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A former boxing ring announcer and in-arena sports host is set to assume the role of "SmackDown" ring announcer from the brand's current voice, Lillian Garcia.

But it probably would have sounded better from Michael Buffer, the prolific ring announcer who, beginning in the 1980s, made the phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!” a pop-culture staple.

A former boxing ring announcer and in-arena sports host is set to assume the role of "SmackDown" ring announcer from the brand's current voice, Lillian Garcia.