Traci Brooks/Playboy Update, More on Kevin Thorn/TNA

September 2, 2009

We reported yesterday and today that former WWE star Kevin "Thorn" Fertig was backstage at TNA Impact last night and did work a dark match against Kip James prior to the taping. PWInsider.com is adding that Thorn has NOT been signed to a TNA deal and was merely working a tryout match for the company.

PWInsider.com is reporting that the reason why Playboy Magazine has decided to dump Traci Brooks on the cover of the magazine in favor of a Farrah Fawcett tribute is because the leading editor of the issue wanted to distance it from any association with professional wrestling.

Brooks’ layout will instead be featured online to members of Playboy’s Cyber Club.

It should be noted that Brooks was brought back to TNA specifically to help promote and hype her Playboy appearance, and now the deal is off.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.