WWE has seen their fair share of commentators and play-by-play announcers come through the company. It’s hard to get the right chemistry, and understand what is really going on to tell a story in the squared circle. Pro wrestling fans are also incredibly hard to please when it comes to their commentary teams, and now they are set to see another change for the company’s announcer set-up.
Kevin Patrick is Gone from WWE
I broke the news that Kevin Patrick was removed from WWE SmackDown’s announce team during RAW this week. Now, we have confirmation that his removal from the blue brand spelled an end to his WWE career.
Kevin Patrick is off #SmackDown, #TheRock is on the TKO board,
Now everyone has to get a #Netflix subscription if they wanna see #WWERAW?!
WTF is #WWE doing to us this morning?
— Aaron (@AaronVarble) January 23, 2024
Patrick will now likely be known as Kevin Egan once again, because he has officially been released by WWE. PW Insider reports that the former SmackDown announcer has been let go.
Kevin Egan previously worked as a backstage interviewer in WWE before he was moved to a commentator role. His tenure with the company spanned from March 2021 to January 2023.
To fill the gap left by Patrick for this week’s SmackDown, Corey Graves will be joined once again by Michael Cole. This is only a temporary fix, as Cole is the announcer on RAW. It was noted that this adjustment was prompted by Cole’s prior commitment to call the Royal Rumble the following night in Florida.
The decision to remove Kevin Patrick from the SmackDown commentary team appears to have been made abruptly, given initial plans for Patrick to be at SmackDown this Friday.
I was told that things just weren’t working out, so WWE higher-ups made the call to shift things dramatically right before the Royal Rumble event.
More Kevin Patrick’s WWE Release Details (Exclusive)
I was told that the WWE creative team was informed that, “he was relieved of his duties as announcer for Smackdown.” He was released a short time after that, but you can never say never in WWE.
When asking specifically about Patrick’s situation, on Monday I was told that, “People get fired and hired back the next day” in WWE, so no departure is 100% forever. We will have to see where his road takes him, because others have returned to the company later on.
We’re wishing Kevin Egan the best in his future endeavors, because he has a lot of experience that he could help contribute to any team.
