Simon Gotch
Seth Lesser (born October 18, 1982) 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).
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| Birth name | Seth Lesser |
| Born | October 18, 1982 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ryan Drago Seth Lesser Simon Grimm Simon Gotch Super Otaku Psycho Seth |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Donovan Morgan Michael Modest Ric Thompson Daniel Bryan Harley Race |
| Debut | 2002 |
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. After leaving WWE he began to use the name Simon Grimm, but was legally able to use the name Simon Gotch in April 2018.