In a follow up to a story that Mike Johnson reported earlier today, Variety is reporting that WWE has made changes to their announce teams, just in time for the season premiers of Raw and Smackdown.
The new Smackdown team is:
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett in the booth. Kayla Braxton and Megan Morant will be backstage interviewers.
The new Raw team is:
Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves in the booth. Cathy Kelley and Byron Saxton will be doing interviews.
The new NXT Team is:
Vic Joseph and Booker T. McKenzie Mitchell will handle the backstage interviews.
Jimmy Smith has exited the company. He tweeted the following:
Just wanted to say, now that the story is officially out, that my time with the WWE is officially done. Had a lot of fun and met some great people. Really and truly blown away by the acceptance from the WWE fans! You folks make it work every week and your enthusiasm was amazing!
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) October 6, 2022
Pat McAfee is expected to return when his stint on ESPN's College Gameday ends. No word on what he will be doing when he returns.
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