



But then his life took a turn and he was incarcerated for armed robbery and he was imprisoned for several years, removing him from the industry that he loved so dearly. Wrestling in backyards and small venues, deathmatch wrestling continued throughout the 2000s, several times seemingly on life support, but Nick Gage always remained one of its greatest Generals – the type that led by example on the ground, with blood, sweat, and, well, more blood. But for nearly 20 years, he was a name in the shadows, a legend in a scene that was the bastard child of pro wrestling – the deathmatch industry – that was now scoffed by a generation that had moved on from hardcore wrestling now that ECW had closed up shop. For years, Nick Gage was a name that struck fear in the hearts of men.
