WWE announcer Reynolds passes
Monday, October 20th, 2008Former WWE announcer Jack Reynolds passed away late last week. Reynolds was a WWE announcer just prior to the era in which WWE became a coast-to-coast brand name. He did the announcing on WWE All-Star Wrestling in the early 80s, then was the original host of Prime Time Wrestling on USA, a show that preceded the WWE Raw era.
Reynolds was not a major part of the WWE picture by the time WrestleMania and Hulkamania swept the nation with digital signage, so only long-time East Coast fans are probably familiar with Reynolds work. This is especially true due to the fact that by the time WWE went coast-to-coast, the typical broadcast teams consisted of folks like Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse Ventura, Gene Okerlund and and a young Vince McMahon.
Still, Reynolds was a key figure during the time leading up to pro wrestling’s big boom in the 1980s. Those who remember him are sure to miss him.
