Apr 30, 2021
1. In terms of hype, popularity and anticipation, no sporting event has grown as much as the NFL draft has recently.
There was already massive thirst for this year s draft because of the five quarterbacks who went in the first round and because we didn t get a traditional draft last season.
I m sure that development got a few more eyeballs on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network, all of which aired the draft.
I sampled all three presentations throughout the night and have some thoughts.
• I don t know if Roger Goodell gave the order to constantly talk about how great it was to have fans back at the NFL draft, but that narrative was hammered by many of the on-air talent and it got old fast. Same for the constant reminders that everyone was vaccinated.
Adnan Virk Reviews His First Two Episodes as WWE Raw Commentator
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Adnan Virk Comments On Nick Khan, His WWE Hiring & More );
WWE’s new play-by-play analyst for Monday Night RAW, Adnan Virk was interviewed by Sports Illustrated Media Podcast where he spoke about WWE President Nick Khan and how he was hired by WWE, among other topics.
On Nick Khan’s influence on his hiring: “The way it went down was Nick Khan was my longtime agent at CAA, and of course, he’s now the president of WWE. This is a relationship business, so you have a good relation with somebody, that means something. And when Nick left, I spoke to him and thanked him for all he did for me and my family. I’ll always be so grateful to Nick and his stewardship and mentorship, and I said something to the effect of, ‘Hey, if there’s anything for me, let me know.’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, okay, sure.’ Never thinking it would come to fruition and my understanding is the WWE brain trust wanted a new voice, wanted something different, and Michael Cole, in addition to bein
Adnan Virk discussed his hiring by WWE and how WWE President Nick Khan helped him get the job in a new interview. The new Raw play-by-play man spoke with the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, and you can check out some highlights below (per Wrestling Inc):
On Nick Khan’s influence on his hiring: “The way it went down was Nick Khan was my longtime agent at CAA, and of course, he’s now the president of WWE. This is a relationship business, so you have a good relation with somebody, that means something. And when Nick left, I spoke to him and thanked him for all he did for me and my family. I’ll always be so grateful to Nick and his stewardship and mentorship, and I said something to the effect of, ‘Hey, if there’s anything for me, let me know.’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, okay, sure.’ Never thinking it would come to fruition and my understanding is the WWE brain trust wanted a new voice, wanted something different, and Michael Cole, in addition to being the voice of Sma
New WWE Raw commentator Adnan Virk has now met Vince McMahon.
During an appearance on Sportsnet 960 s Boomer In The Morning after making his WWE commentary debut, Virk said he had yet to meet the WWE chairman. But on this week s edition of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, Virk revealed that he met McMahon after his second show on the job this Monday. I met him after the second show and he was great, Virk told host Jimmy Traina. He was really supportive. He gave good feedback.
Traina then asked Virk if McMahon is in his headset during Raw. I would say he s giving real-time feedback. I definitely know what he s feeling, Virk said. It s interesting when you re there, as a lifelong fan, there s so much that goes through your mind when you see Vince McMahon. Obviously, you think of him [and] what he s done on the air. But then off the air, I was telling my friends, this is like one of the great American success stories ever. If you think back like how he bet on
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