David Penzer
| David Penzer | |
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| Ring name(s) | David Penzer |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Born | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Trained by | Gary Cappetta |
| Debut | 1988 |
David Penzer (born in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional wrestling ring announcer, most recently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1995 and 2001.
Career
Early career
Penzer attended the University of Florida, graduating with a C+ average. While there, he operated a mobile disc jockey company. He debuted as a ring announcer in 1988, appearing with the Global Wrestling Alliance in the South Florida metropolitan area.
World Championship Wrestling
Penzer first became involved with World Championship Wrestling around mid-to-late 1993 or early 1994 while acting as a booking agent for Floridian jobbers who appeared at WCW events. He was eventually hired by Tony Schiavone in 1995, and was mentored by Gary Cappetta. When Capetta was released from WCW in 1996, Penzer was appointed main ring announcer by WCW President Eric Bischoff. His announcing attire was notable in that, rather than the traditional black, Penzer often wore a vibrantly colorful cummerbund with his tuxedo.
Penzer's place at wrestling events was usually restricted to announcing; however, in late 1997, Chris Jericho found himself on a losing streak and would repeatedly attack Penzer for announcing the winner's name, often taking Penzer's steel chair and repeatedly bash it against the ring post. Jericho would then give humorous apologies and even gave Penzer a new suit jacket as a gift, yet he would once again throw a tantrum soon after. Penzer remained with WCW until the promotion was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001. In the course of his WCW career, he attended every single taping of WCW Monday Nitro as well as Thunder.
Post-WCW
Following the sale of WCW, Penzer worked with the Xcitement Wrestling Federation until it closed. He then began working on the independent circuit as a booking agent, in addition to acting as the manager of Rowdy Roddy Piper's book tour and appearing with the short-lived World Wrestling All-Stars promotion. In 2004. he became Vice President of an airbrush tattoo company.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In 2005, Penzer joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a ring announcer, making his debut on the pre-show of Against All Odds pay-per-view on February 13, 2005.
On the October 16, 2008 edition of TNA Impact!, Kurt Angle forearmed Penzer in his face, beat him with his shoe and then put the Ankle lock on him. Penzer was legitimately injured as his face became swollen. Backstage announcer Jeremy Borash took over ring announcing duties for the rest of the night.
On May 16, 2010, Penzer was released from TNA.[1]
References
- ↑ Gerweck, Steve (2010-05-16). "TNA releases Dave Penzer". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-05-16.