Yes, this is serious.  Ted Turner spent a lot of money trying to make World Championship Wrestling a viable competitor to the World Wrestling Federation and for a time they were regarded by quite a few wrestling fans and reporters as the number one wrestling (“rasslin”) company in the United States.   You think Vince didn’t respect Turner?  We bet that he did!

As one of the first African American stars in the industry, Sailor Art Thomas was a popular star who received many World Championship Title Matches in the early 60’s. The American wrestling world was not ready to embrace a black Heavyweight Championship, though had evolved to the point where they could cheer him in the chase.

The voice of Memphis wrestling for decades, Lance Russell was known for his smooth and business like delivery.  Russell was respected for how he treated the business and mostly how he never made himself a central figure, unlike other announcers who did that.  Arguably, Lance Russell is the best non-WWE announcer that hasn’t got inducted, but there is little reason to think that they ever will.

The voice of ECW, was not just the announcer for the renegade Philadelphia based promotion but for many he was one of the best announcers of all time.