Bob Orton Speaks Out on Roddy Piper’s Death, Update on WrestleCon in Dallas Over WM Weekend, Today’s Wrestler B’Days

August 2, 2015

Source: PWInsider.com

Update on WrestleCon in Dallas Over WM Weekend

bob orton Next year’s WrestleCon event, taking place in Dallas over WrestleMania weekend, has sold out all available hotel rooms and their second hotel is nearly sold out as well. A third hotel has been added, and more info can be found if you click here.

Additionally, WrestleCon is discussing adding a Queens of Combat Women’s tournament to the 4/1 session at 10am.

Bob Orton Speaks Out on Roddy Piper’s Death

This year’s “Clash at the Cove” event took place on Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana, and Cowboy Bob Orton was among the wrestlers in attendance.

Prior to the event, the promotion did a 10-bell salute, a moment of silence and showed a video to remember Roddy Piper.

Angelo Di Carlo of WNDU 16 spoke with Orton about Piper’s passing, and you can check out his comments at this link.

Today’s Wrestler B’Days

In today’s wrestler birthday news, former WWE star Harry Smith turns 29 years old today, and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart turns 58.

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.