G. Q. Money

Last updated
G. Q. Money
Birth nameRyan Katz
Born (1976-10-14) October 14, 1976 (age 47)
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Devilish Lee Handsome
G. Q. Money
Fabian Kaelin
The Lemon
Minion
Rak Rixelplix
Ryan Katz
Stylez Monroe
Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Billed weight147 lb (67 kg)
Billed from"Hollywood, California, by way of Aspen, Colorado"
Trained byDan Magnus
Bobby Black
Debut1999
RetiredMay 18, 2013

Ryan Katz (born October 14, 1976) is an American retired professional wrestler, promoter and manager currently signed with the WWE as a producer. Katz is best known in Xtreme Pro Wrestling under the ring name G. Q. Money as the manager of Kaos of The Enterprise. [1]

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Training and independent circuit (1999–2013)

Katz was outcast by his family when he decided to start his own wrestling fight club in nearby Denver.[ citation needed ] His self-promotion and outlandish ideas landed him in a position of power in Xtreme Pro Wrestling, where he donned the persona of "G. Q. Money": a fast-talking agent to the stars who, because of his mouth, got caught up in many dangerous situations including being tossed off a car, tossed on guardrails, and tossed off a 30-foot tower. [2]

Katz worked as the ring announcer and host for the short-lived Wrestling Society X under the name Fabian Kaelin, a reference to the concept of kayfabe. [3]

Katz performed in a motion-capture suit for the World Wrestling Entertainment video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 , performing activities used to portray Rey Mysterio and Theodore Long. He also previously did motion capture work for WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 , and provided a voice in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 . [4]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003)

In 2003, Katz was briefly a part of a stable headed by Christopher Daniels in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he portrayed one of the followers under the name of Minion.

WWE (2012, 2015–present)

Katz appeared on WWE Raw on the August 27, 2012 episode under the name Stylez Monroe in the "anger management class" segment involving Kane and Daniel Bryan. In May 2015, Katz became a Creative Producer at the WWE Performance Center for the NXT brand and appeared as The Lemon, a member of Adam Rose's Exotic Express, and as the presenter on The Vaudevillains' Titantron. Katz was released by WWE on January 5, 2022, but was rehired on September 1. [5] [6]

Other media

In 2001, he was a contestant on a short-lived revival of Card Sharks, and has also appeared on the game show 20Q.

In 2004, he was a contestant on the TBS reality show He's a Lady , where because of the show, he was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Katz currently runs The Fit Pit Pro Wrestling School in Chatsworth, California, [7] where he teaches a new crop of students the art of professional wrestling and sports entertainment. He also runs RakaMedia, a DVD production firm. Katz still records songs as a hip-hop MC, and recently opened up for hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow at a show in Denver, CO.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sami Zayn</span> Canadian professional wrestler (born 1984)

Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler signed to WWE since January 2013, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sami Zayn. He is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion in his fourth reign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kofi Kingston</span> Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston and is part of The New Day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Konnor (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler

Ryan Parmeter is an American professional wrestler, currently appearing for Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Kon. He is best known for his work in WWE, where he wrestled under the ring name Konnor. He was part of the fourth season of NXT, and earned fourth place on the show's fifth season, NXT Redemption.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curtis Axel</span> American professional wrestler

Joseph Curtis Hennig is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Michael McGillicutty and Curtis Axel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fandango (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler

Curtis Jonathan Hussey is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The System and performs under the ring name Johnny Dango Curtis. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Fandango.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bo Dallas</span> American professional wrestler (born 1990)

Taylor Michael Rotunda is an American professional wrestler. As of December 2022, he is signed to WWE where he currently performs under the ring names Bo Dallas and the alter ego Uncle Howdy and is the leader of The Wyatt Sicks. Rotunda is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, his father Mike Rotunda, his uncles Barry and Kendall Windham, and his brother Windham were professional wrestlers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big E (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler

Ettore Ewen is an American professional wrestler and former powerlifter. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Big E; he appears only in non-wrestling capacities due to a broken neck he suffered in March 2022. In addition to his singles career, he is a decorated tag team wrestler as part of The New Day with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chad Gable</span> American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler (born 1986)

Charles Edward Betts is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Chad Gable. He is a four-time tag team champion in WWE.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erick Rowan</span> American professional wrestler (born 1981)

Joseph Ruud is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Erick Rowan. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs as a member of The Wyatt Sicks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Gotch</span> American professional wrestler

Seth Lesser, better known by the ring name Simon Gotch, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). 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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baron Corbin</span> American professional wrestler

Thomas Pestock is an American professional wrestler, former professional football player, and former amateur boxer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Baron Corbin. He is a former one-time WWE United States Champion and one-time NXT Tag Team Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buddy Matthews</span> Australian professional wrestler (born 1988)

Matthew Adams is an Australian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews as a member of the stable House of Black and is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion. Adams also makes appearances on the independent circuit and is best known for his time with WWE where he performed under the ring name Buddy Murphy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Harper and Erick Rowan</span> Professional wrestling tag team

Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, also known as The Bludgeon Brothers, were an American professional wrestling tag team in WWE. They were also known as being members of the cult faction The Wyatt Family, led by Bray Wyatt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miro (wrestler)</span> Bulgarian-American professional wrestler

Miroslav Petrov Barnyashev is a Bulgarian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Miro and is a one-time AEW TNT Champion. He is also known for his decade-long career in WWE under the ring name Rusev, where he became the first and so far, only Bulgarian wrestler to have worked for WWE.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Jordan</span> American professional wrestler

Nathan Everhart is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jason Jordan. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as the lead producer for Raw and SmackDown. He has not wrestled since suffering a neck injury in January 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malakai Black</span> Dutch professional wrestler

Tom Büdgen is a Dutch professional wrestler and martial artist. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs as leader of the House of Black stable under the ring name Malakai Black and is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion. He is also known for his work in WWE, where he performed as Aleister Black from 2017 to 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nikki Cross</span> Scottish professional wrestler (born 1989)

NicolaGlencross is a Scottish professional wrestler she is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Nikki Cross and a member of The Wyatt Sicks. She is a one-time Raw Women's Champion, a three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, and an 11-time and the final WWE 24/7 Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Riddick Moss</span> American professional wrestler (born 1989)

Michael Carter Rallis is an American professional wrestler and former college football player. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, under the ring names Riddick Moss and Madcap Moss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Otis (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler

Nikola Bogojević is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Otis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominik Mysterio</span> American professional wrestler (born 1997)

Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, where he is a member of The Judgment Day stable. He is a former two-time NXT North American Champion.

References

  1. ↑ "GQ Money". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Wrestling Society X | Full Episodes, Photos, Episode Synopsis and Recaps". MTV. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  3. ↑ "G.Q. Money". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Katz". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  5. ↑ Guzzo, Gisberto (January 5, 2022). "Road Dogg Among Multiple Performance Center Staff Released By WWE, SVP Released". Fightful. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ex-NXT producer Ryan Katz confirms he's rejoined WWE under Triple H". September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Professional Wrestling Training". Make Me A Pro Wrestler. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.