At the end of october 2008, ring of honor fans were shocked to hear that longtime booker gabe sapolsky had been let go. Working hard on the independent scene, taking the name orange cassidy, he debuted in 2004, sixteen years ago. In january 2009, kayfabe commentaries released gabes book of roh secrets, a special interview with former roh booker gabe sapolsky. Gabriel gabe sapolsky born september 26, 1972 is an american professional wrestling promoter and creative writer booker, primarily focused on evolve. Gabe sapolsky s book of roh secrets commercial tape, 2009 guest booker. The case for gabe sapolsky to book tna in part one of last weekend s bruce mitchell audio show available in the torch vip audio section, bruce mitchell and wade keller talked through a hypothetical list of bookers to lead tna creative if jeff jarrett leaves in the wake of his controversy with the angle family. In the eight years since thenring of honor booker gabe sapolsky dreamt up.
Gabe sapolskys vision of ring of honor in 2008 in january 2009, kayfabe commentaries released gabes book of roh secrets, a special interview. Gabe sapolskys book of roh secrets trailer for shoot. Gabe goes into a lot of detail about a lot of behind the scenes occurrences in roh and he seems to have a good perspective on the business now that his life isnt all about wrestling. Gabe sapolsky opens up his mind and his actual booking binder in this onceinalifetime look inside ring of honor. In october 2008, the course of ring of honor history was. Despite hinting this was it for him in wrestling, gabe sapolsky didnt leave. He looks like a homeless guy wearing his old ecw jacket. After a long battle, jack swagger climbed to the top of the ladder to grab the briefcase. Gabe sapolsky is losing his shit over the evolve email leak reddit. When it rains it pours i guess but im kind of starting to feel bad for gabe. Bison smith, and somehow rhett titus is challenging for a belt.
Enter kayfabe commentaries, who in the past had hosted sapolsky in their guest of 2009 entitled gabes book of roh secrets. It was the first time anybody had chosen me to be the man the only time, really and i cant thank gabe, roh, and the roh fans. Gabe sapolsky opens us about ring of honor, his firing, and shows us what was in store by opening up his booking binder. You can purchase the kevin steen show with gabe sapolsky on dvd by clicking here or by visiting. Enter kayfabe commentaries, who in the past had hosted sapolsky in their guest of 2009 entitled gabes book of roh secrets as sapolsky points. Gabes book of roh secrets courtesy of main event radios steven wilson. Gabes book of roh secret s has been released to the public by sean oliver and the crew at kayfabe, which has previously released a guest booker dvd featuring gabe sapolsky. On an honorable mention, former roh wrestler and manager shane hagadorn and his cohost jeff schwartz discuss a different event, star, or period from ring of honor history each episode.
Gabe sapolsky opens up his mind, heart, and booking binder for the first time outside of a roh locker room. Sapolsky has also held various creative and marketing positions in the professional wrestling. Sapolskys myspace blogs, and public comments would offer some insight as to the why, as would the wrestling newsletters, but many questions remained unanswered including what was sapolsky planning for the months to come and heading into 2009. Professor sapolsky goes over a few stories, riddles and quotes and outlines the course curriculum. Kayfabe commentaries gabe sapolskys book of roh secrets. Ric flair visits roh for the first time, danielson vs. Roh 203 ring of homicide 2 25th october 2008 the homicide returngabe finale weekend continues tonight with one of the best lineups weve had for an edison, nj show in ages.
Gabe then shows you weekbyweek what was written for the shows following his dismissal, as well as for 2009. Since february 23, 2002 ring of honor had one person always associated with the product be it doing dvd commentary under awful assumed names or as the head booker. One thing that pushed this wrestling snob away from modern professional wrestling is the total lack of selling. Gabriel gabe sapolsky is an american professional wrestling promoter and creative writer, primarily focused on evolve. Shane was there, and shares his roh expertise, experiences, and secrets with the audience, leaving no stone unturned. There should be a cracking atmosphere as steen and generico will be massive home town favourites here in canada. Gabe sapolsky opens up his mind and his actual booking binder in this onceina lifetime look inside ring of honor. The briscoes, since 4122008 i remember this show like it was yes simon rewatches peak roh page 11 unnamed wrestling forum. He is currently the vicepresident of talent relations, creative and marketing of the world wrestling network wwn, and a consultant for wwe. There is a hilarious photo of gabe sapolsky taken recently where he is standing on a street corner with a sign stating will book 4 food. This past october that all changed when rohs financial people namely cary silkin decided gabe sapolsky was going to be asked to leave the promotion he helped make into an.
