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Lance Russell (March 18, 1926 – October 3, 2017) was an American sports broadcaster and ring announcer, primarily serving as a professional wrestling announcer and commentator in the Memphis region from 1959 to 1997.
Corey Maclin (May 6, 1970 – July 31, 2013) was an American television broadcaster, announcer, play-by-play commentator and politician, best known for his work in the Memphis, Tennessee area as a television sports reporter and professional wrestling announcer.
Heel wrestlers and managers in the Memphis area like Jimmy Hart would nickname him "Dave Brown the Weather Clown", while others would nickname him "Howdy Doody". Dave Brown and Lance Russell were inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame April 22, 2017. Many YouTube videos are online from the heyday of Dave, Lance and Memphis Wrestling.
In the film Man on the Moon, Ross played Lance Russell (Memphis weekly wrestling show's lead announcer) announcing the match between Andy Kaufman (played by Jim Carrey) and Jerry "The King" Lawler. [citation needed] Ross also has a recurring role on the Amazon Prime Video original Paradise City as Ned.
The Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame was a professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the United States Wrestling Association.The induction ceremony for the Class of 1994, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place at the USWA's "Monday Night Memories", a tribute show, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on March 7, 1994.
Cornette has also had an extensive commentary career, most recently serving as a color commentator for Major League Wrestling, What Culture Pro Wrestling, and the National Wrestling Alliance. Cornette is a member of the NWA , Wrestling Observer Newsletter , Memphis , and Professional Wrestling Halls of Fame .
David Penzer (born May 22, 1966) is an American professional wrestling ring announcer.He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1993 to 2001, and Impact Wrestling from 2006 to 2010 and then return from 2020 to 2023.
Bob Caudle (born August 2, 1930) [1] is an American professional wrestling announcer most notable for his time with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He started working with Jim Crockett Promotions in the late 1950s for promoter Jim Crockett, Sr.