WWE has made an addition to its commentary personnel in the form of Blake Chadwick.
As reported by Fightful Select, Chadwick began work with the market leader earlier this week, and he'll be going by the WWE name of Blake Howard from here on out.
Fightful notes that Blake's first night with the company was this past Tuesday, where he teamed with Byron Saxton as the commentary team for the episode of NXT LVL UP that was taped for tomorrow night's outing for that weekly show.
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Prior to joining WWE, Blake Chadwick has been involved in the wrestling business as far back as 2013. The Norfolk, Virginia native has notably called the action for the likes of Ring Warriors, WrestleCade, West Coast Wrestling Connection, and Virginia Championship Wrestling.
As noted by Blake himself during an interview with VoyageMIA last year, his career to date has seen him work in 15 different states doing "play-by-play commentary, ring announcing, interviewing, and hosting" for pro wrestling, combat sports, and high school and professional basketball and football. He also touted his "energy and consistency and overcoming any adversity" as key traits to his broadcasting work.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
