During a recent appearance on the “Out Of Character” podcast, Kevin Patrick discussed his current role as the lead broadcast analyst for WWE Monday Night RAW.
Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Patrick began his career in the entertainment industry with RTE, Ireland’s National Broadcaster, where he worked on world-class soccer events and the 2004 Olympics.
Since shifting to the United States in 2009, Patrick has worked for the Big Ten Network, the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, beIN SPORTS, CNN International, Sirius XM, and WWE.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On broadcast commentary work on WWE Raw: “I’m getting there. If I’m being totally truthful, I feel like I’m not quite there yet, and I can be.” Patrick had nothing but praise for his partner in crime, Graves, who he admits to learning a lot from. And while outside WWE, he (as Kevin Egan) does play-by-play commentary for Atlanta United over in Major League Soccer, calling Raw comes with its very own set of challenges. Challenges that a fellow broadcaster took many years to master.
On fans not understanding how hard it is: “Well, no one knows how hard that show is. I remember Michael Cole said … It took him 12 years to really think about it and say ‘I think I’ve got this.’ So if Michael Cole, the G.O.A.T., is saying that, I think, you know, I’m there seven months now. It’s gonna take some time. … I want to do right by the superstars themselves and the people that have trusted me with this position.”
