E251: David Penzer Talks Sitting Ringside Volume 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, Sit back and unwind as volume one of our interview with former WCW and TNA Ring Announcer David Penzer drops by to talk about his new books, Sitting Ringside Volume 1 and 2! Sitting Ringside Volume 1, we learn all about David Penzer and his dream of working in the professional wrestling field. From ups and downs, twist and turns Penzer makes it to WCW. Learn all about the different hats he wore while also suffering from mental health issues. In this interview, Penzer talks about his mental health and even how he reached out to Daffney the night she took her own life. Penzer shares many stories including the many different jobes he had in WCW, Junkyard Dog giving Penzer his nickname, to his thoughts on Vince Russo and Jushin Thunder Liger dropping his NJPW Belt on WCW Nitro, and adult film stars on WCW Nitro! Find out who pushed for AJ Styles in WCW! Purchase Sitting Ringside Volume 1: www.guyevansbooks.com/ David Penzer Interview Part 1 00:00 intro 00:26 sitting ringside volume 1 01:27 mental health 02:30 handling mental health in the wrestling industry 03:23 tried calling Daffney the night she took her life 07:31 his dad taking him to shows as a kid, going to WrestleMania together as adults 08:30 Anxiety keeping him from attending WrestleMania III 09:15 felt better actually watching WrestleMania III on tv 10:10 David Penzer's least favorite part of pro wrestling 10:44 Favorite Dusty Promo and favorite stuff being real 15:30 Channel flipping between WCW Nitro and WWF Raw 16:20 how important ratings are then and now and changed the business 18:14 Penzer's mentors in WCW and different hats he wore in WCW 20:20 JYD nicknames David Penzer Walking Man 21:17 Once rolled a van and still made the town for WCW Show 22:30 Not having photos with anyone and one he now wishes he had 23:00 Sitting Ringside Volume photos with celebrities, David being a Hollywood mark 25:30 Working under GMC Gary Cappetta 25:45 Only telling Jim Ross he wanted to be a ring announcer 26:13 Being Bell Ringer, hearing how the announcer job was on head set 28:50 becoming a fan in 1977 30:45 The Bloodline has been drawing ratings and money for 4 yrs 31:50 once the light tubes come out you've lost me 32:30 thoughts on Vince Russo having jushin thunder liger losing the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title "No way that belt is changing hands without New Japan signing off on it" 35:35 Booking WCW Saturday Night 39:10 WCW Saturday Night getting almost same ratings as WCW Thunder before becoming a package show 40:17 What talents he enjoyed working with on WCW Saturday Night 43:10 Vince Russo Era thoughts on WCW bringing porn stars into WCW Nitro 45:47 Sitting in on booking committee WCW 47:10 Pushing AJ Styles in WCW 49:25 importance of keeping personal life and WCW work life separate when it came to Chris Benoit #wcwnitro #SittingRingside #wrestlingcommunity #WrestlingNews #wrestlinginterview #wrestlingpodcast #tnaimpact Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy