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

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

He will get fed up from Vince and leave by Fastlane

 

[JerseyBoy23]

First thing I thought when I heard this news was, I guess Phillips or Brennan are getting those deavors.

 

[MightyHealthy]

First thing I thought when I heard this news was, I guess Phillips or Brennan are getting those deavors.

They just got a Rich Brennan doppelganger doing interviews on NXT too.

 

[trick]

First thing I thought when I heard this news was, I guess Phillips or Brennan are getting those deavors.

Nah, I think Phillips has moved onto production work...sucks though, dude is pretty good.

Muaro renallo was a huge joke when he did pbp for strikeforce. Dude is hands down the corniest person on earth.

I think having him to cover for Gus Johnson's lack of knowledge was part of it. Gus Johnson would've been the perfect hire for WWE though.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Muaro renallo was a huge joke when he did pbp for strikeforce. Dude is hands down the corniest person on earth.

 

[Jmare007]

Muaro renallo was a huge joke when he did pbp for strikeforce. Dude is hands down the corniest person on earth.

He's been involved with wrestling since he was 16 and is great atcalling boxing and wrestling

His calling of NJPW is up there with prime Jim Ross and Lance Russell. Honestly, the guy is fukking incredible at his job. This could be great news.

Lance Russell da gawd getting props in TSC

 

[NoMorePie]

The last time I watched him on WWE aftermath (i forgot what the show was called before that) he would often criticize john cena

so I expect him to be gone right after Wrestlemania

 

[Theodoresolderbreh]

go watch some strikeforce videos and get back to me. Dude was ok in pride because he had great guys around him and im sure the same goes for boxing but in strikeforce he had gus johnson and frank shamrock with him and they are hands down the worst pbp and color team ever. Showed how bad he was when he couldn't hide behind better guys. Just like when Joe rogan isn't on a ufc event with Mike Goldberg dude is damn near unbearable at times

 

[El Cocodrilo]

Wonder who is gonna replace him on NJPW on AXS

And will he be nerfed calling action for WWE?

depends, if you consider having to announce for wwe's current product a nerf

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Nah, I think Phillips has moved onto production work...sucks though, dude is pretty good.


I think having him to cover for Gus Johnson's lack of knowledge was part of it. Gus Johnson would've been the perfect hire for WWE though.

I would not only watch RAW every week, but I would record it on the DVR just so I could re-watch it if Gus was on commentary

 

[So UnThotful]

Mauro suffers from bi polar and depression, good luck being in that environment. I enjoy his commentary in strikeforce and boxing

 

[The G.O.D II]

go watch some strikeforce videos and get back to me. Dude was ok in pride because he had great guys around him and im sure the same goes for boxing but in strikeforce he had gus johnson and frank shamrock with him and they are hands down the worst pbp and color team ever. Showed how bad he was when he couldn't hide behind better guys. Just like when Joe rogan isn't on a ufc event with Mike Goldberg dude is damn near unbearable at times

And is that a fault of his hes surrounded by Gus Johnson, who didn't know shyt, and Shamrock, who is just weird and bland? You can't blame a guy for that. Raullo was annoying sometimes when he got tracked into one singular thing but hes still one of the best pbp in all combat sports. I mean JR and Taz didn't work? Does JR suck?

 

[Theodoresolderbreh]

And is that a fault of his hes surrounded by Gus Johnson, who didn't know shyt, and Shamrock, who is just weird and bland? You can't blame a guy for that. Raullo was annoying sometimes when he got tracked into one singular thing but hes still one of the best pbp in all combat sports. I mean JR and Taz didn't work? Does JR suck?

my point being when he can bounce off better people he is average at best when he had to do all the heavy lifting you can see how mediocre and annoying he was. Shamrock and gus just amplified it having him talk more. Shamrock only knows how to suck his own dikk when he watches fights and gus didnt know shyt sure but renallo didnt add anything but corny shyt and his annoying energy....Just like how Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross alone carried teams that had year one Michael Cole and Johnathon coachman just fine..renallo never had that ability in mma at anytime.

 

[True Blue Moon]

So is there any word on if they're trying to make smackdown important again? I would imagine so with it moving to USA.

 

[Rayzah]

And is that a fault of his hes surrounded by Gus Johnson, who didn't know shyt, and Shamrock, who is just weird and bland? You can't blame a guy for that. Raullo was annoying sometimes when he got tracked into one singular thing but hes still one of the best pbp in all combat sports. I mean JR and Taz didn't work? Does JR suck?

my point being when he can bounce off better people he is average at best when he had to do all the heavy lifting you can see how mediocre and annoying he was. Shamrock and gus just amplified it having him talk more. Shamrock only knows how to suck his own dikk when he watches fights and gus didnt know shyt sure but renallo didnt add anything but corny shyt and his annoying energy....Just like how Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross alone carried teams that had year one Michael Cole and Johnathon coachman just fine..renallo never had that ability in mma at anytime.

what ever happened to the over-reaction gawd? I really enjoyed his style of yelling I mean commentating