Photo of Vince McMahon and KENTA Backstage at SD!, Top NXT Stars Work Dark Match Tonight in Orlando

July 22, 2014

Prior to tonight’s WWE Smackdown taping, WWE NXT Champion Adrian Neville defeated Tyler Breeze in the event’s dark match.

Several other NXT talents were on hand for the taping, as WWE was in Orlando tonight, and many of the fans in attendance for Smackdown also regularly attend NXT events at Full Sail University.

Orlando is of course also the home of the WWE Performance Center, at which WWE’s newest signee KENTA recently arrived.

Below is a photo of Vince McMahon and KENTA, along with Triple H, backstage at tonight’s Smackdown tapings at the Amway Center.

Paglino: It’s good to see WWE making a big deal out of KENTA’s signing.

I’m concerned with his inability to speak English, but if WWE is serious about expanding its business in Japan, I think they will give KENTA a serious shot.

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.