I agree. He makes everything feels boring to me.

 

I fully understand the luchador traditiion. Ya know, with their masks and stuff. (Yeah I know)

However, Excalibur showing up with his stupid mask every night makes me want to punch his fucking lights out.

Just fuck off you ehhhhh arsehole.

 

Honestly he'd be better off just leaving professional wrestling altogether, he's one of the worst commentators I've ever heard.

 

So who should replace him?

 

How dare you talk about the announcer of the year like that

 

Ol sock head definitely needs to go. Taz is the only one on the team worth a damn. I used to love JR but he's lost his touch and honestly needs to retire at this point.

 

Can't fucking stand him, he constantly has to show off his big brain of wrestling knowledge "Oh my its the sasquashian front flip plancha! first used by the great Uno Lamberta in 1991 in New Japan!" he just yells stupid unnecessary shit like that to show everyone he knows everything, and he comes off like a fucking mark virgin whos sat in a basement his entire life watching wrestling. He just has to add extra to every fucking move, like he can't just call a brain buster a brain buster, he's gotta call it something like "Its the sheer drop vertical brain planter".

And take the fucking mask off you fucking idiot, no one knows who the fuck you are, wears that fucking goofy mask as if he's Jushin Thunder Liger or Rey Mysterio, like people know him or something.... No one knows you mark, maybe the 5 people that watched your matches you had in a barn in Ohio somewhere do but no one else does.

 

Did Excalibur fuck your mother or something?

 

This forum is the worst lol

 

Okay yeah I’m glad many people here read…er, nothing.

So who should be the play-by-play for AEW shows?

Or am I anticipating a tidal wave of prime answers from people who know better?

 

Hey, show some respect. That’s the back to back Best Television Announcer of the year you are talking about. 😆

 

Excalibur is great. I don't really understand the complaints.

He and Taz are the best duo in wrestling

 

On commentary, he sounds like some obnoxious energizer toy: someone turned his key on, but forgot to turn him off.

 

I disagree. After years of hearing 'what a throw' I'm glad theres a commentator calling moves with their actual names.

 

Excalibur could afford to lose the mask but I'm a fan of his commentary. I find him to be knowledgeable, enthusiastic, contemporary, consistent, on top of his brief and able to keep commentary flowing despite what's going on around him.

The more unhinged criticism of his commentary and him personally reflects in large part on the Kevin Dunnification of the wrestling audience.

 

Nah, he's one of the better announcers AEW has and does well in that role. He and Taz are fucking gold together.

 

Hard disagree…I love Excalibur’s commentary and I enjoy learning new things about wrestling and wrestlers as we go along.

 

Pat McAfee better even though he just a colour commentator

 

Game recognizing game. This isn't the first time Pat has said that he is a fan of Excalibur.

 

Keep him on either Rampage or Dynamite but not both,one show is enuff

 

He looks like a complete dork with his stupid mask, especially when he appears in promo videos where he talks about competitors. He’s horrible on commentary and makes AEW look super bush league.

 

I just do not get the hate for Excalibur. He's pretty darn good. compared to the 40 years of awful announcers I have watched from numerous companies. But this coming from a guy who loves masked wrestlers, i get that I have a soft spot here.

 

You don't enjoy him yelling and exaggerating every single meaningless move that no casual fan has ever heard of over and over?

"TIGER DRIVER 98!!! THAT'S TIGER DRIVER 98!!!! OHH!!"

He is bad all around, but nothing compares to how bad Jericho is on commentary. Keep JR, Tony and Tazz. Get rid of the rest.

 

I don't see everyone's problem with Excalibur. What exactly do you want from a commentator? Not acknowledging achievements? How about Byron Saxton or some other WWE guy? You also don't want to hear about the past or origins of moves either? That's proper WWE bubble censorship there.

Why is the mask so annoying? He wore it as a wrestler and does now as a commentator. Would you say the same if Rey Mysterio became the next commentator and wore his mask? Let's just celebrate something different instead of turning it into WWE lite.

He's not JR, no. Then again, JR isn't JR anymore. Excalibur's good enough.

Through a of this thread, I'm failing to see many better suggestions, besides those already there. I think that's quite telling. Though OP's suggestion of Riccaboni is a good one.



Go and watch Christian's return to WWE and see the level of hype there. You will never complain about Excalibur again. Or watch AAA and hear the guy yelling ¡PELIGROOOOO! constantly.

 

I think the combination of Tony, JR and Excalibur works fine in all honesty.

Rampage would work better with Tony as lead, Taz as colour and Excalibur as third wheel.

The bigger priority needs to be replacing Tony as the backstage interviewer. The guy must be out of breath the amount of running he does.

 

Mauro Ranallo would be a great addition. The dude called a bunch of matches at NXT during COVID by himself in an empty building and was the highlight of the matches.

 

Excalibur is fine , anybody suggesting Riccaboni or Ranallo needs their heads looked at what an annoying voice

 

Excalibur really isn't that bad. I think he perfectly encapsulates the product AEW presents and isn't over the top to the point where I've felt the need to mute him like I did when Mauro Ranallo was in NXT and Pat McAfee currently on Smackdown.

 

I've grown to like Excalibur. Yes, he does have certain "Excalibur-isms" that annoy me. The way he'll pronounce certain words for effect is kind of annoying and he does at times have what I call "Matt Striker syndrome" where he tries to explain too much instead of being in the moment.

That said, for the kind of product AEW has, he's the perfect voice for them as he's followed a lot of these guys for years. And he's believable as a wrestling encyclopedia.

He feels needed as well working with guys like Tony & JR. Tony definitely brings the energy but still doesn't feel that connected to the current generation. And with JR that's even worse.