Much has been said during the past year about the lackluster and even detrimental commentary WWE announcers have contributed to the product this year. At times, the announcing has been so bad that hitting mute on the remote was a viable option. Not all of it is the announcers fault. They are told through their headsets what to say, and a lot of times, you can pretty much figure out what mindless chatter is coming from higher-ups. But that doesnt fully excuse Michael Cole, JBL, Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler from the crime of subtracting more from the product than adding to it. Saxton has no business being on Raw, period. Lawler is past his prime. Cole and JBL have their moments, but they are hampered by being forced to be corporate shills. There are better announcers in NXT right now, with Rich Brennan perfectly capable of calling matches. Corey Graves is rapidly turning into a solid color analyst. And the unused William Regal was stellar when he was in the booth and could easily take over on Raw. But alas, it looks like more Saxton for us. Yippee.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
