{"id":117011,"date":"2021-04-12T08:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=117011"},"modified":"2021-04-12T08:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:52:53","slug":"wwe-shakes-up-announce-team-for-monday-night-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/12\/wwe-shakes-up-announce-team-for-monday-night-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE shakes up announce team for Monday Night Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-470282453\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE has made significant changes to their Monday Night Raw announce team.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/article\/adnan-virk-monday-night-raw-play-by-play\">WWE.com this morning<\/a>, Adnan Virk will be the new voice of Monday Night Raw. Corey Graves and Byron Saxton will join him at the commentary desk as analysts. The new team will debut on tonight&#8217;s post-WrestleMania episode of Monday Night Raw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m elated to be joining the premier sports entertainment company in my new role with WWE,&#8221; said Virk. 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