WWE Confirms New Raw Announce Team

WWE has announced the new commentary line-up for Raw.

For most of 2024, Raw has seen Michael Cole and Pat McAfee calling the action from ringside, while Corey Graves and Wade Barratt have been the voices of SmackDown. In July, WWE announced that changes were coming to the commentary teams with ESPN’s Joe Tessitore joining one of the broadcast teams.

While it was originally reported that Tessitore would lead a three-man announce team with Graves and Barratt, those plans appear to have changed. The Sports Business Journal has now confirmed that Tessitore will be part of Raw, and will join Wade Barratt at the announce booth starting on September 2nd.

Meanwhile, on the August 26th edition of Raw, Michael Cole announced that he and Corey Graves were SmackDown-bound. The duo will be the announce team for the blue brand for its return to the USA Network on September 13th.

More Changes To WWE Announce Teams Coming In 2025

There will be another shake-up of the commentary teams next year, as WWE has revealed that Pat McAfee will bring his voice back to Raw for the red brand’s move to Netflix in January 2025. It is believed that Michael Cole will make yet another mover at that time to join McAfee once again, with Tessitore switching to SmackDown for the first time.