Thread: Smackdown's commentary team (Smackdown spoiler inside)
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Old 02-05-2011, 07:39 AM   #33
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I thought Booker did ok for his first time, though yes, he wasn't great but I could tell he was trying though.

I wouldn't jump on to the "Booker sucks at commentating" bandwagon yet, mostly because it's still early days and to be honest, Michael Cole, Tazz, Todd Grisham, The Coach and even Josh Matthews weren't fantastic when they first started calling matches, but over time, they became good/acceptable. Sure, some took longer than others, but eventually, they all became acceptable in their own different ways.

I think that's what Booker needs to do. Establish what kind of colour commentator he is, then work with that. Once he gets there, I'm sure he'll be alright. It's just that during SmackDown, he was pretty much your generic face commentator, and everyone knows that doesn't really work. (See "Michael Cole - The Early Years")

I get the feeling though with Booker on SmackDown, Striker will be moved to Raw so that both brands will have a three man announce team, while Grisham serves as interviewer on SmackDown and Stanford on Raw.
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