How to Announce a WWE Event

A live World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event is an exciting, loud and fun time for all wrestling fans, but one of the best parts about watching the WWE from your own home is being able to hear the announcers commentate. Whether it is J.R. and Jerry “The King” Lawyer or Tazz and Joey Styles, there is great announcing throughout all of the WWE programming. It is not that easy though, and being able to announce a WWE event takes a lot of hard work and practice.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Pick your show. WWE has three flagship programs, WWE Raw, Friday Night Smackdown or ECW. Each brand has their own roster with a wide mix of talent and before you announce the match you need to learn the roster. Learn all of the wrestler’s names, a brief or even extended history on them, popular rivalries and all of their trademark moves. You should also know the ring announcers, referees and anyone else that appears on camera.
2. Know a good history of location as the WWE is constantly touring around the United States. You will want to mention the last time the WWE came there, any big events and compare them to that night.
3. Get into character. You cannot simply state the facts. Most announcers take on a role, usually either supporting a good guy, bad guy or somewhere in between. You can mix in jokes, but should always keep it professional.
4. Be clear about who you favor. If you favor more of the bad guys than you should approve of everything they do, whether it is really is right or wrong. If it is a good guy, this will be a little easier, because they do not do much wrong, but if they do, you need to learn to justify their actions so that the viewer will understand.
5. Have a large vocabulary of almost every wrestling move when you preparing to announce a match. It may seem like a lot, but if you have been watching wrestling for a while than you subconsciously probably know them. The key here is learning special move names like “Backbreaker,” “Tadpole Splash” and others.
6. Practice announcing the next time you watch a WWE event on the roster that you have chosen. Simply record the show, watch it with mute and act as the announcer. You can unmute the scenes that have interviews, but remember to comment after them as well.
7. Playback the episode and see how your commentary compared to the real thing. Write down pointers and tips that you get from listening. The next time you watch, have a friend there to help you out or critique you on your announcing. You will only get better as time goes on.