TOP TEN: Best Announcers in Pro Wrestling History

November 12, 2009

1. Gordon Solie

Referred to by Jim Ross as the best ring announcer of all-time, and the man who coined the phrase “Crimson Mask,” Gordon Solie is my favorite commentator of all-time. He is referred to by many as The “Dean” of Wrestling, and is to the business as Walter Cronkite is to news reporting. What made Solie the best, in my opinion, was that his primary focus was putting over talent and not himself. He was not concerned with being the wittiest or smartest on the headset (cough, Matt Striker) but rather was most interested in keeping himself in the background and reverting all the attention to the wrestlers. He knew the audience was paying to see them, not him, and that was his key asset.

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.
Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.
Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.
Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.