ESPN To Air Mid-South and AWA Wrestling, McGuinness/ROH

By Nick Paglino



Tonight on ESPN Classic at 2am EST, “Cheap Seats” will feature a 1980 broadcast of Mid-South Wrestling with Iron Sheik, Kerry Von Erich, and Paul Orndorff. The show airs one hour after the AWA show is over, which airs at 12am EST. The AWA show on ESPN Classic will feature the following matches: Nikita Koloff squash, Larry Zbyszko squash, The Trooper squash, Destruction Crew vs. D.J. Peterson and Brad Rheingans for the AWA Tag Titles.

Nigel McGuinness is set to defend the ROH Title against El Generico in Cleveland, Oh, on Aug. 15. The company also noted in their weekly news wire that Brent Albright’s win over Adam Pearce marked the first time in history that the NWA Title has changed hands in New York. To read a full rundown of the ROH news items, visit the news section by clicking here

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

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.

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