Collectibles
Behind the Gimmick Table: Hong Kong collector Ng has an eye for the unique
In many respects Shawn Ng has one of the most impressive pro wrestling collections you’ll find...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Babyface Joe E. Legend sells, bad guy not so much
In the grand scheme of wrestling, Joe Hitchen is probably best known by most fans for his late...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Studenomics a love of Martin Dasko
For years peers, trainers and fans questioned Martin Dasko’s ring name: “The Latin Lover.” As the...
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Behind the Gimmick Table: Lenny Lilac was always sold on wrestling
Lenny Lilac is a pro wrestler, manager and more, however he started in the industry much differently than most. The native of Kitchener, Ontario, has been obsessed with wrestling since he was five years old, in 1978. He credits the fascination blossoming due to his...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Adrian Gomez living the American Dream in China
A decade ago, Adrian Gomez traded the desert of Phoenix, Arizona, for the harsh winters in China’s Northern city of Harbin on the border of Siberia. It was there that he decided to promote professional wrestling, becoming a pioneer of the industry in the country. For...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Kevin Kleinrock’s Masked Republic moving lucha more mainstream
Growing up in the Southern California of the 1980s Kevin Kleinrock grew up a very casual fan of pro wrestling until he one day abruptly envisioned his future in the sport. In one moment his days of GI JOE and M.U.S.C.L.E. collecting were behind him. In 1991, at the...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Super Gabby springs from a storage locker
It is common knowledge that platforms like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook have allowed anyone with a camera (read: phone) the opportunity to create original content that anyone the world over can consume. To be successful many invest in production: good microphones,...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Mikey McNeely striving for originality
Mikey McNeely is a wrestler who is hard to classify as a fit into a typical box. The same goes for his DIY merchandise. Sometimes it fits best in a blister pack for example. His first memory of pro wrestling goes back to his childhood in Marion, Kentucky, when he...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Ruddick finds a healthier addiction in collecting
Al Ruddick of Brantford, Ontario, is a fixture on the Ontario independent wrestling scene, called “Wrestling’s Biggest Mark” by many. He is known as a boisterous presence at ringside that any wrestler worth his salt knows will make their night an easy one. When he...