Podcast appearances

Gary Michael Capetta

Former WWF, AWA, NWA, and WCW ring announcer; author of Bodyslams: Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jul 12, 2026

PWTorch Dailycast

Best of PWTorch Livecast - 10 Yrs Ago - Interviews with Ethan Page and Gary Michael Capetta, long-time ring announcer in WWF, NWA, WCW, AWA

Jul 12 · 1h 53m

Pat McNeillHOST

81:10

First of all, this

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81:11

was the very first pro wrestling show on ESPN.

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81:17

It was slams and jams.

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81:19

It was an hour and a half of wrestling and an hour and a half of roller derby.

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81:24

So Vern was having difficulty with the ESPN people.

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81:28

He was having difficulty with the casino people.

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81:33

And he asked me the question of Gary at the end of one of the tapings, Gary, what do you think about our show? And that's a very charged question coming from the owner.

21 MINS LATER

Pat McNeillHOST

102:34

Yeah, Mike Shaw.

Gary Michael Capetta

Jul 12, 2026

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