Mauro Ranallo Bio, Affair, Net Worth, Salary, Age, Nationality, Ethnicity

Mauro Ranallo: Biography in Details

Who is Mauro Ranallo?

Mauro Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer, commentator, and mental health advocate. Mauro is famous as a commentator for Pride FC and Showtime for Elite XC.

Recently, Mauro signed as a play-by-play announcer with MMA organization Bellator and professional wrestling promotion WWE.

Mauro Ranallo- Family Life

Mauro Domenico Ranallo was born on 21st December 1969 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. He is the elder son of Elio Ranallo and Duilia Ranallo of Italian ancestry.

His parents migrated to Canada from Italy. Mauro grew up along with his younger brothers. From the age of five, he has been interested in professional wrestling.

He graduated from the WJ Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford.

Battling Bipolar Disorder

Mauro was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 19 after his close friend Michael Kanzen died at the age of 19 from a heart attack.

He revealed that he sometimes has suicidal thoughts however, he has not attempted.

Mauro Ranallo- Professional Career

Mauro began his career as an announcer and manager at the age of 16 after being offered a job with All-Star Wrestling. The program ended in 1989 and he became a disc jockey for Abbotsford, British Columbia.

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From the year 1999 to 2000, Ranallo served as the commentator for the Stampede Wrestling TV show in Calgary. In the year 2003, he became among MMA fans as the voice of Pride Fighting Championships PPV broadcasts in North America till October 2006.

When did Mauro Ranallo decide to join WWE?

On 15th December 2015, he signed a contract with the professional wrestling company WWE and made his WWE debut as the lead/play-by-play commentator for the SmackDown broadcast team.

Similarly, he continued to commentate on the cruiserweights on their weekly WWE 205 Live show. On 22nd June 2017, he announced that he would join NXT as their lead commentator.

Impact Wrestling (2021)

Fite TV announced on April 15, 2021, that Ranallo would be the special guest commentator for the Rebellion title vs the main event of Impact Wrestling between Impac World Champion Rich Swann and AEW World Champion Kenny Omega.

Television, Internet radio host

In the year 2006, Mauro became the lead news anchor for the Canadian combat sports channel The Fight network and was featured on Fight Network Radio through Sirius Hardcore Sports Radio Channel 98.

On 9th March 2016 in a press release, AXS TV announced that Ranallo would be joining Inside MMA.

Returning to NXT

Mauro Ranallo has informed WWE officials that he would be returning to work this week on NXT. Many sources revealed that he would be on commentary as usual Wednesday night alongside Beth Phoenix and Nigel McGuinness on USA Network.

Awards, Accomplishments

  • 2018: Commentator of the Year
  • 2015-17: Best Television Announcer
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Mauro Ranallo- Net worth

The estimated net worth of Mauro is $1 million US. As a Sports Announcer, he earns around $33,800 US.

Likewise, as a WWE commentator, he earns around $180,000.

Car crash survival

Before Christmas in 2018, he had a car crash after a vehicle at full speed crashed into his car. The incident happened when a car lost control and smashed his car.

However, he survived the car crash which he supposes is a Christmas miracle.

Bully Victim

Mauro Ranallo was absent for WWE commentary for several weeks as he had allegedly been the victim of bullying from John Bradshaw Layfield.

Likewise, Bradshaw criticized him on a WWE Network show in response to Mauro’s tweet that he won The Wrestling Observer’s award for announcer of the year.

Body Measurement

Mauro Ranallo has dark hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 78 kg.

Social Media

Mauro Ranallo has around 6.7k followers on his Facebook account. Similarly, he has a website ‘www.mauroranallo.com’.

Mauro Ranallo’s Birthday Dates

Year Date Day
2024 December Saturday
2025 December Sunday
2026 December Monday
2027 December Tuesday
2028 December Thursday

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