Piccone

The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. was the site for the first WWE pay-per-view after their Superstar Shake-Up, which took place a week after WrestleMania, and it should be noted the card was pretty stacked because of it.

April 9, 2018

Wrestlemania

WrestleMania 34: Rousey impresses in debut, Asuka’s streak over, Lesnar reigns

by Nick Piccone

On Sunday night, WWE’s main roster took center stage in New Orleans’ Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the biggest event of the year, WrestleMania.

April 6, 2018

Wrestlemania

WrestleMania 34 preview: Lesnar/Reigns II, Rousey’s in-ring debut, and Asuka’s streak on the line

by Nick Piccone

This Sunday night, all the eyes in the wrestling and entertainment world will be on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans for the 34th edition of the biggest wrestling pay-per-view of the year worldwide, WrestleMania.

March 12, 2018

Wrestling

WWE Fastlane: Styles survives, Asuka to challenge Charlotte Flair

by Nick Piccone

The main event featured five guys – but no burgers or fries – and the undercard was less than stellar. Maybe that’s a reason why, after WrestleMania, WWE is doing away with the brand-exclusive pay-per-views.

February 26, 2018

Wrestling

2018 WWE Elimination Chamber: Reigns, Bliss win Chamber matches; Ronda Rousey makes a statement

by Nick Piccone

The final Raw-exclusive brand pay-per-view took place Sunday night as WWE presented Elimination Chamber from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’d be an historic night as it was the site for the first-ever Women’s Elimination Chamber match that’d feature the RAW Women’s Championship being defended.

January 29, 2018

Wrestling

2018 WWE Royal Rumble: Nakamura, Asuka reign as Rumble winners; Ronda Rousey officially debuts

by Nick Piccone

It had been three years since WWE's Royal Rumble event emanated from the Wells Fargo Center in Philly, and the ending to that one with Roman Reigns standing tall with The Rock trying to get the crowd behind him did not exactly go over as well as WWE had hoped. The recent run of Rumble pay-per-views had left a lot to be desired in terms of the winners and how the crowd would react to them. It's been a while since the crowd really got behind the Rumble winner the way we'd been accustomed to through the years.

January 26, 2018

Wrestling

WWE legend Jim Ross on Royal Rumble, the Eagles, the success of his book, and more

by Nick Piccone

In what will prove to be one of the most electric weekends of the year in the city of Philadelphia, WWE is invading the city at just the perfect time for their huge Royal Rumble weekend. With the Philadelphia Eagles set to head to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis next Sunday, the city of Philadelphia will be taken over by WWE from Saturday through Tuesday.

December 18, 2017

Wrestling

WWE Clash of Champions 2017: Did AJ Styles defend his title against Jinder Mahal?

by Nick Piccone

WWE Clash of Champions 2017: Did AJ Styles defend his title against Jinder Mahal?

November 20, 2017

Wrestling

WWE Survivor Series 2017: Who won the battle of the brands?

by Nick Piccone

The 2017 edition of Survivor Series invaded Houston and the Toyota Center Sunday night, with the entire evening pitting WWE’s Raw and SmackDown brands against each other.

October 23, 2017

Wrestling

WWE TLC 2017: It’s true! Kurt Angle competes in first WWE match in 11 years

by Nick Piccone

A mere two days before WWE’s TLC PPV, the card was flipped turned upside down as news of medical issues surrounding both Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt resulted in them being taken out of the two biggest matches on the card.