SmackDown commentator Kevin Patrick is "out" of the blue brand play-by-play chair with immediate effect.
This is per a story that broke on social media that confirmed that the former Raw commentator and backstage reporter would no longer be at the desk in the position he's held since August 2023.
Aaron Varble of SEScoops broke the news with the following post on X;
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SmackDown set for a change.Kevin Patrick is out.No replacement named yet.Reason I was given: “It just wasn’t working out.”
And following that getting picked up and shared, it was further clarified by Dave Meltzer as "accurate".
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Patrick's move to SmackDown last summer came following just under a year in the same spot on Monday Night Raw. Michael Cole had worked both shows for much of Patrick's tenure on Fridays, though per the original post there's no news yet of if he'll now perform play-by-play duties on both shows going forward.
Patrick has been with WWE since 2021, though also provides football commentary for AppleTV+, Fox Sports and CNN under his real name of Kevin Egan. There's no further news yet on what his primary WWE role may be going forward.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years.
As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 65,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast.
He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live.
