Simon Gotch

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Simon Gotch
Simon Gotch NXT.jpg
Gotch in March 2015
Birth name John Smith[1]
Born (1982-10-18) October 18, 1982 (age 41)[1]
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Simon Gotch
Psycho Seth
Ryan Drago
Seth Lesser
Super Otaku[1]
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Billed weight 221 lb (100 kg)[2]
Billed from Arkham, Massachusetts[2]
Trained by Donovan Morgan
Michael Modest
Ric Thompson
Daniel Bryan
Harley Race[2]
WWE Performance Center[3]
Debut 2002

John Smith (born October 18, 1982)[1] is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Simon Gotch. Prior to debuting on the main roster, Gotch performed in WWE's developmental branch NXT, where he held the NXT Tag Team Championship, along with Aiden English, who are collectively known as The Vaudevillains.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2002–2013)

Smith competed on the independent circuit, appearing for promotions such as All Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Chikara and Full Impact Pro. He most notably competed as Ryan Drago, a character reminiscent of early 20th-century grapplers such as George Hackenschmidt.[1]

WWE

NXT (2013–2016)

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Main article: The Vaudevillains

In June 2013, Smith signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to their developmental territory WWE NXT, where he adopted the ring name Simon Gotch (a homage to Frank and Karl Gotch). In June 2014, Gotch formed a tag team with Aiden English known as The Vaudevillains, with the gimmick of a pair of old-timey vaudevillians. The Vaudevillains made their in-ring debut as a team on the June 19 episode of NXT, defeating Angelo Dawkins and Travis Tyler.[4] In August, The Vaudevillains participated in a tournament to determine the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship, before losing to The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) in the finals.[5] On the October 30 episode of NXT, The Vaudevillains won a tag team battle royal to become the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship.[6] They received their title match at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution against The Lucha Dragons, but were unsuccessful.[7]

After some hiatus, The Vaudevillians returned on the June 3, 2015 episode of NXT, defeating Jason Jordan and Marcus Louis.[8] On the July 8 episode of NXT, The Vaudevillians defeated Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to become the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship.[9] The Vaudevillians received their title match on the July 29 episode of NXT, in which they were unsuccessful.[10] The Vaudevillians, with Blue Pants in their corner, defeated Blake and Murphy in a rematch at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[11] On November 11 episode of NXT. the Vaudevillains lost the title to Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson, ending their reign at 61 days.[12] On the November 25 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains challenged Dash and Dawson to a rematch for the title in a losing effort. On the December 23 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains competed in a four-way tag team match against Blake and Murphy, The Hype Bros and Chad Gable and Jason Jordan, which was won by Gable and Jordan. On the March 16, 2016 episode of NXT, the Vaudevillains were defeated by Gable and Jordan, now known as American Alpha, in a number one contenders match for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

Main roster (2016–present)

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See also: The Vaudevillains

On the April 7, 2016 episode of SmackDown, the Vaudevillains made their main roster debut as heels, defeating The Lucha Dragons.[13] On the April 11 episode of Raw, the Vaudevillains were announced as one of the teams to participate in the number one contenders tournament for the WWE Tag Team Championship, where they defeated Goldust and Fandango in the first round later that week on SmackDown and The Usos on the April 18 episode of Raw in the semi-finals.[14][15][16] At Payback, the Vaudevillains faced Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady in the finals of the tournament. The match resulted in a no-contest due to a legit concussion by Amore, and the Vaudevillains were declared number one contenders.[17]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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