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Michael Buffer

Personal Data

Birthday:

02.11.1944

Birthplace:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender:

male

Height:

6' 0" (183 cm)

WWW:

Career Data

Alter egos:

Michael Buffer

Roles:

Ring Announcer (1995 - 2000)

Nicknames:

"The Voice Of Champions"

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Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 63

Number of comments: 30

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Average rating: 8.65 [63]

Average rating in 2026: 9.00 [2]

Average rating in 2024: 8.60 [5]

Average rating in 2023: 8.40 [5]

Average rating in 2022: 6.50 [4]

Average rating in 2019: 10.00 [1]

Average rating in 2018: 8.00 [1]

Average rating in 2017: 9.00 [1]

Average rating in 2016: 8.50 [2]

Average rating in 2015: 10.00 [1]

Average rating in 2014: 8.40 [5]

Average rating in 2013: 9.50 [2]

Average rating in 2012: 7.50 [2]

Average rating in 2011: 9.67 [3]

Average rating in 2010: 10.00 [1]

Average rating in 2009: 9.00 [2]

Average rating in 2008: 8.33 [9]

Average rating in 2007: 9.06 [17]

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Giantfan1980 wrote on 03.03.2024:

[7.0] "2nd best announcer to Howard Finkle. Only thing I hold against him is he sometimes muffed introductions."

MattHall wrote on 14.07.2023:

[8.0] "Wasn't he a boxing ring announcer too? He's pretty iconic Ring Announcer in the sport. One of the best"

WhatIsLooveee wrote on 03.03.2023:

[8.0] "One of the most recognizable announcers, who worked for some time in WCW and announcing, mainly, big matches. Michael was able to energize the crowd and give the match more significance better than perhaps anyone else. He has a recognizable voice and pronunciation, and although he occasionally made mistakes, he was still remembered as an important figure in WCW."

Mr Bungle wrote on 26.10.2022:

[3.0] "A ring announcer with a fantastic voice, name recognition, and a cool catchphrase (that even spawned an N64 video game franchise), but his knowledge of wrestling was absolutely abysmal, which is indefensible considering how much WCW were paying him. Everyone knows his infamous gaffe of calling Bret Hart "Bret Clarke", but there were also tons of little screwups like claiming Goldberg's finisher was the "Inverted Slam". Would it have killed this guy to do the bare minimum of research beforehand?"

5nicoShuffle wrote on 27.01.2022:

[10.0] "Often screwed up on Wrestlers' names and tended to ramble on his introductions, and probably ate up like 10% of WCW's monthly budget. But even so I really liked him announcing the Main Events, he really made it a "Big Fight" feel."

benny5bellys wrote on 18.01.2022:

[3.0] "He was terrible in WCW. He often made basic mistakes introducing people when all he had to do was read off a small piece of card."

KyleEnjoysWrestling wrote on 06.08.2019:

[10.0] "When Michael Buffer appeared in WCW for the big matches, he made them instantly feel so much more epic & important."

Paul Allain wrote on 30.08.2013:

[10.0] "There was a time when WCW seemed like the biggest wrestling company in the world, and a small part of it was due to Michael Buffer. The iconic "Let's Get Ready To Rumble" routine was used to great effect to make the main event seem like a REAL big thing, and it worked, because no ring announcer can match Buffer when it comes to prestance."