Gabe Sapolsky

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Gabe Sapolsky (born in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a wrestling personality and booker for Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Other media
4 Awards and accomplishments
5 References

[edit] Early life

Gabe Sapolsky attended the Runkle Elementary School and later Brookline High School, graduating in 1990. He received his B.A. in Communications from Temple University.

[edit] Career

Sapolsky began his career behind-the-scenes with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) arranging the programs for their live events in 1993, prior to Eddie Gilbert's departure from the company as booker. Sapolsky developed merchandise for the stars of ECW, as well as shipping merchandise, printing tickets and taking over the ECW hotline.^[1] He was also associated with RF Video throughout his tenure in ECW, as he aided with both the RF Video booth and the filming of the ECW Fan Cams series. He became an official RF Video employee in 2001, shortly after ECW closed.^[1]

In 2002, Sapolsky and RF Video founder/owner Rob Feinstein opened Ring of Honor (ROH), an independent wrestling promotion. Feinstein was the owner, while Sapolsky was given booking duties. In March 2004, Rob Feinstein publicly sold his share of Ring of Honor to Cary Silkin.

Sapolsky is also the booker for Full Impact Pro, an independent promotion in Florida that is considered to be the sister promotion of Ring of Honor and includes many ROH stars. Sapolsky also uses the alter ego Jimmy Bauer with commentary.

[edit] Other media

Gabe Sapolsky was featured in a Newsday article concerning the potential slump in professional wrestling in the wake of the Chris Benoit double murder and suicide. Sapolsky was featured alongside Roderick Strong, also representing Ring of Honor, Brimstone, representing Pro Wrestling Revolution, and John Cursie of NYWC. Sapolsky stated, "Chris Benoit was a wrestler's wrestler. It was devastating...we saw our hero fall from grace in the worst way possible. WWE does not represent the entire industry, just because someone is a professional wrestler doesn't automatically put them in this category that they're going to be a drug user."^[2]