WWE Releases

[UFCMPunk]

WWE has released Smackdown Commentator Kevin Patrick.

https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/r...k-released-wwe

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

WWE has released Smackdown Commentator Kevin Patrick. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/r...k-released-wwe

You knew it was coming. Just didn't fit in as a commentator, and guess they didn't need to keep him on as a studio personnel.

Now we wait to see who his replacement ends up being.

Hope they find someone good who sticks. This revolving door of commentators needs to stop eventually.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

WWE has released Smackdown Commentator Kevin Patrick. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/r...k-released-wwe

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

You knew it was coming. Just didn't fit in as a commentator, and guess they didn't need to keep him on as a studio personnel. Now we wait to see who his replacement ends up being. Hope they find someone good who sticks. This revolving door of commentators needs to stop eventually.

He sucked. He never felt 'comfortable' calling matches, but was okay at storyline 'talking points.'

Mauro Ranallo - if he's interested - would be a very good option either short - term or long - term.

Plus, no more Vince buzzing in his headset or having other guys (Corey Graves & JBL) take potshots at him on commentary.

Although, if I remember he didn't get along with Dana White previously. Not sure how that poor relationship could affect things (again, if he's even interested in coming back).

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[Majingir]

Don't think Mauro wanted to travel as much.

[TheMatrix31]

Patrick was awful. Glad he's gone.

[Majingir]

Sooner or later they need to settle on a real good person. Maybe Cole isn't the best person to be doing this job backstage? His success rate has been real low with finding a good person for that job (ironic since he should know better than anyone what it takes for that role).

When you have Adnan, Jimmy, Kevin all fail in under a 3 year span, you have to do better than that. Even going further back, names like Byron, Phillips, Joe, Vic, Dio, Renee, Coach are names just since 2018 who they had on commentary and eventually moved away from.

The commentary booth has already become basically just a revolving door and that's not good for fans watching having to get used to a diff voice calling the show every 6-12 months.

[dubcity]

After listening to Kevin Patrick do commentary on Main Event for a while I would have predicted he would have been perfect for Raw. He has energy, a llight tone to his voice, and the right personality for the tone of modern WWE

But the pace and constant stop-start nature of Raw requires either decades of experience in the business, or just straight up being a robot. You're not going to get good at it in one or two years.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

When you have Adnan, Jimmy, Kevin all fail in under a 3 year span, you have to do better than that. Even going further back, names like Byron, Phillips, Joe, Vic, Dio, Renee, Coach are names just since 2018 who they had on commentary and eventually moved away from.

I forgot that Coach came back for that lol. I always thought his first run doing play by play on Raw was underrated. No clue why people disliked him, other than the fact he wasn't JR.