WWE House Show Results (2/23): Istanbul, Turkey; Laurinaitis Returns

February 25, 2013

Results courtesy of ProWrestling.net:

1. WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro defeated R-Truth to retain the title.

2. Alex Riley defeated Michael McGillicutty

3. Tensai defeated David Otunga. John Lauriantis made an appearance before the match to book a dance contest between Tensai & Otunga prior to the match.

4. Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler w/AJ Lee & Big E. Langston

5. Mark Henry defeated Zack Ryder

6. Ryback & WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No defeated The Shield by disqualification.

7. John Cena defeated CM Punk

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.