{"id":17719,"date":"2016-04-27T20:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17719"},"modified":"2016-05-18T23:43:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T04:43:17","slug":"17719","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/27\/17719\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announcer Rich Brennan gone from WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-198941808\" 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 announcer Rich Brennan has been released from the company.<\/p>\n<p>WWE removed his profile from their website and Brennan dropped his official WWE Twitter handle. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/rich-brennan-wwe-announcer-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Wrestling Sheet<\/a> initially reported the news Wednesday after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/rich-brennan-blindsided-not-bitter-release\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brennan was informed of\u00a0WWE&#8217;s decision to cut him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan is back to his real name of Rich Bocchini on Twitter. He tweeted about &#8220;new adventures&#8221; in his first tweet since being released.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichBocchini\/status\/725438458718785536<\/p>\n<p>Brennan rose up the ranks from NXT to Smackdown announcer, but he fell out of favor and ended up calling Main Event matches.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan also served as backstage interviewer on TV and the post-show\u00a0interviews released on YouTube.\u00a0Over time, the segments became increasingly\u00a0scripted for Brennan&#8217;s character to be picked on trying to get over heels as bullies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4287277703\"><div id=\"pwtor-2851014194\"><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 announcer Rich Brennan has been released from the company. WWE removed his profile from their website and Brennan dropped his official WWE Twitter handle. 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