10 Contenders To Replace JBL On WWE SmackDown Live

2. Nobody

Tom Phillips
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WWE seems to be fully in on its three-man commentary booths, despite the awkwardness this often brings. Having three voices jostling for air time does kill the dead air that WWE hates, but it doesn’t give any of the announcers a chance to develop their own personalities either. Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton are fine on SmackDown, but fine won’t quite cut it in professional wrestling.

If WWE decided to leave Saxton and Phillips alone on SmackDown, it could well act as a huge confidence boost for both men. The two are still immensely young, and their work so far should really be commended a lot more than it is.

36-year-old Saxton has shown that confidence plays a big role in his work, and this vote in his favour could do wonders for him. Tom Phillips is even younger, still only 28, and with the right shepherding he could well be the voice of WWE for decades to come. He has the talent to carry SmackDown Live, free of the extra distraction a three-man booth brings.

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