PizzaPlayByPlay

Yes and No. Each year for the last three years, they transform one ESPN channel into The Ocho for 24 hours and broadcast eccentric and obscure sports. This was how Cornhole was first broadcast on ESPN, and proved so popular, they program Cornhole competitions on regular ESPN now.

In a nutshell, largest dough stretch, fastest pie making, fastest box folding, freestyle acrobatic pizza dough spinning.

Without getting into too much detail, there was a big divisive split that happened years ago (long before my time), exacerbated by accusations of conflicts of interest. (Acrobatics, like figure skating, are subjective. People feel differently about outcomes of competitions.) I've heard stories of a big fistfight brawl breaking out at a bar in Italy once. But I'm happy to say in the modern era, that division is almost non-existent. Outside of the big chains, the pizza world is really small, and everyone knows everyone else. Pizza folks are great people. You really have to care about people to succeed as a restauranteur.

I think you just invented a new event. Speed slicing! But we'd have to sort out if rocker blades are legal.

I apologise if this ends up posting three times but my connection is buggy and the response keeps disappearing. The GOAT is Tony Gemignani.