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Seth Lesser
Actor

Seth Lesser

18 Oct 1982Born
43Age
34Credits
Hoboken, New Jersey, USABirthplace

Biography

Seth Lesser is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Simon Gotch. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he held the NXT Tag Team Championship as one-half of The Vaudevillains along with Aiden English and also worked for the main roster on its SmackDown brand. He also competed for Major League Wrestling (MLW). From 2002 until 2013, he worked under the ring name Ryan Drago, invoking the image of early 20th century professional wrestlers or strongmen. In 2013 he joined WWE, retaining the "classic wrestler" image, but being renamed "Simon Gotch" (after Frank Gotch and Karl Gotch), together with Aiden English they often appeared in silent movie segments.

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After leaving WWE he began to use the name Simon Grimm, but was legally able to use the name Simon Gotch in April 2018.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026MLW Battle Riot VIIIFilm: Simon Gotch
  2. 2025GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIVFilm: Simon Gotch
  3. 2025GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIIIFilm: Simon Gotch
  4. 2024JCW: Devil's Night Creature Double FeatureFilm: Simon Gotch
  5. 2024TNA No Surrender 2024Film: Simon Gotch
  6. 2022CyberFight Festival 2022Film: Simon Gotch
  7. 2022GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8Film
  8. 2021Sorry You're Watching This: Simon GotchFilm: Simon Gotch
  9. 2021GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6Film: Simon Grimm
  10. 2021GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5Film: Simon Grimm
  11. 2021GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4Film: Simon Grimm
  12. 2020GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3Film: Simon Grimm
  13. 2018Prestige Wrestling Reality UnfoldsFilm: Simon Grimm
  14. 2018MLW Battle RiotFilm: Simon Gotch
  15. 2018Freelance Wrestling: The Ghost Of Right NowFilm: Simon Grimm
  16. 2018Black Label Pro 6: SlamiltonFilm: Simon Grimm
  17. 2018MLW FusionSeries: Simon Gotch (10 episodes)
  18. 2017WWE WrestleMania 33Film: Simon Gotch (Preshow)
  19. 2017WWE WrestleMania 33 PreshowFilm: Simon Gotch
  20. 2017WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016Film: Simon Gotch
  21. 2017WWE Elimination Chamber 2017Film: Simon Gotch
  22. 2016WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016Film: Simon Gotch (Preshow)
  23. 2016WWE No Mercy 2016Film: Simon Gotch
  24. 2016WWE Money in the Bank 2016Film: Simon Gotch
  25. 2016WWE Extreme Rules 2016Film: Simon Gotch
  26. 2016WWE Payback 2016Film: Simon Gotch
  27. 2015NXT TakeOver: BrooklynFilm: Simon Gotch
  28. 2015WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015Film: Simon Gotch
  29. 2014NXT TakeOver: R-EvolutionFilm: Simon Gotch
  30. 2012WWE Main EventSeries (10 episodes)
  31. 2010WWE NXTSeries: Simon Gotch, S. Gotch (6 episodes)
  32. 2003PWG: Untitled (The Debut Show)Film: Ryan Drago
  33. 1999WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries: Simon Gotch (1 episode)
  34. 1993RawSeries (9 episodes)

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