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Gary Michael Cappetta

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In addition to his announcing duties, Cappetta has produced and directed commercials to promote WCW special events and was the Spanish announce voice for World Championship Wrestling programming on KCAL in Los Angeles. Cappetta has written a
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in 2006, this time adding chapters that covered 10 additional years of his wrestling experience. Cappetta was the ring announcer on
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in New Jersey intermittently for years, rising to chair The World Language Department before resigning.
373: 211:. Cappetta taught Spanish at Donovan Catholic aka Monsignor Donovan aka St. Joseph's High School and 115:, author, voice over artist, screenwriter, stage performer, and teacher. For years, he was dubbed " 147:
shows. He was released from WCW in May 1995 due to budget cuts. Later on, he worked backstage for
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Gramarrosa, Andrew (2001). "Wrestling pitchman pins insider's look at sport."
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Ettkin, Brian (2004). "Get this: The Animal is a good guy."
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broadcasts from 1974 to 1985, followed by stints with the
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main event weigh-in as the Master of Ceremonies between
95: 85: 65: 58: 35: 18: 127:. The autobiography was later re-released by 8: 325:Bodyslams!: Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman 269:Russo, Ric (2000). "Circling the Square." 209:Bodyslams: Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman 125:Bodyslams: Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman 24: 15: 108:(born December 12, 1952) is an American 283: 389:Kearny High School (New Jersey) alumni 297: 295: 293: 291: 289: 287: 238:New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame 203:about the sport of wrestling entitled 195:following his high school graduation. 155:. On the February 26, 2020 episode of 7: 399:People from Seaside Park, New Jersey 226:NWA Mid South Wrestling Hall of Fame 117:The World's Most Dangerous Announcer 119:" by longtime friend and colleague 14: 384:Professional wrestling announcers 350:Online World of Wrestling profile 219:Championships and accomplishments 394:People from Kearny, New Jersey 153:Showdown: Legends of Wrestling 137:American Wrestling Association 1: 161:, Cappetta presided over the 60:Professional wrestling career 328:, p. xvii. ECW Press, 2006. 302:Murphy, David (2011-01-17). 145:World Championship Wrestling 141:National Wrestling Alliance 415: 213:Christian Brothers Academy 133:World Wrestling Federation 187:and spent his summers in 23: 322:Cappetta, Gary Michael. 193:Ocean County, New Jersey 189:Seaside Park, New Jersey 90:Seaside Park, New Jersey 110:professional wrestling 355:Gary Michael Cappetta 106:Gary Michael Cappetta 78:Gary Michael Cappetta 19:Gary Michael Cappetta 183:, where he attended 179:Cappetta grew up in 191:, before moving to 264:South Bend Tribune 257:Albany Times Union 205:Fall For The Dream 185:Kearny High School 181:Kearny, New Jersey 167:AEW World Champion 52:Newark, New Jersey 103: 102: 46:December 12, 1952 406: 337: 320: 314: 313: 311: 310: 299: 271:Orlando Sentinel 70: 49: 45: 43: 30:Cappetta in 2015 28: 16: 414: 413: 409: 408: 407: 405: 404: 403: 364: 363: 346: 341: 340: 321: 317: 308: 306: 301: 300: 285: 280: 252: 221: 80: 76: 66: 50: 47: 41: 39: 31: 12: 11: 5: 412: 410: 402: 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 366: 365: 362: 361: 352: 345: 344:External links 342: 339: 338: 315: 282: 281: 279: 276: 275: 274: 267: 260: 251: 248: 247: 246: 245: 244: 234: 233: 232: 220: 217: 163:AEW Revolution 113:ring announcer 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 87: 83: 82: 71: 63: 62: 56: 55: 37: 33: 32: 29: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 411: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 379:Living people 377: 375: 372: 371: 369: 360: 356: 353: 351: 348: 347: 343: 335: 334:9781550227093 331: 327: 326: 319: 316: 305: 298: 296: 294: 292: 290: 288: 284: 277: 273:. October 13. 272: 268: 265: 261: 258: 254: 253: 249: 243:Class of 2019 242: 241: 240: 239: 235: 231:Class of 2017 230: 229: 228: 227: 223: 222: 218: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 196: 194: 190: 186: 182: 177: 175: 171: 170:Chris Jericho 168: 164: 160: 159: 154: 150: 149:Ring of Honor 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 111: 107: 98: 94: 91: 88: 84: 79: 75: 74:Gary Cappetta 72: 69: 64: 61: 57: 53: 48:(age 71) 38: 34: 27: 22: 17: 324: 318: 307:. Retrieved 270: 263: 256: 250:Bibliography 236: 224: 208: 204: 197: 178: 158:AEW Dynamite 156: 128: 124: 121:Jim Cornette 116: 105: 104: 77: 73: 68:Ring name(s) 374:1952 births 139:(AWA), the 86:Billed from 368:Categories 309:2011-01-17 278:References 266:. July 15. 201:screenplay 174:Jon Moxley 143:(NWA) and 42:1952-12-12 304:"Profile" 129:ECW Press 259:. May 8. 332:  81:G.M.C. 54:, U.S. 96:Debut 359:IMDb 330:ISBN 172:and 99:1974 36:Born 357:at 370:: 286:^ 176:. 44:) 312:. 40:(

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Newark, New Jersey
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Seaside Park, New Jersey
professional wrestling
ring announcer
Jim Cornette
World Wrestling Federation
American Wrestling Association
National Wrestling Alliance
World Championship Wrestling
Ring of Honor
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
AEW Dynamite
AEW Revolution
AEW World Champion
Chris Jericho
Jon Moxley
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny High School
Seaside Park, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
screenplay
Christian Brothers Academy
NWA Mid South Wrestling Hall of Fame
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame


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