CM Punk Appears in Thanksgiving Day Parade, WWE Ref Returns

November 28, 2008

Former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk was a part of the Thanksgiving Day parade in his hometown of Chicago, IL yesterday. During an interview with WGN, Punk said that CM stood for “Cookie Monster,” whose float was ahead of his in the parade. Punk then went on to promote WWE’s next Chicago show which takes place on January 19th from the Allstate Arena.

Following surgery for a ruptured hernia on September 18th, WWE referee Marty Elias returned to the road working this past Monday night’s Raw show.

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.