Joe Tessitore is joining WWE Raw.
ESPN announcer Joe Tessitore appeared on the Countdown to WWE SummerSlam on August 3rd, and he spoke with Michael Cole. Cole welcomed Tessitore and noted that he would be starting on the September 2nd episode of WWE Raw. Cole then stated that he would be moving to WWE SmackDown.
As just announced by @MichaelCole, @JoeTessESPN will be debuting on the commentary team on #WWERaw on September 2 live from Denver, CO with Cole heading back to #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/OGgCMtJHTI
— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2024
Tessitore currently works with ABC and ESPN as a broadcaster for college football and Top Rank boxing. Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post reported that he would continue this work after he started with WWE. Glasspiegel also wrote that Tessitore would lead a three-man booth with Corey Graves and Wade Barrett, but this was not confirmed on the Countdown to WWE SummerSlam.
The moves to the commentary teams come ahead of WWE WWE SmackDown returning to USA Network on Sept 13th.
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