The release of former WWE Monday Night Raw commentator Tom Phillips came as a surprise. After being with the company for a decade he has now been relieved of his duties.
Fightful first broke the shocking news and official confirmation is yet to be done by WWE. Previously,Adnan Virk was also released by the company. Randy Orton Tweets AEW Star About ‘Gross’ Rumor
It is understood that former UFC commentator Jimmy Smith would be taking up the role of color commentator on Monday Night Raw and immediately he would join the red brand starting his work from the upcoming edition Raw.
Several popular figures have reacted to the release of Phillips and he liked them on Twitter:
Jon Alba said:
“Tom Phillips was always extremely kind to me, provided me with feedback, and I thought, was the most-developed broadcast talent of the last decade and a half.
He’s a very good broadcaster. I hope he gets another shot, especially outside of wrestling, because he deserves it. #WWE”
Danny Loquasto said:
Very grateful have called @TomHannifan a colleague. Working with him made me immensely better as a commentator and broadcaster, and his confidence in me turned my lifelong dream into a reality. He’s one of the absolute best and I’m excited for his future.
Matt Rehwoldt said:
“I’ll always be grateful for @TomHannifan for taking a chance on me and also offering me a chance to rediscover what a loved about wrestling at a time when I was starting to question it.
What a damn pro who will be doing great stuff going forward I’m sure”
AEW star Dax Harwood of FTR said:
“For my money, @TomHannifan was the best commentator I had the pleasure of working with. He worked so hard w/ us to get our story across. He put the words to our music. Maybe his biggest “downfall” was he enjoyed calling actual professional wrestling…
I’m sure I’ll see you soon”
You can check out Tweets below:
I’ll always be grateful for @TomHannifan for taking a chance on me and also offering me a chance to rediscover what a loved about wrestling at a time when I was starting to question it.
What a damn pro who will be doing great stuff going forward I’m sure 🤟 pic.twitter.com/SQtsmX25Pl
— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) May 27, 2021
Tom Phillips was always extremely kind to me, provided me with feedback, and I thought, was the most-developed broadcast talent of the last decade and a half.
He's a very good broadcaster. I hope he gets another shot, especially outside of wrestling, because he deserves it. #WWE https://t.co/YxJeWBVApK
— Jon Alba (@JonAlba) May 27, 2021
For my money, @TomHannifan was the best commentator I had the pleasure of working with. He worked so hard w/ us to get our story across. He put the words to our music. Maybe his biggest “downfall” was he enjoyed calling actual professional wrestling…
I’m sure I’ll see you soon
— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) May 27, 2021
Very grateful have called @TomHannifan a colleague. Working with him made me immensely better as a commentator and broadcaster, and his confidence in me turned my lifelong dream into a reality. He’s one of the absolute best and I’m excited for his future 🎙
— Jonny Loquasto (@JQuasto) May 27, 2021
