Mamma mia, Mauro Ranallo is back with the WWE! When Mauro Ranallo disappeared from WWE Smackdown in March prior to Wrestlemania there was a great deal of speculation as to why. The prevailing theory was that JBL’s rant on Mauro winning Wrestling Observer’s “Best Television Announcer” award crossed a line for Ranallo, but the exuberant play-by-play man denied that claim.
Whatever the real reason, Ranallo was reported to be parting ways with WWE once his contract ran up in August. However, there has been a change of heart from both sides and they have suddenly struck a deal to bring Ranallo back to the WWE announce table, but not on Smackdown. Ranallo made the announcement official on his Instagram page on Thursday afternoon, stating that he will take over the NXT play-by-play call.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVp4v6IgOoc/
Ranallo stated on his Twitter page that he will make his debut at Friday’s NXT tapings at Full Sail, and received a warm welcome back from the likes of Triple H, Renee Young, and others on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/mauroranallo/status/877986495143006208
.@mauroranallo and @WWENXT…#LikeAGlove#MegaPowers#WeAreNXT https://t.co/B8vBxKLzdc
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 22, 2017
Congrats Mauro!!! https://t.co/yVosNVWADM
— Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) June 22, 2017
This will certainly please fans that were disappointed in Ranallo’s departure from WWE — although, he hasn’t been hurting for work and will even be on the call for the Mayweather-McGregor super fight. Few play-by-play announcers bring the level of excitement and wrestling acumen that Ranallo has and he will be a welcome addition to the NXT booth.
