Career
He is signed to WWE, where he performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Simon Gotch, where he held the NXT Tag Team Championship, along with Aiden English, who are collectively known as The Vaudevillains. 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.
WWE
= NXT (2013–present) 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.
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. They received their title match at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution against The Lucha Dragons, but were unsuccessful.
After some hiatus, The Vaudevillians returned on the June 3, 2015 episode of NXT, defeating Jason Jordan and Marcus Louis.
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. The Vaudevillians received their title match on the July 29 episode of NXT, in which they were unsuccessful. On November 11, 2015. episode of NXT. they lost the title to Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson.
On the December 2 episode of NXT, The Vaudevillains were defeated by Jason Jordan and Chad Gable.
Then at NXT TakeOver: London they lost their title rematch. Finishing moves
Gentleman"s Clutch (Bridging cobra clutch underhook suplex)
Brock Samson"s Revenge (Tiger Driver) – independent circuit
Signature moves
Back body drop
bottom rope springboard elbow drop
Corner forearm smash
Rolling fireman"s carry slam
Sole Kick
With Aiden English
Double team finishing moves
The Gentleman"s Congress / Whirling Dervish (Uppercut to the back of opponent"s head (Gotch) followed by a swinging neckbreaker (English))
Rolling fireman"s carry slam (Gotch) followed by That"s A Wrap (English)
Managers
Blue Pants
Nicknames
"The Gentleman Bruiser"
"The Steam-Powered Madman"
Entrance themes
"A Quicker Accomplishement" by Art Test Music (May 30, 2014 – September 25, 2014.
Used while teaming with Aiden English)
"Voix de Ville" by Chief Financial Officer$ (October 2, 2014 – June 24, 2015. Used while teaming with Aiden English)
"Vau de Vire" by Chief Financial Officer$ (July 1, 2015 – present.
Used while teaming with Aiden English)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #215 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
World League Wrestling
World's Largest Wireles Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Elvis Aliaga
WWE NXT
NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Aiden English.