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The Specialists Nostalgia News: Best Wrestling Announcers: My personal picks; Ross, Ventura, Styles and more Apr 30, 2008 - 11:48:14 AM
By: Brian Hoops, Nostalgia Specialist
Since we have done a worst wrestling announcers list, I thought it would be fun to do a best wrestling announcers list. Therefore, here are my choices for top wrestling announcers. Remember, this is just my opinion and not a definite list; I would love to hear your choice of best wrestling announcers.
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