WWE hires current Showtime boxing/NJPW pbp announcer Mauro Ranallo to call pbp for Smackdown

[THE 101]

I assume Ranallo has Vince less in his ear on Smackdown which helps

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Dude was the best play by play commentator in PRIDE.

i dont know what that is. i know he came in highly regarded. he might grow on me over time, but that vocal style just annoys me

 

[mrken12]

No one's heard from him in over a week.

 

[Silkk]

No one's heard from him in over a week.

 

[bis0n]

No one's heard from him in over a week.

I heard about the snow last week, and I'm not trying to be that guy, but I was just reading up on the guy...

 

[Breh Obama]

I heard about the snow last week, and I'm not trying to be that guy, but I was just reading up on the guy...

Mama Mia!

 

[boriquaking]

:kofiwhat:

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

damn wtf

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

He posted this on Twitter last week stating he may not be able to make it to the show because of snow:




But his Twitter bio also says this:

So legit NO ONE has heard from him? That's scary.

 

[John Reena]

I hope son aight. His style fits right in with SD's programming.

 

[prophecypro]

Meltzer alluded to this last week that he had heard it wasn't actually because of Snow and brought up his history dealing with bipolar disorder (Which caught some critciism for speculating)
Mauro Ranallo: Battling a Stigma

Didnt realise how serious it was for him. I hope he's okay and can live his life. The guy is a true asset to fightsports

 

[Breh Obama]

Hope he comes back soon.


I don't know if I can handle another Smackdown called by JBL, Tom Phillips, and David Otunga

 

[jadillac]

hope he's ok. It was weird not seeing him there last night b/c hs was "sick".

I know he has mental health issues, hope he's ok.

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

I hope his dogs aren't in the enclosed pool area

 

[jadillac]

he prob needs to stay off twitter. He's heavy on there and we know how hateful twitter can be. People could say something rude to him and it could trigger something in his mind to go off the deep end.