New Number One Contender to the WWE Championship Named on Smackdown Live, When Will the Title Match Take Place?

By Nick Paglino

As seen on WWE Smackdown Live tonight, Jinder Mahal won the 6 Pack Challenge Match to become the new number one contender to Randy Orton’s WWE Championship. Mahal defeated Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, Sami Zayn and Mojo Rawley.

Tom Phillips noted during the match that whoever won the 6 Pack Challenge would be “heading to WWE Backlash”, indicating that the Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton Title match will take place at the May PPV.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

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.

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