Boddy Shoppe Gym
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The Boddy Shoppe Gym had a 28 year run starting in 1977. It was the 3rd gym in Tampa, Florida Thousands of members have their own stories about this gym.
The Boddy Shoppe Gym opened it's door in 1977 and for over 28 years served the Tampa Bay area as well as hundreds of professional athletes and celebrities. As Rocky Johnson stated: The Boddy Shoppe was often imititated but never duplicated. Owned and operated by Al & Bruce Rosen, this gym was one of a kind. If Yankee Stadium is the house Ruth built - the Boddy Shoppe was the house Milt built. Thos
04/10/2021
Wrestlemania Weekend is in Tampa which I consider the Mecca of the Wrestling World. It use to take place at the Armory and television filming at the Sportatorium on N Albany. As the owner of the Boddy Shoppe Gym so many of the “boys” as well as other athletes came to the gym and they eventually broke me into the business - many of the guys are no longer with us but it made me smile as I looked at this old post and remember so many “crazy” times! Only fitting it comes together in TAMPA this weekend!
Just found out that another Boddy Shoppe legend “Chain Monster” passed away a few months ago. This was a week after finding out about Frank Monte (below post). They were good friends and are prob eating some Church’s Chicken with Rocky in Heavens Boddy Shoppe. Tell Big Irv and the rest of the boys you will live on in the memories of many forever. Producers have told me they can see a “Shameless like” series called Boddy Shoppe in the future! RIP Chain Monster!
06/02/2020
Sorry to report that longtime Boddy Shoppe Gym member Frank Monte passed away.
06/20/2018
Have to share the post DJ posted on Father's Day as I love the shirt (my old gym, The Boddy Shoppe Gym- often imitated but never duplicated) - great pic and great memories - Yes, Dwayne was the Dennis the Menace back in those days - prob about 1978 (he was 6 yrs old)
Happy Father’s Day to this hardly ever smiling OG bad ass.
Little boys by nature, look up to and idolize their old man. They want to be just like em, do whatever they do and are always looking for their approval.
Funny thing is the day I stopped looking for that approval was the day I understood what it meant to be man and more importantly, a father.
That shift lifted me to a new level of gratitude for the tough love he always gave.
Years later as a man and father of three girls, I know that tough love, is a helluva lot better than no love at all.
I’ll take it. It’s made me who I am today.
Grateful to the original Rock.
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