WWE Touts Smackdown Ratings, Cena Talks Steroid Usage

October 14, 2008

WWE.com is touting that after a record-breaking world premiere on MyNetwork TV, SmackDown broke its own record in week two. Last Friday, SmackDown delivered a 2.1 broadcast rating, the highest household rating and the most total viewers in the (short) history of the network. SmackDown won the night in the coveted male 18-34 demographic, beating all of the other networks for the second consecutive week. Here is the release: STAMFORD, Conn., October 13, 2008 â” After a record breaking premiere on MyNetworkTV with a 1.9 broadcast rating, WWEÂ® Friday Night SmackDown broke its own ratings record in week two. Last Friday, SmackDown delivered a 2.1 broadcast rating, the highest household rating and the most total viewers (nearly 3.5 million) in the history of MyNetworkTV, beating the premiere by eleven percent. WWE Friday Night SmackDown won the night in the coveted male 18-34 demographic, beating all of the other networks for the second consecutive week. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

John Cena conducted an interview with âBigger, Stronger, Fasterâ writer and director Christopher Bell for WWE.com. Cena and Bell are old friends and talk at length about performance-enhancing drugs and anabolic steroids in sports.

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.