More Details on Jake Roberts Involved In New Wrestling Promotion Offering Benefits To Talents, Who Else Will Be Involved?

October 22, 2015

Last month, WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts first told WZ exclusively that he had plans to get involved, in a big way, in a new wrestling company.

Roberts had the following to say to WZ:

“I’ll let a little secret out of the bag. Jake “The Snake” is about to become involved in a great, big way in a brand new company. Not GFW, not TNA… a brand new company that is going to rock the world. We’re gonna take it back to “old school” wrestling. It’s going to be running seven days a week in Las Vegas. Get ready. It starts in November and there’s going to be 70-80 guys employed by these people so it’s real serious. It’s real serious. We’re gonna be on television almost immediately.”

According to The Wrestling Observer, Jake said the promotion is offering full medical and retirement packages to wrestlers. Apparently they’re looking at launching in December with Jake, Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk training wrestlers in the old school style of pro wrestling. There has been talk of Douglas being involved in a promotion like this for several years but nothing has ever happened, until now it looks like.

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.