Gloria Lovell – President
Born into a military family, traveling has always been in Gloria’s blood. She and her husband, Dennis, have traveled to more than 20 countries. “ I’ve always had a desire to learn about other cultures”, Gloria says. “But, and I know it sounds kind of cliché, it truly is always great to get back home“.
Gloria’s experience in the wrestling business goes back to when, at age 5, her grandpa took her to her first wrestling matches. “Right from that first night I was hooked’ she says. Her love of the wrestling business has stayed with her, from a short stint working in the WWE, to being a board member of the Cauliflower Alley Club for 18 years. Getting involved in a part of the business created to help people has been an important part of her life. Now, as president of WrestleConnex, she and other board members, who all come to the company with various degrees of experience in the business, continue working to help others, targeting an area that has been lacking for decades. By offering benefits to those in this industry who have not had access to them, WrestleConnex hopes to make life a little easier for those in the wrestling industry, especially for those starting out in the business.
Gloria brings more than 30 years in marketing and event planning to Wrestleconnex, from planning corporate events for Starz Entertainment, to being an events manager at Pepsi Center in Denver. An avid sports fan, she has been a Nuggets and Vikings fan all of her life, and also loves the Colorado Rockies and Avalanche.
David Marquez – Vice President
David Marquez is a two-time Emmy winning 30-year broadcast professional and pro wrestling promoter. Currently, he is the owner of United Wrestling Network which produces “Championship Wrestling presented by Carshield” and CW30’s Memphis Wrestling. On top of these television shows, Marquez has produced or directed thousands of hours of third-party pro wrestling, boxing, MMA, and music programs. In the past Over the years, he was an owner of National Wrestling Alliance, executive for New Japan Pro Wrestling and consulted for WWE, Impact Wrestling, ROH, AEW and WCW. Marquez is a lifetime member of Cauliflower Alley Club, Television Acadamy and the Ed Asner Family Center for Autism.
Scott Hosey – Treasurer
Scott Hosey served 19 years on the Board of Director’s of the Cauliflower Alley Club, which is a 501c organization in support of Pro Wrestlers in need. He has been a Pro Wrestling Promoter, a Radio Show host, and Season Ticket Holder for most of the Las Vegas Professional Sports Teams throughout the years. He has over 35 years in the sports collectibles industry as owner of Power Play Sports Collectibles and has also served on the Board of Director’s of the National Sport Collectors Convention. He has also promoted over 500 conventions with his own company during that time.
His skillset also includes 30+ years in Government Service in the Communications Information Technologies Field and 3 years in the private computer industry as Vice President of Technical Operations for Mega Micro Corporation.
David Buckler – Secretary
David L. Buckler became a fan of professional wrestling in the mid-80’s attending matches at the old Hershey Park Arena. Since that time David has dedicated himself to studying and learning about the rich history of the sport, and getting as personally involved in the business as possible. David is former Executive Board Member of the Cauliflower Alley Club and the former Editor-in-Chief of Online World of Wrestling. He has worked the past 15 years as a ring announcer for promotions around the country, and he served as the podcast host for both CAC Radio and OWW Radio.
Aside from wrestling, David is a Process Performance Specialist for CACI, Inc. in the Northern Virginia area. He has been with CACI for almost 20 years focusing on business process improvement and simulation analysis, working mostly on Department of Defense IT implementation projects. As part of his responsibilities with CACI, David teaches a simulation course several times a year and is a speaker at conferences around the country. David is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and an Advanced Toastmaster. He and his wife Claudia are raising their four children and three grandkids, all of whom are avid Memphis Grizzlies fans.