Scott D’Amore: When You Look At Pro Wrestling, Boxing, And MMA, Mauro Ranallo Can Do It All

Scott D’Amore is happy to have Mauro Ranallo back in the squared circle.

While speaking with Scott Fishman for TVInsider, Scott D’Amore talked about Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling and how he was able to bring back Mauro Ranallo into the squared circle for announcing.

“I think Mauro is the best play-by-play man in the history of the business of combat sports. When you look at it pro wrestling, boxing, MMA, kickboxing, Mauro can do it all. He is the most versatile play-by-play guy in history. Having him here is fantastic. We’ve worked together for a couple of years. First in Stampede Wrestling where both of us were out of our teens. He was the play-by-play and I came in as a heel to work Sabu on top. That’s the first time I met Mauro, and we’ve been friends ever since. He provides so much passion and so much talent and credibility. The process of getting him, I don’t want to understate it, but it was pretty painless. We kept in touch. When the news got out, Mauro reached out like so many. I was overwhelmed by how many people commented, posted, and reached out directly to check in. Mauro was one of those. We were both at a point where we were having some changes in our careers that were unexpected. We always looked for a project to work together on. He said, ‘Let’s f’n do this.’ There is still a business side to this, even as friends, but we worked it out pretty reasonably for both sides. We kick off with the play-by-play announcer out there. I’m stoked,” D’Amore said.

Ranallo had spent several years with the WWE before fully committing himself to combat sports where he was the lead play-by-play around the world for Bellator MMA, the biggest Boxing clashes, plus kickboxing.

H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

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