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NAPLES, Italy — The World Pizza Champions pizza team joined with the Food Network show Glutton for Punishment to train the show's host in the art of pizza acrobatics.   Glutton for Punishment host Bob Blumer travels and competes at some of the most prestigious competitions in the world. Blumer spent five days to train to enter the pizza acrobatics competition at the World Pizza Cup, to be held in Naples, Italy, June 10 and 11.
 
Blumer was trained by nine-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani.   World Pizza Champions teamates Joe Carlucci, Bruno Di Fabio, Justin Wadstein, Tony Palombino, Glenn Cybulski, William Manzo and Randy Hueffmeier, will be assisting Blumer throughout the show along with International teammates Diana Coutu from Canada and Fran Carroll from Ireland. All teammates will be competing in several other categories at the World Pizza Cup such as Neapolitan/STG, Classic, Fastest, Acrobatic and Biggest Pizza.
 
Glutton for Punishment also will showcase the competition and True Neapolitan/STG Pizza. The crew plans to visit famous Neapolitan pizzerias and look at the history of Neapolitan pizza.
The World Pizza Champions are the only team from the United States invited to participate in the competition.

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