Backstage News on Who Helped Mauro Ranallo Land His WWE SD! Announcing Job, Ranallo Comments

January 11, 2016

WZ’s Justin LaBar noted on Twitter that Renee Young helped Mauro Ranallo land the job as the new WWE Smackdown lead announcer.

Ranallo is said to be someone who is not Vince McMahon’s usual announcer “type”, but Young’s friendship with Ranallo helped him land the job as the new voice of WWE Smackdown. You can check out LaBar’s Tweet, along with Ranallo’s response, below:

If @ReneeYoungWWE talent & charm wasn’t enough—I’m hearing she put in valuable endorsement in getting talent of @mauroranallo to #WWE #RAW

— Justin LaBar (@JustinLaBar) January 12, 2016

True story! #OhCanada https://t.co/SKUFfdjKS2

— Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) January 12, 2016

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.