{"id":123240,"date":"2021-07-19T17:42:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T22:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=123240"},"modified":"2021-07-19T17:42:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T22:42:48","slug":"wwe-and-tiktok-announce-partnership-search-for-ring-announcer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/19\/wwe-and-tiktok-announce-partnership-search-for-ring-announcer\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE and TikTok announce partnership, search for ring announcer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1610047895\" 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>Who wants to be WWE&#8217;s new ring announcer?<\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/summerslam\/article\/wwe-tiktok-launch-summerslam-ring-announcer-search\">Monday via a press release, WWE and TikTok announced<\/a> a partnership in which they will search for WWE&#8217;s next great ring announcer. Using the #WWEAnnouncerContest, participants will upload video and the most entertaining will win a trip to Summerslam and the job of special ring announcer for the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our engagement on TikTok to date has been incredible and we couldn\u2019t think of a better platform to help us find the next great ring announcer,&#8221; said Steve Braband, WWE Vice President, Digital.<\/p>\n<p>WWE has more than 11 million followers on the TikTok platform. Summerslam will air live on Peacock from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday August 21.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/19\/john-cena-set-to-open-monday-night-raw\/\">John Cena set to open Monday Night Raw<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-896321520\"><div id=\"pwtor-2412755708\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Who wants to be WWE&#8217;s new ring announcer? On Monday via a press release, WWE and TikTok announced a partnership in which they will search for WWE&#8217;s next great ring announcer. 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