Mauro Ranallo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mauro Ranallo
Occupation	Sportscaster
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1969(1969-12-21)
Age	55
Birthplace	Abbotsford
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mauro Ranallo Biography

Mauro Ranallo is one of the most popular and richest Sportscaster who was born on December 21, 1969 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. He is a sports broadcaster best known for his work in promoting mixed martial arts and professional wrestlers. He has worked with Pride Fighting Championships and Strikeforce as well as the WWE.

As an announcer for Pride FC, he worked with BasRutten.

Ranallo lives with bipolar disorder, being diagnosed at the age of 19 in 1989. The mental illness started after Ranallo’s close friend Michael Janzen died aged 19 of a heart attack. In 2015, Ranallo recounted, “I would go through these unbelievable mood swings … I never attempted suicide, but I have had suicidal thoughts … The biggest challenge is there are many days I feel like a fraud.” Additionally, Ranallo said he has “been very open about this for many, many years”, and wants to be an “advocate” to end “stigma attached to mental illness”.

Ranallo began his career as an announcer and manager at the age of 16, when he was offered a job with All-Star Wrestling (in Vancouver), a nationally televised wrestling show throughout Canada. After that program ended production and the promotion folded in 1989, Ranallo became a disc jockey for Abbotsford, British Columbia radio station CFVR (now CKQC-FM). Later, he provided commentary announcing duties for Muay Thai/Kickboxing events and King of the Cage mixed martial arts shows on TSN.

He was raised with two brothers. He is of Italian descent.

Mauro Ranallo Net Worth

Mauro Ranallo is one of the richest Sportscaster from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mauro Ranallo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was 16, he got his first job as an announcer for All-Star Wrestling. He worked for CKQC FM, King of the Cage and other radio stations.

He was named 2015’s Best Television Announcer by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Mauro Domenico Ranallo (born December 21, 1969) is a Canadian sports announcer, commentator and mental health advocate. He is currently signed as a play-by-play announcer with MMA organization Bellator, professional wrestling promotion WWE (on their NXT brand) and also performs play-by-play duties for boxing broadcaster Showtime, most notably, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout. He has experience in Canadian football, ice hockey, professional wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts events.

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Ranallo signed a contract with professional wrestling company WWE on December 15, 2015, and made his WWE debut as the play-by-play commentator for the SmackDown broadcast team for its premiere on USA Network on January 7, 2016, thus being dubbed “The Voice of SmackDown”. Ranallo has had many commentary partners while calling SmackDown: Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton, Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, David Otunga, and John “Bradshaw” Layfield. Additionally, Ranallo commentated the Cruiserweight Classic alongside Daniel Bryan; the tournament aired from July 6 to September 14, 2016. Ranallo continued to commentate for the cruiserweights on their weekly WWE 205 Live show which first aired from November 29, 2016. His partners were Corey Graves and Austin Aries. For WWE pay-per-view events, Ranallo was assigned to calling the pre- show of WrestleMania 32 in April 2016, but later commentated on the main cards of several WWE PPVs: the SmackDown or cruiserweight matches on 2016’s SummerSlam, Survivor Series and 2017’s Royal Rumble, and SmackDown PPVs such as 2016’s Backlash, No Mercy, and 2017’s Elimination Chamber.

Facts & Trivia

Mauro Ranked on the list of most popular Sportscaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Mauro Ranallo celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

In 2015, Ranallo became the first sports broadcaster in history to call boxing, kickboxing, MMA and professional wrestling on U.S. national television.

Top Facts about Mauro Ranallo

1. Mauro Ranallo is a Canadian sports commentator and announcer.
2. He has worked for various organizations, including WWE and Showtime Boxing.
3. Ranallo has won multiple awards for his commentary work.
4. He has openly discussed his struggles with mental health issues.
5. Ranallo is known for his energetic and passionate commentary style.
6. He was the first broadcaster to call a Pride Fighting Championships event in North America.
7. Ranallo has also worked as a radio host and television personality in Canada.
8. He is fluent in English, Italian, and Japanese languages.
9. Ranallo’s autobiography “Bipolar Rock ‘N’ Roller” was released in 2019.
10. He continues to be an influential figure in the world of sports broadcasting.

What is Mauro Ranallo doing?

Ranallo currently announces SHOWTIME boxing and Bellator MMA matches.” Ranallo currently works for Showtime Sports and Bellator MMA. He has worked for NJPW, Impact Wrestling, Pride FC and other organizations, and worked WWE SmackDown from 2015-2017, then WWE NXT from 2017-2020.

What nationality is Mauro Ranallo?

Canadian

Who is the NXT commentator?

WWE NXT
Presented by| Vic Joseph (play-by-play commentator) Wade Barrett (color commentator)
Starring| NXT roster
Opening theme| “Down South” by Wale featuring Yella Beezy & Maxo Kream
Composer| Wale

When did Mauro Ranallo join WWE?

He is known worldwide for his amazing work in sports like ice hockey, football, MMA and even pro wrestling. That’s why wrestling fans were excited when Mauro decided to sign with WWE in December 2015. Mauro joined the company in January 2016 as a play-by-play announcer for the SmackDown Broadcast Team.

What happened Nigel McGuinness?

McGuinness decided to retire since WWE didn’t sign him, he didn’t want to return to TNA and he couldn’t continue to use the wrestling style he used in ROH.