WWE Pairs Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett as ‘Raw’ Commentary Team, Michael Cole Heads to ‘SmackDown’ With Corey Graves
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter WWE is once again shaking up its announce teams for “Raw” and “SmackDown.” Variety has learned that, beginning in September, “Raw” will be called by Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett, while Michael Cole and Corey Graves will handle the action on “SmackDown.” It was announced in July that Tessitore would be joining WWE’s commentator lineup.
Cole and Tessitore revealed at the recent “SummerSlam” premium live event that Tessitore would begin working on “Raw” on Sept.
2 and that Cole would be moving to “SmackDown.” Barrett and Graves have been the announce team for “SmackDown” since February.
Cole, meanwhile, has been working on “Raw” with Pat McAfee since the beginning of the year, but McAfee is taking time away from WWE to focus on college football coverage with ESPN.
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