To promote the upcoming Slammiversary XV PPV on July 2nd, Impact Wrestling announcer; Josh Matthews, spoke with Wrestle:List about who has effected his career & still hearing his former boss’s voice in his head.
Here are the highlights:
Who Helped Him In His Career:
“There are quite a few people who helped me on the way. When I first started, I was in the car with Michael Cole and Taz and learned a tremendous amount from them. I also learnt from Jim Ross and Paul Heyman had a tremendous influence on my career. When Paul Heyman was the lead writer for SmackDown and SmackDown was produced on Tuesday, post-production was done on a Wednesday and the show was put out on Thursday, Paul would be there for the edit of the show. We would be there; Michael Cole, Paul, Taz and myself would be in the studio until 5 o’clock in the morning and changing the call of the show. Those guys would be in the booth, and learning from Paul how to do this from a commentary standpoint.”
Vince McMahon Having A Positive Influence On His Career:
“When you sit down and do the main shows, you’re working directly for the man who owns the company and he’s listening to every word you say. He also had a tremendous effect on my career and still continues to to this day. I can hear him in my head when I call things, ‘Don’t scream at me’ and ‘Don’t over sell this’ I can hear it. That has molded me in to the play-by-play announcer I am today.”
