Jim Ross speaks highly of Joe Tessitore.
Joe Tessitore joined WWE in the summer of 2024. He made his official debut on the September 2 episode of WWE Raw, and he has been part of the show's commentary team ever since. Tessitore, who has a background in college football, boxing, and Monday Night Football, has widely been praised for his work in WWE.
Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross brought Tessitore up while discussing WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.
“I got questions about Joe Tessitore, who does a lot of football for ESPN. He’s built himself a nice business, hasn’t he? He’s making some serious money. Gotta be making some big money with ESPN and WWE, two great clients to have if you’re an announcer. He does a nice job. He does a better job than I thought he ever would this early, to be honest with you. So they made a good hire there. I didn’t know he was a wrestling fan. You can’t be as successful as he’s been and as informative, timely, etc., without being a fan. He has some product knowledge, and I have great respect for that. So looks like they’re building their announcer base. It’s a good fit for them. Joe does a nice job, and I’m proud that he’s representing our trade as well as he is," Ross said.
Ross recently commented on Jim Johnston potentially being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Check out his comments here.
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