Last Monday was the first night Adnan Virk on WWE Raw. The former ESPN anchor arrived in the WWE with support, as many in important roles wanted a “legit” broadcaster to call the action.
Virk talked to the Boomer in the Morning podcast and revealed that WWE President Nick Khan used to be his agent at CAA, which helped him score an audition based on their previous relationship.
“The brain trust there (at WWE) made the decision late last year. They said ‘we want to kind of get a legit sportscaster guy.’ Like an actual sportscaster to come in and offer a different feel. Nick Khan was my former agent at CAA and he’s the current President of WWE. Michael Cole is of course the voice of Smackdown on Fridays, and he’s in charge of all the talent in the division. He reaches out to my guy, asks ‘would I be interested?’ And I was like ‘yeah, let’s give it a shot.”
“So I auditioned in early February. And the audition was just amazing. I’m calling matches, previous matches, off the monitor that had happened the previous weeks on RAW and Smackdown. And I approached just as I would if I were calling a (Calgary) Flames/(Edmonton) Oilers game. I just went on the website and went ‘okay, here’s Shayna Blazer. She’s been with WWE for this many years, her featured move is Kirifuda Driver.’ And I just called the action. Play by play follows a three at structure; introduce the characters, establish the characters and put a bow on it. That’s what I did.”
Virk still has some detractors, especially as many people still want to call out that Virk has no experience in the world of pro wrestling. However, everyone gets their start somewhere and with a team like Byron Saxton and Corey Graves around him, it might not take long for Virk to get acclimated.
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