Former MMA fighter Jimmy Smith joins WWE’s Raw commentary team


Former MMA fighter Jimmy Smith joins WWE’s Raw commentary team

Jimmy Smith is the newest WWE Raw commentary team member

The WWE Raw commentary has been experiencing a lot of reshuffling in recent times. WWE recently revealed that from the upcoming episode of the Red-brand, a new member will be joining the commentary team. Former MMA fighter Jimmy Smith was announced as the newest play-by-play commentator.

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Commentator Adnan Virk recently mutually decided to part ways with WWE. He had debuted on WWE Raw, the night after Wrestlemania and appeared on 7 episodes before deciding to part ways. Jimmy Smith has been announced as his replacement.

Jimmy Smith began his career as an MMA fighter way back in 2003. He competed in six fights, with wins in 5 of them. He soon moved on to host Discovery Channel’s Fight Quest. He followed his stint on the show with hosting NBC’s American Ninja Warrior.

But Smith also has the experience of working with WWE. He has worked as an analyst on NXT and has even hosted several NXT pre-shows.

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Jimmy Smith reacts to his new role

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Jimmy Smith is a former MMA fighter

Jimmy Smith revealed that he has been a fan of Bruiser Brody and “Mr. Perfect” Curt Henning since childhood, and has keenly followed wrestling. In a tweet, he mentioned that WWE had liked his work and he was looking forward to performing well in his new role.

Smith is an experienced broadcaster and analyst. He has worked as a host, commentator and analyst for popular organisations like UFC, Bellator Invicta FC and now, WWE. He now joins Corey Graves and Byron Saxton on the Raw commentary team. We wish Jimmy Smith all the very best for his new role with WWE.

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