10 Secrets You Only Learn Attending WWE House Shows
2. Ring Announcers And Referees Work Overtime
A celebrated run of TNA UK tours in the late 2000s/early 2010s saw British fans given some of the best live event experiences to date thanks to ring announcer/sound coordinator/hype man/all round job-doer Jeremy Borash.
Emceeing events in his own inimitable style as an on-screen star, 'JB' also ran around like a blue-a*sed fly for much of the night taking care of various ad hoc tasks during the show. Though WWE don't keep all of their staff that busy, referees and announcers often work double duty as part of the production staff in some capacity - as can typically be seen in person should ropes or canvases require attention or something goes wrong.
In his autobiography, Justin Roberts outlined several other tasks he'd typically have on any given live event, while 30+ year company veteran Tony Chimel and recently-fired legendary referee Mike Chioda are and were ring crew alongside their well-known on-screen roles. Catching glimpse of this in person only adds to the charm of seeing them in their more familiar setting.