Author Bio & Stories

Nick Bond

Nick Bond is a staff member at The Classical. He's started writing wrestling things more frequently on his own blog.  He tweets mostly ABBA lyrics using his self appointed, third-person nickname from high school because he's not a proud man. 

  • April 10, 2013
    WrestleMania Moments

    WrestleMania 29 was the biggest event in the history of the WWE, bringing in $12.3 million in one night for the billion-dollar sports entertainment company. While it's cliche -- and factually inaccurate -- to say that what we got in return was "priceless," it's clear that if you didn't get your money's worth, you were doing it wrong.

  • April 5, 2013
    Yakkin' About WrestleMania: They're Coming Home (And Leaving a Mess)

    The biggest money match in history -- last year's John Cena vs. The Rock "Once in a Lifetime" main event -- will have its Twice-in-a-Lifetime sequel. When you throw in a dancing sociopath, more than a few Jurassic Park parallels and CM Punk wiping the fake ashes of the actually-dead Paul Bearer on him in preparation for his match with The Undertaker, it's no wonder people are predicting that this will be the biggest show in the history of the event. Our interpid reporters Tom Breihan and Nick Bond will do their best to prepare you. 

  • April 5, 2013
    Siskel and Ebert Agree That Space Jam Is Perfect — The Clog

    Even when reviewing movies as goofy as Space Jam, the exuberance that Roger Ebert had for films of all shapes, sizes and stripes came through in a way familiar to all of us. He taught us to love the things we love, and to do so in a way that will get others to want to join in.  So, he always had that going for him, which is nice. 

  • February 21, 2013
    WCW: The Fall (Brawl)'s Going to Kill You

    After 25 Royal Rumbles, you'd assume 10-15 WCW PPVs would be nothing. You'd be wrong. Following Sumo Monster Truck matches, Towers of Dooms and King of the Road contests on the back of flatbeds, things got so crazy we had to be bring in an expert.  

  • February 6, 2013
    7 Stages of Grief At Bleacher Report University

    Bleacher Report writers aren't born, they're made. Specifically, they're formed in the crucible of Bleacher Report University, the online program that B/R uses to shape young writers into slideshow shape. It's kind of a depressing place.

  • January 25, 2013
    Twenty Five (Royal Rumbles)

    There have been 25 Royal Rumbles. Nearly every wrestling fan has seen at least one or two, most have seen several, and a special few have seen most. Nick Bond decided to watch all of them. In order. You may call it dumb. Or masochistic. He mostly thought it was fun. And he learned a lot, too. Which is nice. 

  • January 24, 2013
    Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

    We don’t know if you’ve heard this, but, according to Michael Cole (and Jerry Lawler, JBL, Josh Matthews, Matt Striker and probably Jim Ross) the WWE championship match between The Rock and C.M. Punk could be the greatest match in Royal Rumble history. On the surface this probably sounds like hype. It also looks and smells like hype. And not in good way.

  • January 15, 2013
    The Peyton Manning Story

    At some point in the next week or two, and for an unprecedented fifth time, Peyton Manning will likely win the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award. The fact that -- in spite Adrian Peterson's otherworldly season -- this is even a possibility tells us a great deal about the way we talk about Peyton. And it also tells us how talking about him makes us feel. 

  • December 14, 2012
    Endgame Scenarios

    Andy Reid has not won a Super Bowl in his 14 years in Philadelphia. In fact, he's only made it once in five chances. Will it be that fact, or that he made it to five NFC Championship games in the first place, that define his legacy?

  • December 6, 2012
    It Came From the Vault, #4 - King of the Ring, 1993: Werewolf Bar Mitzvah

    Dolph Ziggler's been the Next Big Thing for as long as he's been in the WWE. But, given his burgeoning feud with John Cena, and the coveted Money in the Bank contract under his arm, things are looking good for a guy from the Spirit Squad.