WWE has hired former Strikeforce MMA and PRIDE FC announcer Mauro Ranallo to be the new lead announcer of SmackDown once the series moves to The USA Network next month.
Ranallo commented about the new opportunity with Sports Illustrated.
“This was an opportunity I did not think I would get at this point of my career and I jumped on it,” Ranallo said. “I have been a lifelong fan of the product. Michael said that when Vince saw the Warren Buffett video, it seemed to cinch it. They believed I could sell the entertainment part.”
Ranallo has recently been calling the action for NJPW on AXS TV.
