Question and Answer

Question: Who did you look up to as a child?

Nick: I liked the British Bulldog and "Macho Man" Randy Savage

Question: When did you first decide you wanted to be a wrestler?

Nick: I think I was 10 watching my first Saturday Night's Main Event. The match was "Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff.

Question: Who has been the biggest influence in your career?

Nick: "Nitemare" Danny Davis, "Hustler" Rip Rogers, Jim Cornette and, of course, the fans.

Question: What other feds have you been in?

Nick: I have worked for WCW, WWF, Music City Wrestling, PowerPro Wrestling, USWA, and countless other small independant promotions.

Question: What titles have you held?

Nick: USWA Tag (w/Flash), Music City Tag (w/Rob Conway), OVW Tag (w/Flash & w/Rob Conway), and the OVW Heavyweight Title.

Question: In your opinion which has been your most memorable match?

Nick: As of 11/2000, it was with Al Snow, but I am looking forward to the match at "Christmas Chaos" with Chris Benoit.

Question: Did you train in OVW?

Nick: Yes I began training in May of 1996.

Question: Besides wrestling what is your favorite sport(s)?

Nick: Football and the teams are Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons.

Question: What sports did you play in High School?

Nick: I played Football, wrestled, and powerlifting.

Question: I know you graduate in Dec but what is your major?

Nick: I will graduate from IUS with a major in Communications. I plan to go to the University of Louisville to get a masters in Communication and a Teaching degree.

Lainy asks: Who in all of wrestling could take your "Mr. Wrestling" crown off you?

Nick: There is no wrestler today that can be "Mr. Wrestling" because it's all about me!!!

Kim asks: What do you think of WWF buying WCW?

Nick: Wow! What a question: What do I think of WWF buying WCW. It is either going to be a really great change for professional wrestling or the change could be the beginning of a decline in the popularity of "sports entertainment".

On one hand, this could be good. It is going to open a lot of jobs up for younger talent to showcase what they can do. It will probably put some performers on the shelf that deserve to be off of television. This will create job openings for a whole new "crop" of wrestlers. Hopefully the next generation will deserve to be there and work hard to stay there. With a chance to show what they can do, this new young group will lay it all on the line to get over. This could change wrestling forever.

On the other hand, this could be bad. WCW might just become another WWF show. If the wrestlers cross over and jump from one program to another, the lines of destinction between WWF and WCW could be blurred or possibly lost. A wrestler could show up on RAW then on Smackdown! then on Nitro (or whatever it is going to be called). Fans could become bored and the wrestlers runs the risk of being overexposed. This can ruin a career or the business itself. Its kinda like when a new song comes out, but it becomes way overplayed and gets old. Then when the song gets played it gets on your nerves. Finally, when it is played on you just change the channel. And that could change wrestling forever.

Either good or bad...wrestling is going to be changed. What do I think...We will have to wait and see. Hopefully, good Lord willing, it'll help the boys of OVW.

Kara asks: Do you have any other nicknames besides "Mr. Wrestling"?

Nick: Well, I've been called lots of things and yes I guess I do have other "Nick Names". Cornette often refers to me as "The Franchise" of OVW. Rob Conway used to jokingly call me "The Boyscout" of OVW. And my Mom calls me Nicky Dave, but she is the only one that gets to call me that!! :-) That was a very good question. Thank you for asking!

Andrea asks: What is your greatest achievement?

Nick: Well, this one is very tough. It is a toss up. One of my greatest achievements has to be when I was awarded a WWF developmental contract after I defeated Al Snow at last June's Rockin' Rumble. The other is wrestling for the WCW. I performed on both Nitro and Thunder when WCW was on top of the ratings war. Although I didn't work for that company long, I was there.

Andrea also asked: What would you be doing if you weren't wrestling?

Nick: This one is easy....What ever I wanted.

Andrea asks: Being in the business that you are in I know that you have to stay in very good shape, so would you be willing to tell us what you do to stay in such good shape? Work out routines? What you eat? Do you take supplements?

Nick: Yes, I work out in the ring a couple times a week. I lift weights and do cardio almost every day. I eat a low fat diet and drink plenty if water.

Andrea asks: What advice would you give to someone who wanted to become a wrestler?

Nick: The only advice I have for someone wanting to wrestle is to get an education to have something to fall back on and NO backyard wrestling.

Andrea asks: I know that you have a developmental contract with WWF, but if you were given a choice to work full-time in the new WcW or WWF which would you choose? And why?

Nick: At this point I have no preference to wrestle for either WWF or WCW.

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