WWE Removes Name from Royal Rumble Match, Former WWE Star Backstage at Raw, New Batista T-Shirt

January 21, 2014

Name Removed From Rumble Match

According to the official list of Royal Rumble entrant names over at WWE.com, Bad News Barrett has been removed from the Rumble match. There was no reason given as to why his name was removed, nor was there any mention of it on Raw, so there's always the possibility he could be added back to the match at some point before the PPV.

Former WWE Star Backstage at Raw

Returning WWE star Batista posted the following backstage photo on Twitter after Raw last night, and pictured along with him is former WWE star Jimmy Wang Yang, who was in attendance for Raw in Dayton:

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— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) January 21, 2014

In related news, WWE has released a new Batista "The Animal Hunts Alone" t-shirt, which is currently on-sale via the WWE website.

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.