Mauro Ranallo Says IMPACT Rebellion Reignited His Love For Wrestling
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Mauro Ranallo says that calling the main event match between Kenny Omega and Rich Swann reignited his passion for wrestling and reminded him of his early days in the industry.
It was not that long ago that Mauro Ranallo was the voice of NXT bringing his unique commentary style and distinct passion for the industry to WWE’s underground brand. Mauro departed from WWE in December of last year and all parties would agree that it just made sense for them to separate at the time.
Now, speaking on his own podcast, Maurologue, earlier this week, Ranallo reflected on the experience and stated that calling the main event reignited his passion for wrestling and he hopes to end up in IMPACT again one day.
“A big thank you to my friend Scott D’Amore and everyone at IMPACT Wrestling for making me feel so welcome. It reminded me. honestly, of when I started my career at 16. Yeah, last night reignited my passion for professional wrestling. Very chill, relaxed atmosphere, a lot of support, a lot of respect, and a lot of hungry and determined roster comprising some decorated vets and some very talented up-and-comers.”
He continued, “Man, they had their working boots on last night. “I thought everyone delivered and from what I understand, the pay-per-view is getting rave reviews, and even more importantly, the pay-per-view buyrate should be one of the best that IMPACT Wrestling has done in some time. Yeah, it was great to see so many familiar faces and I do hope to get to do it again.”