About this episode

Simon Gotch discusses his journey in wrestling, from indie circuits to WWE, and shares insights on the industry.

Former WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Simon Gotch — one half of the beloved Vaudevillains alongside Aiden English — pulls into the Krazy Train Former WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Simon Gotch — one half of the beloved Vaudevillains alongside Aiden English — pulls into the Krazy Train and Jasmin St. Claire gets the story that never made it to SmackDown. Gotch takes it all the way back to Heatwave 2000, the moment that lit the fire, and walks through his early training days, his indie grind under multiple coaches, and how a kid who grew up watching wrestling in the XPW ECW parking lot scene eventually signed a WWE developmental contract and became one of NXT's most uniquely styled tag team acts. He breaks down the TKO corporate takeover of WWE, why he'd never step into Power Slap, and the honest truth about how many times the financial grind of the indie circuit made him seriously consider walking away from the business altogether. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jasmin St. Claire

Guest: Simon Gotch

Topics covered

• WWE
• indie wrestling
• Simon Gotch
• professional wrestling
• NXT
• wrestling history

Keywords

• Simon Gotch
• WWE
• NXT
• indie wrestling
• Heatwave 2000
• professional wrestling
• wrestling training
• TKO takeover

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, NXT, XPW, ECW, Power Slap

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