Mauro Ranallo, who had been the lead announcer for WWE NXT, has finished with World Wrestling Entertainment.
PWInsider.com is told that Ranallo finished with the company at some point over the last several weeks with one source believing the departure happened shortly after Takeover XXX. There had been word internally that Ranallo was leaving and/or was done over the last week but details were hard to come by.
Unlike most of the announcers working for WWE, Ranallo remained an independent contractor, which is why he was able to maintain his announcing duties in other combat sports areas. One would think that will be his focus going forward, although he would certainly get attention from other wrestling companies.
Ranallo, 50, was the voice of the Cruiserweight Classic and the lead announcer for WWE Smackdown before moving to WWE NXT.
News of Ranallo's departure was first confirmed by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer.