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As far as commentary goes: I could see Mauro Ranallo having a WrestleMania presence. Maybe they bump Byron Saxton from the RAW commentary team as a trial and have Michael Cole, Mauro Ranallo and JBL serve as the RAW/PPV team? They might trial them in the coming weeks or even at the Toronto Network special to see if there's chemistry.
Ranallo is so good at play-by-play, but my first impression of him was that he doesn't encapsulate "moments" as well as Jim Ross possibly could. No one has. If you're going to use a three-man team (which I'm not a fan of), then Mauro as the play-by-play, a heel color guy and a further babyface "storyteller" could be the best combo. Mauro & Jim Ross would be great, but I think that's probably not on the agenda, so Mauro & Cole works out fine. Better than Mauro & Saxton would anyway -- it's a tough spot Saxton's in.
Let Byron stay on with Heel King on SmackDown and develop his play-by-play/storyteller chops. Maybe in the future he can slip into babyface soundbyte guy on RAW when Michael Cole becomes Executive Vice President of Communications or some shit.
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