Gary Michael Cappetta, one of the greatest ring announcers in the history of the wrestling business, made his return to pro wrestling after over twenty five years. Cappetta played the role of “Master of Ceremonies” two weeks ago between Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley on AEW Dynamite.
Cappetta joined the Wrestling Epicenter to discuss his brief time with AEW.
How did the angle come about?
“It was kind of a crazy week. I had heard some podcast chatter and then AEW contacted me on Sunday,” revealed Cappetta. “Then, Booker T told some kind of story on FS1 [WWE Backstage] about a conversation we had years prior. I was a bit uncertain, to tell you the truth as I had just been notified about three days before. My first instinct was to walk away from it. But, they said, ‘Nah, we want you to do this.’ [Laughs] So, they sort of talked me into it!”
How did Gary Cappetta respond to Chris Jericho’s potshot?
“I told David Penzer I took a bullet for him on that one [laughs]! Chris Jericho is masterful. I don’t know if he thought this out or if it was just his great natural instincts. But if you look at what he said – he belittled me but he didn’t berate me. There’s a difference, a big difference between the two,” stated Cappetta.
Cappetta added how Jericho sent him a video to give Cappetta an idea of how the angle was going to play out.
“So, he sent me a long video of his vision and when I saw his vision, I said, ‘Yeah, I can do that.’ So, I spoke with him in his dressing room earlier in the day. In fact, his first insults I couldn’t really understand what he said because the crowd was so loud,” admitted Cappetta. “I just knew that he was insulting me so I reacted to a general insult [laughs].”
Will he return for AEW Blood & Guts?
“We spoke after the show on Wednesday night. We talked about them possibly bringing me back to do something down the road. I would consider anything that they brought forth,” said Cappetta.
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