WWE Reaction To Latest Firings (VIDEO)

Andy H. Murray & Adam Wilbourn on WWE's "reassurance meeting" post-firings, Jimmy Smith & more!

Join WhatCulture's Andy H. Murray and Adam Wilbourn as they bring you Thursday's rundown of all the latest wrestling news.

Today's video begins with WWE's backstage reaction to the latest round of firings (00:23), as top executives hold what has been described as a "reassurance meeting" with surviving staff members from the relevant departments, which have now been consolidated under Kevin Dunn.

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Adnan Virk's replacement has been found, with former Bellator and UFC announcer Jimmy Smith set to join Corey Graves and Byron Saxton in the Raw announce booth (04:27) starting from next week. Virk left WWE via mutual consent this week.

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From there, we hop over to AEW, as the promotion announces another title fight for this weekend's Double Or Nothing 2021 pay-per-view (06:37).

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AEW has also confirmed a big-name guest for tomorrow's go-home episode of Dynamite (09:08), as a familiar face returns to the promotion for one of the night's biggest segments.

As always, today's news video finishes with all your Twitter questions.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.