Former WWE commentator feared firing for mispronouncing Cesaro’s name

If you are a die-hard WWE fan, then you must be aware that WWE commentators play an equally significant role to entertain the audience as wrestlers. Not everyone deserves and gets the opportunity to be a commentator in WWE. Regarding this, Many renowned retired and ex-WWE superstars chose to be WWE commentators after trying their hands at wrestling because of their knowledge in the field.

But sometimes, even these veteran WWE commentators also commit some notable mistakes. Recently, another Ex- WWE commentator ( now working in AEW) committed a minor mistake and is under the clouds that he might lose his job for the same. Let us take a dive into this.

Ex-commentator may consider “Cesaro” will be the reason he will lose his job

Tom Hannifan, AKA Tom Phillips in the WWE, recently marked the completion of his inaugural year as Impact Wrestling’s game commentator. The main program of AXS TV has received a fresh paint job thanks to Phillips’ calls, which are accompanied by yet another ex-WWE broadcaster, Matt Rehwoldt. Nevertheless, despite his knowledge, Phillips is still a flawed human being.

His words

Thomas Hannifan said in his recent conversation, “Oh, I’ve messed up plenty of moves over the years,”. He also added his statement, “But I have slipped up on a name. I slipped up on Cesaro once upon a time. I was on the WWE app for anybody that remembers that and I called him ‘Claudio’ to his face. And he leaned in, and he went ‘KAYFABE!’ And I started sweating and turning beet red, and the second the camera went off, I’m like, ‘I’m getting fired. I know I’m getting fired.’ This was before 2015, I didn’t even have a beard or hair at that point in time, so I was pretty sure I was dead in the water. Somebody, I’m sure, can find that clip. But yeah, I called Cesaro ‘Claudio’ just because I got into a groove with certain people where I called them by their name because they’re real people.”

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