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       #Post#: 33550--------------------------------------------------
       New Announcers Named for Smackdown 
       By: ChrissiCalvert Date: December 14, 2015, 4:31 pm
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       As reported on Sunday night, WWE has hired well known MMA,
       boxing and pro wrestling announcer Mauro Ranallo as the new lead
       announcer for WWE SmackDown.
       On Monday, WWE issued the following press release to make the
       announcement official.
       MAURO RANALLO JOINS WWE® AS THE NEW VOICE OF SMACKDOWN®
       STAMFORD, Conn., December 14, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today
       announced that veteran announcer Mauro Ranallo will be the new
       voice of SmackDown beginning Thursday, January 7 when the show
       moves to its new home on USA Network at 8 pm ET. Ranallo brings
       nearly 30 years of broadcasting experience, and is currently the
       play-by-play announcer for Championship Boxing on Showtime and
       former lead announcer for the Strikeforce MMA promotion.
       Earlier this year, Ranallo called the international feed for the
       historic Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. Ranallo is the only
       sports broadcaster to call every major combat sport on national
       television, including boxing, kickboxing and MMA, as well as
       helping to launch New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV.
       “Joining WWE has always been a lifelong dream of mine,” said
       Ranallo. “I am thrilled to add my voice to the SmackDown
       broadcasts as the show moves to its new home on USA Network.”
       With more than 800 original episodes, SmackDown is the second
       longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. television
       history, only behind Monday Night Raw®. Over the past 15 years,
       SmackDown has been broadcast from 170 different venues, in 148
       cities, in seven different countries including the United
       States, Canada, United Kingdom, Iraq, Japan, Italy and Mexico.
       Now the exclusive cable home to WWE’s flagship programs, USA
       Network will air SmackDown every Thursday night beginning
       January 7. USA also airs Monday Night Raw live 52 weeks a year.
       Prior to joining Showtime, Ranallo was the voice of the Pride
       Fighting Championships, and spent six years in Toronto where he
       hosted Canada’s first TV show dedicated to MMA while also
       hosting a daily combat sports radio show.
       Ranallo lives in Los Angeles where he is a social advocate for
       mental health, an avid hiker and voice artist for commercials,
       books and film.
       #Post#: 33558--------------------------------------------------
       Re: New Announcers Named for Smackdown 
       By: SheriffLonestar Date: December 20, 2015, 4:30 pm
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       I'm glad Mauro has got a high profile job, but its a shame cause
       his work with Josh Barnett for NJPW on Axs last year was the
       best wrestling commentary there has been in a while.
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