Details of Death: Died at the age of 69, cause unknown.
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WWE Legend
Finkel was hired to be the WWE ring announcer in 1977, announcing his first match at Madison Square Garden. He was on the call for matches with legendary wrestlers Hulk Hogan, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Andre the Giant, and many others. He sometimes would get into the action in the ring and he came up with the name “WrestleMania” for the WWE’s superstar event in 1985.
What they said about him
In what has already been a tough week for our @WWE family, today we lost our 1st ever employee and WWE Hall of Famer, @howardfinkel. Howard’s voice is iconic & recognized by generations of fans. He will be missed. #RIPHowardFinkel Thank you for everything. ❤️🙏❤️
I’m sad to hear of the passing of Howard Finkel! He was a gentleman and kind soul! I will always be debted to him for escorting Eddie from Minneapolis to Phoenix after he passed. When he called me….he said…”I don’t want Eddie to be flown home by himself”. RIP love you friend pic.twitter.com/gZM1ZMCltQ
Saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and WWE’s first employee, WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel. The grandest moments in sports-entertainment history were made all the grander thanks to Howard’s iconic voice. pic.twitter.com/aAMY2XaHsm
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