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Mauro Ranallo Signs With WWE; Ranallo To Debut As WWE Smackdown Announcer On USA Network

smackdownAccording to Sports Illustrated, WWE will announce tomorrow that Showtime boxing announcer Mauro Ranallo will become the new voice of WWE SmackDown when the show moves to the USA Network on Jan. 7th.

Ranallo has called boxing, kickboxing and MMA matches for national outlets, including the international feed for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Ranallo has also called New Japan Pro-Wrestling for AXS TV. 

Ranallo took part in an interview with SI.com and said he was contacted by Michael Cole about the opportunity last month. He will still call boxing for Showtime and do GLORY kickboxing as part of his WWE deal, but he will also work full-time for WWE, which includes being present for RAW and PPV’s, in addition to working on Smackdown. 

“This was an opportunity I did not think I would get at this point of my career and I jumped on it. 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.”

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