[neftali]

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Matt Striker has joined Tod Grisham on commentary for tonight's ECW telecast. Tazz has shifted to announcing Smackdown with Jim Ross. This probably isn't a permanent change, but until ECW airs, it won't be clear. It's probably a case of Mick Foley sitting out a week to sell the angle with Edge last week. It could also be a tryout for Striker should Foley leave WWE when his contract expired this fall (details of which prowrestling.net reported first this week).

[#1SpiderFan]

I thought that was probably the reason. I figured Foley would be out this week to sell the injury. I thought Matt did a fine job filling in BTW.

[lateralus4885]

i didnt record the first 20 minutes of ECW so i had no idea who was commentating the estrada/dreamer match

doesn't sound terrible i guess

[Joshua B]

Striker was AWESOME on commentary. I can't believe he was allowed to speak so eloquently. Usually WWE announcers have to be over the top. He was calm and well in control of his thoughts. Plus he was well-prepared. Most of the time he didn't sound as if he was forced to read from a script or forced to repeat headset instructions, although I'm sure he was. He played it off well.

The team of Striker and Grisham were a breath of fresh air. But I'm sure not high-energy enough for Vince so that won't last. They were probably both yelled at after the show.

I think when ECW originally re-launched with WWE, we were annoyed when the announcers were forced to portray the action as far more extreme than it actually was. I like the idea of the current announce team calling the action as it is. This week was not a particularly "extreme" show. Save the yelling for a time when it's warranted.

Also, I like the idea of Tazz and JR. JR should be able to bounce off of Tazz in the way he did with Lawler.

[MAV]

Joshua B wrote:

Striker was AWESOME on commentary. I can't believe he was allowed to speak so eloquently. Usually WWE announcers have to be over the top. He was calm and well in control of his thoughts. Plus he was well-prepared. Most of the time he didn't sound as if he was forced to read from a script or forced to repeat headset instructions, although I'm sure he was. He played it off well. The team of Striker and Grisham were a breath of fresh air. But I'm sure not high-energy enough for Vince so that won't last. They were probably both yelled at after the show. Also, I like the idea of Tazz and JR. JR should be able to bounce off of Tazz in the way he did with Lawler.

Usually they are barked at through the headset.

[lateralus4885]

and we all remember what an amazing and outstanding announcer vince was....

[Volture]

If I knew Striker was gonna be announcing I would have watched it

[Joshua B]

lateralus4885 wrote:

and we all remember what an amazing and outstanding announcer vince was....

Good point.

[enforcer]

lateralus4885 wrote:

and we all remember what an amazing and outstanding announcer vince was....

You're fucking retarded. His play by play was actually not bad when he wasn't being an over the top carny.

[Volture]

Vince wasn't bad. He just got a little too excited at times. (Vince: "Wait a minute Doink, did you see that?" Perfect: "He just took his arm off." Vince: "He took his own arm right out of the socket." Savage: "That's a cast") He was certainly better than Eric Bischoff or Randy savage

[Captain Howdy]

enforcer wrote:

lateralus4885 wrote: and we all remember what an amazing and outstanding announcer vince was.... You're fucking retarded. His play by play was actually not bad when he wasn't being an over the top carny.

I think sometimes his being an over the top carny enhanced the product. He was able to show excitement and portray each moment as a spectacle without having to constantly yell out the same catchphrases repeatedly.

(side note....one funny thing I do remember about how over the top Vince could be was an episode of RAW during its first couple years where Vince was out sick so Rob Bartlett dressed as Vince and just yelled jibberish into the mike all night and ended every sentence with "That was raw!!!!")

[Joshua B]

He was good at getting his agenda across, but couldn't call holds and moves. I like a good play-by-play announcer who can keep up with fast-paced, in-ring action as well as tell the story.

I definitely miss Vince as announcer though. Very few are as charismatic.

[neftali]

Vince's stuff in the 70's working for his father and the beginning of the expansion era was really good. He did get cartoonish once he begin the wrestlemania era in 85 but I never thought he was horrible.