As we have noted prior, Tom Phillips was promoted to Smackdown announcer. Instead of getting rid of Mauro Ranallo, JBL or David Otunga, it looks like WWE is going with a 4 man announce booth moving forward. It will be an interesting dynamic and we will have to wait and see how it goes.
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Tom Phillips took to twitter to thank everyone for their support after the news dropped:
Can’t even begin to explain how humbling this is, and am so appreciative to all who’ve reached out. Sincerely, thank you
— Tom Phillips (@TomPhillipsWWE) November 9, 2016
Finn Balor responded, joking that he thought this meant Phillips was released from the company:
@WWE for a split second I thought this said @TomPhillipsWWE has been released ?
— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) November 9, 2016
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Corey Graves got in on the fun:
@FinnBalor @TomPhillipsWWE You can’t release the ‘Hand of God,’ for it is He who swings the scythe!
— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) November 9, 2016
In all seriousness, congratulations to Phillips. I am interested to see how the dynamic in the booth is moving forward for Smackdown live.
Let us know what you think about the change. Are you a fan of Phillips? Let us know!