What Are Some Of The Funniest Things You Have Heard Wrestling Commentators Say

I want to become a pro wrestling ring announcer, how do I achieve it?

There are numerous ways to do this.Ideally, you need to have some experience in announcing or being able to tell a story that will emotionally cause me to 'buy in' to what is happening.Surrounding yourself in the journalism fields is helpful. You need to be around colleagues/peers that are writing and creating stories on a daily basis. If you are unable to get a disc jockey position at the local college radio station, consider getting a job at an established company that provides wedding dj services and/or karaoke.Being there assistant will immerse yourself in the setup/takedown of the gear, afford you the possibility of speaking in front of a crowd (ie. working them up for the macarena or hyping up the next karaoke number). What you are striving for is time on the microphone.Sportcasting / News Desk / Newspaper / Radio DJ / Wedding DJ and anything else that puts you in front of a microphone or camera. Hell, even performing live with a band works.The questions to ask yourself :* Are you charismatic?* Will people pay attention to you, if you are speaking on the mic?* Can you control the room (ie. get them to do what you want?)* Do you study YouTube videos of other wrestling footage?* Do you know who Gordon Solie is? (no? Google that)You have to soak up knowledge like a sponge, if you want to be a wrestling ring announcer.* Are you wanting to introduce the contestants (ie. Lilian Garcia) or are you wanting to do commentary?* Do you want to call the action like Michael Cole or do you want to bust out funny one liners like Jerry Lawler, JBL , etc?Hope this helped. Good luck!(Side Note : Depending on where you live, there is most likely going to be a small, indie wrestling promotion that could use the help. If you agreed to volunteer your time and help out with some of the business side things, like merchandise setup, ticket sales, etc, you might find yourself getting your experience in your local market. The goal would be to get quality commentary on tape or in this case, video, that you could use to edit your own highlight reel to bigger promotions, if/when you were ready to take the leap.)

What was the worst thing you have ever laughed at?

I interpreted “worst” as most inappropriate. A particular incident came to mind. I have to clarify that I realize the inappropriateness before I relate the incident.I worked in an Emergency Room. There was a group home for adult Down’s Syndrome patients a couple blocks away. One particular resident of the group home would escape and come to the Emergency Room.Eventually we would get him checked out and cleared to go back to the group home. His Mother would be called to take him back to his home. We learned that he had been placed in the home several months earlier by the aging mother who felt that she was getting to old too adequately care for him.The social worker involved in the case decided that the reason he kept escaping and coming to the ER was that it gave him an opportunity to see his mother that he missed. It seemed like a reasonable explanation and was most likely spot on as the escapes had become more frequent over time.The social worker decided to craft a letter to the mother explaining her suspicions and relating that we would no longer call her to transport her son home as it had become a negative reinforcement of his behaviors.At the end of the letter, instead of writing “Kindest Regards” she somehow wrote “Kindest Retards” instead. The social worker explained it as a typo, denied it was a Freudian slip and admitted that she never proof read the letter before sending it. In her defense, the G and the T are very close to one another on the keyboard.The mother accepted the explanation and obligatory apology with aplomb. She also agreed with the contents of the letter and let us know how much she appreciated us caring for her son and keeping him safe.