Tom Phillips Speaks About Being An Announcer For WWE And His Goals

WWE announcer Tom Phillips spoke with Penn State News as the school wrote a feature article on him as he graduated from the school back in 2011. Here are some of the highlights.

 


 

On his goals coming out of college:

“I told myself I want to be the greatest broadcasting alumnus Penn State has ever had. That’s a really tall task, but I pursue that every single day. It’s beyond important for me to represent my school and my family.”

On being an announcer:

“It may sound cliché, but I watch the WWE Network constantly. It could be matches from 1991, 1970 or as recently as 2010. I just like to listen to the ways commentary has changed through the years. On commentary, we try to really bring what’s happening to life. So you have to know the product, the superstars and history. It’s not always easy. At first it was like trying to learn Chinese and having no knowledge of how to speak Chinese. The difficult thing was finding my own voice, and it feels like I’m competing with myself every week to get better.”

You can read the entire interview here.

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