The former WWE announcer knew firsthand how harsh the wrestling world can be. While Virk first blamed his departure on his hectic travel schedule, he revealed further details about his reasons for leaving in an interview with Peter Klein. Virk stated that performing both roles on MLB Network and WWE proved too tough to manage, a position comparable to Pat McAfee’s.
The former RAW announcer also mentioned that he was a fan of wrestling as a child, but that he stopped watching it as he grew older, making it difficult for him to keep up with the current product.
I think the biggest challenge, for me, was that it’s hard to be really well-versed in the sport when you’re trying to catch a freight train that’s already going a hundred miles an hour. So I’m this guy running alongside the train trying to catch up [to] someone like you who has all this wrestling knowledge and has been so well-vested. It’s hard to make up for that gap in time.
Adnan Virk to Peter Klein
Furthermore, Virk said that WWE did not provide him with any commentary training, but that other commentators Graves, Saxton, and Michael Cole assisted him along the road by providing advice and criticism. It’s no secret that WWE operates differently than most sports. Because pro wrestling is a scripted medium, commentary is primarily reliant on what the creative director wishes to communicate on screen.
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