Wrestling & MMA

Danny Cage, Gabby Ortiz, Notorious Mimi talk ‘Monster Factory’ docuseries on Apple TV+

Ready for a pro wrestling docuseries about a famous pro wrestling school in Paulsboro, New Jersey.

This is where those aspiring to become professional wrestlers learn, live and hopefully progress into pro wrestlers, superstars, sports entertainers — on a small scale, medium range or even a larger one.

“Monster Factory” is a six-part docuseries on Apple TV+.

What started with Larry Sharpe and “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers in 1983, the Monster Factory pro wrestling school continues under the direction of Danny Cage, who bought this successful venture in 2011.

Video interview with Monster Factory Owner and Coach Danny Cage and Monster Factory grads Gabby Ortiz and Notorious Mimi (WWE NXT alum Sloane Jacobs). Cameo by Notorious Mimi’s cat.

Since inception, Monster Factory graduates also include:

Trainers through the years: Cage, Sharpe, Q.T. Marshall, Blue Meanie and Billy Wiles.

About ‘Monster Factory’

The Monster Factory features a congregation of spandex-clad misfits escaping the confines of their everyday lives to chase the near impossible dream of becoming professional wrestlers.

Coach Danny Cage owns and runs the Monster Factory, a historic pro wrestling school in Paulsboro, New Jersey, that has signed students to big time wrestling promotions like WWE, AEW and New Japan.

Some of his students include Amelia Herr aka Notorious Mimi (WWE NXT alum Sloane Jacobs), Lucas DiSangro aka Twitch, Gabriella Belpre aka Gabby Ortiz, David Goldschmidt aka Goldy, and Hurley A. Jones Jr. aka Bobby Buffet, all of whom are chasing their lifelong dream of making it in the world of pro wrestling.

“Monster Factory” provides unprecedented access into this fascinating world, while also showing that these students are normal everyday individuals who are dealing with everyday situations as well.

“Monster Factory” trailer:

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

More info about the docuseries “Monster Factory” on Apple TV+ and its team.

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This story was originally published March 14, 2023 at 12:38 PM.

Jim Varsallone
Miami Herald
Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He also covers pro wrestling, something he’s done since his college days in the late 1980s. Now in his fifth decade of coverage, he currently follows WWE (Raw, SmackDown and NXT), AEW, Ring of Honor, TNA Impact Wrestling, MLW, WOW, NWA, and the South Florida indies, mainly CCW. He writes MMA, too -- mostly profile stories and video interviews with American Top Team and Sanford MMA fighters in South Florida. As for pro wrestling, he writes feature stories and profile pieces, updates upcoming show schedules in South Florida, photographs the action and interviews talent (audio and video) -- sharing the content here and via social media on his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel: jim varsallone (jimmyv3 channel). Support my work with a digital subscription
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