Tod Gordon
American businessman
Tod Gordon (born June 19, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American businessman. Gordon is the president of Carver W. Reed Co.2
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Born Jun 19, 1955.1
About
Inc, a Philadelphia jewelry store and loan office that was established in 1860. He is also the founder of defunct professional wrestling promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling). He owned the promotion until it was sold to his head booker Paul Heyman in May 1995.
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Companies
Early life and education
- 1973 to 1977University of Pittsburgh Bachelor of Science; psychology3
Career
Occupation: jeweler, professional wrestling promoter, businessperson, professional wrestler.6
- 1993 to 1994Worked at Variety, the Children's Charity4
- 1992 to 1997Worked at Extreme Championship Wrestling4
- Date not recordedFounded Extreme Championship Wrestling5
After ECW, Gordon booked Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling and founded Xtreme Fight Club. Gordon was involved with Pro Wrestling Unplugged and on their September 20, 2006, second anniversary event, Gordon was announced as their new owner.
On April 19, 2008, Pro Wrestling Unplugged held a farewell show for Tod Gordon.
On February 10, 2010, Tod Gordon announced that he and Paul Heyman would be collaborating on a new project, with an announcement coming in 2011. This ultimately never came to pass, with Heyman signing with WWE in 2012.
Tod Gordon returned to The Arena on July 10, 2010, to be a part of Acid-Fest as a tribute to Trent Acid.
On August 8, 2010, Gordon returned via satellite, to pay tribute to ECW on TNA's Hardcore Justice.
Gordon would appear on a WWE produced DVD documentary of Paul Heyman.
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Personal life
Gordon has two daughters and a son, Alexandra, Rebecca, and Charlie Gordon. Tod has been married twice. He is currently married. He owns the Philadelphia pawnbroker shop Carver W. Reed. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania State Pawnbroker's Association.
He is also a past President of The Variety Club, an international charity serving children with disabilities.
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