{"id":147311,"date":"2022-10-06T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=147311"},"modified":"2022-10-06T14:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:51:24","slug":"wwe-makes-major-changes-to-announce-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/06\/wwe-makes-major-changes-to-announce-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE makes major changes to announce teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-873102789\" 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 some significant changes to the announce teams for Raw, Smackdown, and NXT.<\/p>\n<p>Variety is reporting that the changes will begin this week with Smackdown&#8217;s season premiere on Friday. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett will be the announcers for Smackdown. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/03\/10-3-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-rey-styles-vs-judgment-day-riddle-seth-face-to-face-gable-vs-braun-bayley-belair-contract-signing\/\">Raw<\/a>, Corey Graves will team with the promoted Kevin Patrick and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/04\/10-4-nxt-report-wellss-live-report-on-toxic-attraction-vs-fyre-stark-lyons-von-wagner-vs-andre-chase-jade-perez-appear-on-grayson-waller-effect-more\/\">NXT<\/a>, Vic Joseph will team with the returning Booker T.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the announce team shifts, Cathy Kelley will be returning to Monday Night Raw as a backstage interviewer and will handle those duties with Byron Saxton. Saxton was a former WWE Raw announcer.<\/p>\n<p>These changes mark the end of Jimmy Smith&#8217;s tenure as lead announcer for Monday Night Raw. He joined the company to replace Adnan Virk last year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/06\/spoiler-major-nxt-act-reportedly-called-up-to-smackdown\/\">SPOILER: Major NXT act reportedly called up to Smackdown<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3188013004\"><div id=\"pwtor-1056638387\"><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>WWE has made some significant changes to the announce teams for Raw, Smackdown, and NXT. Variety is reporting that the changes will begin this week with Smackdown&#8217;s season premiere on Friday. 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