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. After leaving WWE he began to use the name Simon Grimm, but was legally able to use the name Simon Gotch in April 2018.
Filmography
Cast Credits
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIV
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2025
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2025
TNA No Surrender 2024
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2024
CyberFight Festival 2022
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2022
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8
Character:
MOVIE • 2022
Sorry You're Watching This: Simon Gotch
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2021
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2021
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2021
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2021
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2020
Prestige Wrestling Reality Unfolds
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2018
MLW Battle Riot
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2018
Freelance Wrestling: The Ghost Of Right Now
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2018
Black Label Pro 6: Slamilton
Character: Simon Grimm
MOVIE • 2018
MLW Fusion
Character: Simon Gotch
TV • 2018
WWE WrestleMania 33
Character: Simon Gotch (Preshow)
MOVIE • 2017
WWE WrestleMania 33 Preshow
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2017
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2017
WWE Elimination Chamber 2017
Character: Simon Gotch
MOVIE • 2017
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
Character: Simon Gotch (Preshow)
MOVIE • 2016