Byron Saxton has been a member of the WWE announce team for a while. He has become the bumbling babyface commentator that fans have grown to like. He is also a former wrestler however and featured on one of the early seasons of WWE NXT.
Speaking to Ryan Satin on the Out of Character podcast, Byron Saxton recalls learning that he was officially being called up to the main roster and details the first time he thought he was going to be called up in a presenter capacity.
I do recall when I first got to be part of one of the main shows because I started on SmackDown. So, I do recall, like they had put out in announcement at the time, I was at the Florida mall in Orlando, sitting in the food court. Reading the announcement online all of a sudden, I was like getting heart palpitations. Like, ‘Oh my gosh, I just hope I don’t mess up. I hope I do good.’ It’s to this day, I still a nervous wreck before every show,” he said. “It’s one thing when you’re told, but it’s only official when it’s online. It’s kind of funny to say. But in this case, there’s me. When I actually read the press release, I’m like, ‘Man, this is really going to happen.’ I think, to your point, it is because a lot of times, you know, I had been told I was gonna have an opportunity, like the Clash of Champions thing that didn’t happen. I remember when ECW closed, I was told that I was going to be one of the hosts on NXT and then that didn’t happen. So I’m always like, oh, let’s see, you know, which a lot of people in our industry do, which I’m sure you know, they don’t necessarily believe it until it actually happens when it actually happened, and then when I was actually on the air, it’s like ‘Oh, boy, this is real now.'”
Byron Saxton on Out Of Character
What do you make of Byron Saxton’s entry into the WWE? Are you happy he is part of the WWE RAW commentary team week in week out? We have seen time and time again Saxton has been willing to go the extra mile in his role, bumping for several performers over the years.
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