Tye Dillinger Match Announced for WWE Backlash Kickoff Show

May 16, 2017

WWE has announced Tye Dillinger vs Aiden English will take place during the kickoff show for WWE Backlash this Sunday night.

Below is the updated WWE Backlash PPV card, and be sure to join WZ for complete, LIVE coverage of the event beginning with the Kickoff show on Sunday night:

WWE Title Match:

-Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match:

-Tyler Breeze and Fandango vs. The Usos

WWE United States Title Match:

-AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens

-Smackdown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch vs. Tamina Snuka, Carmella and Natalya

-Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler

Kickoff Match:

-Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English

EXCLUSIVE: @WWEDillinger & @WWEDramaKing will clash during the #WWEBacklash Kickoff this Sunday, streaming LIVE on @WWENetwork! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/Pwt9JVU7H0

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2017

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.