Gabes book of roh secrets has been released to the public by sean oliver and the crew at kayfabe, which has previously released a guest booker dvd featuring gabe sapolsky. Join gabe in this classic kc show from 2009 as he takes us to his days working for roh and describes his recipes for success, as well as his missteps that may have led to his firing. Introduction to human behavioral biology robert sapolsky rocks. If youre a huge drooling mark for ring of honor like me, receiving the latest dvd release from kayfabe commentaries in the mail is a joy that cannot be compared to anything else. Now have paypal at last so can anyone in general help. Join gabe as he takes us back to his days working for roh and decribes his recipes for success, as well as his missteps that may have led to his firing. Nigel mcguinness, since 1062007 roh world tag team champions. In many circles sapolsky iswas regarded as one of the top wrestling minds out there and why he was being let go was beyond most fans. Gabes book of roh secrets has been released to the public by sean oliver and. Sapolsky has 16 books on goodreads with 164559 ratings. One benefit is that it makes this show, which would ordinarily have seemed like any other debut show in a new market, far more interesting.
Gabe sapolsky s book of roh secrets in now up for preorder at. Even if youve never seen roh before and arent familiar with any of the talent that wrestlers there, the commentators do a great job helping you get familiar with them. In the book of roh secrets dvd gabe actually admitted he booked this match on the fly to try and shift some tickets judging from the small crowd tonight, it wasnt that successful. I was enthralled by his plans for roh going into the winter of 2008 and his future plans for 2009. In october 2008, the course of ring of honor history was changed when booker of over six years, gabe sapolsky, was relieved of his duties. I read this book when it first came out, when it was a new book at the public library. Jul 01, 2018 roh world championship tyler black champion vs. Kc kayfabe gabes sapolskys book of roh secrets dvd. Evolves been one of the most consistent independent promotions for years and has.
Jan 03, 2020 around halloween of 2019, i started to watch the gabes book of roh secrets dvd, released by kayfabe commentaries a few months after sapolskys firing in 2008. Kayfabe commentaries presents gabe sapolskys book of roh secrets running time. Simon rewatches peak roh page 11 unnamed wrestling forum. Jan 25, 2009 gabe sapolsky opens up his mind and his actual booking binder in this onceinalifetime look inside ring of honor. Gabe sapolskys book of roh secrets in now up for preorder at. Secret santa 2018 5, secret santa 2019 7, shake them ropes. See what gabe had planned after his firing into 2009. Rebooking the year 1984 in the wwf commercial tape, 2007 guest booker.
He stresses the importance of buckets, which is a term he uses to refer to conceptual filters people employ that keep them locked in particular worldviews. Mcxal kayfabe commentaries gabes book of roh secrets. Gabe sapolskys book of roh secrets trailer for shoot interview. I understand that wrestling has evolved, and all, but all the cool moves. Gabe sapolsk ys boo k of roh secrets trailer for shoot interview duration. For some people, gabe sapolsky has one of the greatest minds for professional. This is the first class in the human behavioral biology series. Sapolsky has been called this generations heyman, but he is not likely to. I recently had the privilege of getting to know one of the fastest rising stars on the independent wrestling. Over the years, i began to believe that id just mashed together the memory of a beautifully enchanting cover from a random fantasy novel seen in a supermarket or a dream, a provocatively simple title that no 8 year old could resist secret, treasure and hunt in any order. Working hard for years casidy wouldnt find a lot of success, even when working alongside wwe superstar, drew gulak, and aew wrestler, chuck taylor in gabe sapolskys evolve wrestling as the gentlemans club. Inside pulse exclusive interview with rohs adam cole. Say what you want about the dismissal of former booker gabe sapolsky, and all the pros and cons that come with such a momentous decision. Gabe sapolsky 5 years later does roh really need him back.