{"id":26394,"date":"2016-07-20T03:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T08:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=26394"},"modified":"2016-07-21T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T15:35:58","slug":"wwe-announces-new-raw-sd-announce-teams-jerry-lawler-bumped-main-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/20\/wwe-announces-new-raw-sd-announce-teams-jerry-lawler-bumped-main-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces new Raw &#038; SD announce teams, Jerry Lawler bumped from main TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-536311630\" 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/new-wwe-announce-teams-revealed?sf31321266=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE has answered the question<\/a> of what the TV announce teams will look like when a &#8220;New Era&#8221; for WWE begins next week on Raw and Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Not included is long-time TV voice Jerry Lawler, who was not listed\u00a0in the new Raw and Smackdown announce teams. Lawler recently took on a heel persona partnered with Mauro Ranallo and Byron Saxton on Smackdown. Several weeks ago, he was suspended from TV while going through a domestic dispute legal situation, then returned to TV when the charges were dropped.<\/p>\n<p>WWE updated their announcement that Lawler is indeed moving to the Pre-Show on WWE Network, as WWE is moving Corey Graves from the Pre-Show panel to the Raw announce team.<\/p>\n<p>WWE is also moving JBL from Raw to Smackdown. David Otunga, who was on the Raw Pre-Show before being moved to Main Event television, will now be on the Smackdown announce team.<\/p>\n<p>The lead announcers will remain the same&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Raw Announcers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Cole<\/li>\n<li>Corey Graves<\/li>\n<li>Byron Saxton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown Announcers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mauro Ranallo<\/li>\n<li>JBL<\/li>\n<li>David Otunga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>***<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-596847247\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>WWE Superstars Announcers (Raw tapings)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom Phillips<\/li>\n<li>Corey Graves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event Announcers (SD tapings)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom Phillips<\/li>\n<li>David Otunga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Raw Pre-Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scott Stanford<\/li>\n<li>Booker T<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Lawler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WWE PPV Pre-Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renee Young<\/li>\n<li>Booker T<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Lawler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3450527442\"><div id=\"pwtor-3849065476\"><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 answered the question of what the TV announce teams will look like when a &#8220;New Era&#8221; for WWE begins next week on Raw and Smackdown. 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