Nick Zoppo[2] best known as Zicky Dice, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling. In 2019 he worked with the National Wrestling Alliance, where he became NWA World Television Champion.
| Zicky Dice | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nick Zoppo |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Zicky Dice |
| Billed from | Cocoa Beach, Florida[1] |
| Trained by | Seth Rollins Marek Brave |
| Debut | 2011 |
Early life
editDice was trained in the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave.[3] He is from Cocoa Beach Fl
Professional wrestling career
editHe participated in a tournament to crown the revived NWA World Television Championship, defeating Caleb Konley in the first round but being defeated by Dan Maff in the second round.[4][5] He would win the title on January 26, at NWA Powerrr (aired on March 3) when he defeated Ricky Starks.[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NWA entered in a hiatus and Dice's contract was set to expire on December.[3] Dice would lose the title against Elijah Burke during a United Wrestling Network event and left NWA.[7][8]
After leaving the NWA, Dice would sign a contract with Impact Wrestling.[9][10] He made his debut on September 1, 2021, joining Brian Myers' stable Learning Tree[11] and later with Johnny Swinger. In July 2023, it was reported that Dice had "finished up" in Impact.[12]
In September 2023, Dice returned to the NWA, winning a Fatal Four-Way to earn a match against Mims for the vacant NWA World Television Championship.[13]
Personal life
editZoppo is also the lead singer of the rock band Heart to Heart.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Championship Wrestling From Memphis
- CWFM Internet Championship (1 time)[14]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Television Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Southern Honor Wrestling
- SHW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ashton Starr[16]
- United Wrestling Network
- UWN Heritage Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17]
- UWN Television Championship (1 time, current)
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Internet Championship (1 time)[18]
- Wrestling With Wregret
- WWW YouTube Championship (1 time, current)
References
edit- ^ "Zicky Dice – IMPACT Wrestling". Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Zicky Dice". MN2S. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b Grifol, Ignacio (30 September 2020). "Zicky Dice: "No sé si Cody tiene una venda en los ojos o miedo de meterse al ring con otra mega estrella"". Solowrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Powell, Jason (January 7, 2020). "1/7 NWA Powerrr results: Powell's review of NWA Champion Nick Aldis vs. Ricky Starks in a non-title exhibition match, Zicky Dice vs. Caleb Konley in a TV Title tournament qualifying match, ODB vs. Thunder Rosa". prowrestling.net. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Ravens, Andrew (January 24, 2020). "NWA Hard Times PPV Results". sescoops.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "NWA Television Championship Title". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Martínez, Sebastián (21 October 2020). "Elijah Burke se convierte en el nuevo campeón NWA TV". Solowrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Zicky Dice Discusses Falling Out With NWA, Heat With Nick Aldis | Fightful News". www.fightful.com.
- ^ Peralta, Sergi (18 August 2021). "Zicky Dice habría firmado un contrato multianual con Impact Wrestling". Solowrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Zicky Dice signs multi-year deal with Impact Wrestling". WON/F4W. August 18, 2021.
- ^ "411MANIA". Impact News: Zicky Dice Appears on Impact Wrestling, Six-Man Tag Match Clip.
- ^ https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=173333 [bare URL]
- ^ Defelice, Robert. "Mims Set To Face Zicky Dice To Determine Next NWA World TV Champion". Fightful.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=349654 [bare URL]
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Zicky Dice » Tournaments". CageMatch. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ @CWFHollywood (19 May 2022). "The @unitedwrestling Heritage Championship is..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Facebook Post". Facebook. [better source needed]