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Agent Nick LoPiccolo, who was one of the heads of Paradigm Talent Agency's Sports Group and represented a number of WWE talents as well as Mike Tyson before announcing he had left the agency to launch his own outlet earlier thuis year, tweeted that he was at tonight's TNA Lockdown PPV in Chicago, showing that he was backstage and sitting ringside.
Thank you to @carlossilva for the access and hospitality at TNA Lockdown tonight.
— Nick LoPiccolo (@nicklopiccolo) August 24, 2026
The people are smart, the operation is serious, and the upside is obvious.
This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a growth company. pic.twitter.com/m6FmzGs8ZI
LoPiccolo has announced in recent months that he is starting a new company, RARESTNDRD, that will feature not only talent representation, but also the packaging of deals and the building of capital platforms for entertainment projects. That new company is why LoPiccolo was in Chicago tonight, we are told.
LoPiccolo was in Chicago with several partners from his new company, including music executive Brandon "Brigante" Marquez, a former Director of A&R at Eminem’s Shady Records who also worked for Def Jam. Also in attendance at the PPV was Tarek Tohme, who is the head of Stone Canyon Pictures. Tohme is the son of Dr. Tohme Tohme, the former financial advisor to the late pop star Michael Jackson who once helped save Jackson's Neverland Ranch from foreclosure.
We are told that LoPiccolo, Marquez, and Tohme were there to engage in discussions with TNA about a potential strategic relationship between the two sides, including RARESTNDRD potentially helping to raise capital for TNA or to make an investment in the company. We are told that the conversations were preliminary, but that TNA President Carlos Silva was the point of contact on the TNA side. We are told Marquez and Silva were seen in discussion during the PPV.
Man this was a legendary day. Thank you @ThisIsTNA & @carlossilva for the incredible hospitality ???????? pic.twitter.com/LBkTUhbSuZ
— Briganté ♣️0️⃣ (@brandonbrigante) August 24, 2026
Obviously, whatever this is, it is very early. If anything evolves out of this, we'll update if/when there are details confirmed.
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