Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956, in Los Angeles, California) is a professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. He is best known for his time working with World Championship Wrestling and currently for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is considered one of the foremost wrestling historians which earned him the nickname "The Professor."
Mike Tenay made his WCW announcing debut during the WCW-promoted AAA When Worlds Collide pay-per-view in No...
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Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956, in Los Angeles, California) is a professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. He is best known for his time working with World Championship Wrestling and currently for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is considered one of the foremost wrestling historians which earned him the nickname "The Professor."
Mike Tenay made his WCW announcing debut during the WCW-promoted AAA When Worlds Collide pay-per-view in November 1994. Everyone in WCW (including lead announcer Tony Schiavone) declined to do the PPV. During his first broadcast, he and Chris Cruise called the match between Los Gringos Locos (Eddy Guerrero and Art Barr) vs. Hijo del Santo and Octagon as judged by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Following the success of that event, WCW added more luchadores to the roster, and Tenay would appear as a guest announcer during their pay-per-view matches due to his extensive knowledge of holds and maneuvers as well as lucha libre ring psychology. Tenay...
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