Shinsuke Nakamura Hangs Out with Slammiversary Stars (Photo), News on Post-Great Balls of Fire Raw Talk, Hideo Itami Match on NXT Next Week

July 1, 2017

Hideo Itami Match on NXT Next Week

In addition to Bobby Roode vs Roderick Strong for the WWE NXT Title, next week’s edition of NXT will feature Hideo Itami and Kassius Ohno vs. SAnitY’s Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe.

News on Post Great Balls of Fire Raw Talk

Renee Young will be hosting the Great Balls of Fire Kickoff pre-show at 7pm EST on July 9th. Young will also be hosting a special edition of Raw Talk immediately after the PPV.

Curt Hawkins Meets The Game

WWE star Curt Hawkins posted the following throwback photo of him meeting Triple H back in 2002:

It's #NationalHandshakeDay so here's myself & my future boss @TripleH in 2002 at @TheGarden pic.twitter.com/KPKo82oCzA

— Brian Myers (@Myers_Wrestling) June 29, 2017

Shinsuke Nakamura Hangs Out with Slammiversary Stars

Below is a photo of Shinsuke Nakamura hanging out with Slammiversary stars Naomichi Marufuji, Taiji Ishimori, as well as Impact Wrestling agent Scott D’Amore:

@WrestlingInc Nakamura with Marafuji, Ishimori and Scott D'Amore at Impact fan fest#ImpactWrestling pic.twitter.com/pxIxKhUQUK

— C. Marry Hultman (@stoughe) July 1, 2017

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.