Howard Finkel
Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer. He worked with WWE since 1977.[1] He began working for Vince McMahon Sr.'s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975 and was a ring announcer, beginning in 1977.[2] Finkel was seen as one of the best ring announcers of all time.[3]
| Howard Finkel | |
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| Ring name(s) | Howard Finkel[1] El Dopo[1] The Fink[1] Finkus Maximus[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] |
| Born | June 7, 1950[2] Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2020 (aged 69) Madison, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Debut | 1975[2] |
Finkel died on April 16, 2020 in Madison, Connecticut from problems caused by a rare-form of brain disease at the age of 69.[3][4]
Job titles
- WWF Superstars of Wrestling ring announcer
- Heat ring announcer
- Byte This host
- Raw ring announcer (January 1993 - 1997)
- SmackDown ring announcer
- House show ring announcer
- Madison Square Garden ring announcer
- Madison Square Garden color commentator
- WWE Hall of Fame announcer (WrestleMania)
- Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) ring announcer
Howard Finkel Media
Finkel (center) built his reputation announcing matches at Madison Square Garden
Finkel in the ring in 2009
Howard Finkel at the 2009 HOF induction ceremony
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Howard Finkel's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. April 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Howard Finkel's imdb Profile". IMDB.com. April 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Howard Finkel passes away". WWE. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ↑ HOW HOWARD FINKEL LIVED HIS FINAL DAYS
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