The WWE commentary teams of RAW, SmackDown, and NXT are getting a shakeup across the board heading into their season premieres over the next week.
According to Variety, the new WWE commentary teams will be the following:
WWE RAW: Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves
WWE NXT: Vic Joseph and Booker T
WWE SmackDown: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett
Major WWE premium live events will be handled by Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
As for the people being replaced, Byron Saxton will become a backstage interviewer on WWE RAW. Surprisingly this is reportedly the end of Jimmy Smith‘s run with the company as Smith had shined as the lead commentator on RAW over the past year.
Pat McAfee is still scheduled to return to WWE commentary following his commitments with ESPN College Gameday.
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