Taylor Gibson (born June 7, 1990), better known by the

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Effy, is an American

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. He currently works for

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(GCW), where he is the current

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in his first reign and is a former one-time GCW Tag Team Champion with Allie Katch. He also promotes the GCW-branded Effy's Big Gay Brunch events, focused on

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wrestlers in the American independent scene.

Personal life

Taylor Gibson was raised in a very religious environment; two of his grandparents were preachers. Gibson is openly gay and is known for his support of the LGBTQ Community. He has stated that his sexual orientation has cost him several bookings.

Professional wrestling career

On August 30, 2019, Effy faced

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for the GCW World Championship in a Deathmatch. Despite losing the match, he would become a regular performer for the Game Changer Wrestling promotion. On October 2, 2021, Effy defeated

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to win the Internet Championship. On October 10, 2020, Gibson hosted Effy's Big Gay Brunch, the first of a series of shows featuring LGBTQ performers and allies. On April 10, 2021, he hosted Effy's Big Gay Brunch 2. On April 9, 2022, at Paranoid, Effy and Allie Katch won the GCW Tag Team Championship. On July 29, at The People vs. GCW, they lost the titles to Los Mazicos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) in a five-way

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Professional wrestling style and persona

Gibson described the Effy character as an over-the-top version of himself. Since he began to work in a religious and Republican part of the United States, he performed the "most gay version of myself" to get heat. He is nicknamed "The Weapon of Sass Destruction".

Championships and accomplishments

*All-Star Wrestling Network **AWN Heritage Championship (1 time) *Xtreme World Wrestling **XWW Hardcore Championship (1 time) *Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment **AWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ashton Starr *

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( 1 time) *Destiny Christian Championship Wrestling **DCCW United States Championship (1 time) *Elev8 Pro **Elev8 Pro Championship (1 time) *FEST Wrestling **FEST Wrestling Championship (2 times) *Top Talent Wrestling **Top Talent Championship (1 time) *Freelance Wrestling **Freelance Legacy Championship (1 time) **Freelance Tag Team Championship (1 times) – with Allie Katch *

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(1 time, current) ** GCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Allie Katch *Inspire Pro Wrestling **Inspire Pro Pure Prestige Championship (1 time) *NWA Southeastern Wrestling **SWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **NWA Deep South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Party Hard Wrestling **PHW Charizona State Championship (1 time) **PHW Legacy Championship (1 time) *Prime Time Pro Wrestling **PTPW 51st State Championship (1 time, inaugural, final) **Invitational Grand Prix Tournament Of Tournaments Classic International (2020) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2020 *Other titles **Internet Championship (1 time)

References

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