{"id":100213,"date":"2021-10-27T11:17:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=100213"},"modified":"2021-10-27T11:17:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:17:49","slug":"wwe-reportedly-releases-a-ring-announcer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2021\/10\/27\/wwe-reportedly-releases-a-ring-announcer\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE reportedly releases a ring announcer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2822696730\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE has released ring announcer Greg Hamilton (Greg Hutson). Mike Johnson of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PWInsider.com<\/a>, who first reported the story, notes that Hamilton recently took to social media to complain about Westside Gunn sampling his voice, even going so far as to threaten that WWE would sue the rapper on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> I guess this means WWE won&#8217;t be suing on his behalf? Hamilton did a fine job as the Smackdown ring announcer. 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