Did Pete Dunne Retain His WWE UK Title Tonight?, NPR Looks at Jinder Mahal’s Anti-American WWE Gimmick

July 29, 2017

NPR Looks at Jinder Mahal’s Anti-American WWE Gimmick

NPR recently did an audio piece on Jinder Mahal and his anti-American gimmick as the WWE Champion. The piece references Mahal’s size and blunt critique of American supremacy as tools which lead him to the WWE Title.

The piece then discussed other anti-American gimmicks WWE has used in the past, citing Muhammad Hassan infamously praying on the entrance ramp during a Smackdown taping while masked men choked out The Undertaker. The piece reminded listeners that the moment came around the same time as the London transit system bombing, and WWE dropped the Hassan character soon after following network and fan pressure.

Did Pete Dunne Retain His WWE UK Title Tonight?

WWE.com has posted an article covering Pete Dunne successfully retaining the WWE UK Championship at tonight’s ICW Shug’s Hoose Party 4 event. Dunne defended the Title in a Fatal 4-Way Match against Trent Seven, Wolfgang, and BT Gunn. After the match Dunne cut a promo, saying, “ICW is one of the top promotions in the world, and I own it now…just like I own WWE.”

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.