On the SummerSlam pre-game show, Michael Cole introduced the viewers to Joe Tessitore, who said he is a long time wrestling fan going back to his days in upstate NY. Cole and he said that they watched wrestling on the same station there growing up.
Cole announced that Tessitore will start with the company on September 2nd, calling Monday Night Raw. Cole will move over to Smackdown, which will start on USA on September 13.
Though it wasn't mentioned, Cole and Pat McAfee will be back on Raw when it moves to Netflix next year.
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