1. Gabe Sapolsky was born on September 26,1972 and is an American professional wrestling promoter and booker.
21 Facts About Gabe Sapolsky
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Gabe Sapolsky is currently signed to WWE, where he oversees WWE ID, a talent identification and development initiative.
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Gabe Sapolsky later became closely associated with RF Video before co-founding Ring of Honor in 2002.
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Gabe Sapolsky went on to launch several influential promotions, including Dragon Gate USA and Evolve Wrestling, and was instrumental in expanding the World Wrestling Network brand internationally.
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Gabe Sapolsky attended Runkle Elementary School and later Brookline High School, graduating in 1990.
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Gabe Sapolsky earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Temple University, graduating in 1994.
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Gabe Sapolsky began his career in professional wrestling in September 1993 with Extreme Championship Wrestling, writing the company newsletter The ECW Action Wire.
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Gabe Sapolsky was hired full-time shortly after graduating from Temple University, around the same time ECW opened its first office in Philadelphia.
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Gabe Sapolsky filmed most ECW events using a handheld camcorder from ringside, known as the "fan cam".
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Gabe Sapolsky earned industry recognition for his work in ROH, winning the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Booker award four consecutive years.
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Gabe Sapolsky served as booker for Full Impact Pro, a Florida-based promotion affiliated with ROH.
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On October 26,2008, ROH announced that Gabe Sapolsky was no longer with the company.
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In early 2010, Gabe Sapolsky co-founded Evolve Wrestling with Sal Hamaoui, Chief Operating Officer of World Wrestling Network.
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In 2013, Gabe Sapolsky helped organize the first WrestleCon, an independent wrestling convention and multi-show weekend event.
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Gabe Sapolsky had already begun working with WWE in January 2016 as a creative consultant, primarily for the NXT brand.
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On January 6,2022, Gabe Sapolsky was released from WWE amid organizational restructuring and staffing reductions tied to changes in NXT leadership under Paul Levesque.
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However, on September 23,2022, it was reported that Gabe Sapolsky had re-signed with WWE and joined its creative team .
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Gabe Sapolsky has been featured in various interviews, podcasts, and documentaries.
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Gabe Sapolsky appears in the WWE-produced documentaries My Name Is Paul Heyman and Journey to SummerSlam: The Destruction of The Shield, both of which reference his work with former ECW mentor Paul Heyman and former ROH and DGUSA talent such as Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
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Gabe Sapolsky is mentioned in several books by professional wrestlers.
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Gabe Sapolsky was the focus of an episode of The Wrestlers, a Vice TV documentary series.