Mauro Ranallo On What Vince Thinks Of His Style, WWE Draft & More

WWE SmackDown announcer Mauro Ranallo recently spoke with SI’s Extra Mustard blog for an interview, which was actually conducted prior to Jerry Lawler getting arrested for domestic violence.

On the WWE draft:

“I don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t even know if the announcers are going to be part of the draft. I love working with Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler, and I hope I continue to do so. To be honest, I would love to stay with Smackdown. Michael Cole is the voice of WWE and the voice of Raw. But when we go live, I want to help Smackdown become an ‘A’ show.”

On critique he has received from Vince McMahon:

“At first Vince thought, ‘Not everything is WrestleMania,’ but I think he’s learned that’s just me. Everything is WrestleMania to me. I go into calling any match, any fight–I don’t care if it’s the main event or the opener–that these guys have put in their work, they’re here for a reason, and there’s a reason I’m calling this fight, so I do want to give it as much attention and respect and energy as I would the main event or a championship fight.”

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