Ring announcer Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue (sp?)
LLooc
....used to work in the WWF in the early 80s (he may have been around longer.)
Does anybody know what happened to this guy?
When I started watching wrestling, I used to know all of the names of officials
that he'd announce (Dick Woorley, Dick Kroll, Gilberto Roman) and stuff like
the Physician on hand and the Commissioner of the State Athletic Commission.
Great voice for announcing! (......and my name is Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue.)
Mlombarski
ll...@aol.com (LLooc) wrote:
When I started watching wrestling, I used to know all of the names of officials
that he'd announce (Dick Woorley, Dick Kroll, Gilberto Roman) and stuff like
the Physician on hand and the Commissioner of the State Athletic Commission.
Great voice for announcing! (......and my name is Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue.)
Did you ever noticed that he never said which State Athletic Commission?
JOHN LOMBARDO
LLooc wrote in message <19980117092...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...
>....used to work in the WWF in the early 80s (he may have been around
longer.)
>Does anybody know what happened to this guy?
>
>When I started watching wrestling, I used to know all of the names of
officials
>that he'd announce (Dick Woorley, Dick Kroll, Gilberto Roman) and stuff
like
>the Physician on hand and the Commissioner of the State Athletic
Commission.
>Great voice for announcing! (......and my name is Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue.)
>
>
>
>
Ahh yes....it brings back memories....When I started watching wrestling in
'75, I remember hearing Jimmmmmmmmm McCue do ring intros
WorldTeam1
>>the Physician on hand and the Commissioner of the State Athletic
>Commission.
>>Great voice for announcing! (......and my name is Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue.)
Wasn't that "Sanctioned and supervised by the state athletic commission, Zack
Clayton, chairman, the doctor in attendance at ringside, Dr. Grescka (sp), The
referee for this bout, Wee Willie Webber, and my name is Jooooooooooe McHugh
(followed by "Booooooo") ?
-jg-
Wrestling Fans
Jimbo wrote:
>
> I believe his name was Joe McKeown (mih kyoon').
>
> ll...@aol.com (LLooc) wrote:
>
> >....used to work in the WWF in the early 80s (he may have been around longer.)
> >Does anybody know what happened to this guy?
> >
> >When I started watching wrestling, I used to know all of the names of officials
> >that he'd announce (Dick Woorley, Dick Kroll, Gilberto Roman)
>
>
> >the Physician on hand and the Commissioner of the State Athletic
>
>
> I especially liked when he'd announce the wrestler "in the corner to my
> (pause) right" as if he had no clue which was his right or which was his
> left and was just guessing.
>
> As I'm typing this, I remember the other announcer, Buddy Something, real
> gravelly voice. Anyone remember HIS name?
Or even referee Dick Wirley
-Wrestling Fan
Jeff Amdur
Joe McHugh. That was his name. He died a couple of years ago, reportedly
over the age of 90.
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The doctor at rrrrriiiingsiiide, Dr. George Zoharian.
Dr. George Zoharian was convicted of (I believe) trafficking illegal
anabolic steroids, during the imfamous steriod scandal of the early
'90s.
Getting back to the late Mr. McHugh. He used to announce on
"Championship Wrestling" seen on WOR-TV 9 here in NYC, Saturday nights
at midnight. Gary Michael Capetta did "All-Star Wrestling" seen on the
same WOR-TV Saturday mornings at 11am.
Howard Finkel did mainly house shows, including MSG. Remember when if
they had footage from a title match from The Garden, it was a title
change. Those were the days.
JCGilbrt
The correct spelling, I believe, was Joe McCune. Guy died a few years back.
Dignified, proper, could've played a butler.
Long as we're recapping old ring announcers, anyone ever remember another
boxing announcer that's done some WWF cards, mostly in the Philadelphia area,
in the past? Talkin' 'bout Ed Darien, who repeats the last names of each
combatant (if you don't believe me, watch a boxing card on cable some time if
he's doing the ring announcing, and you'll see and hear what I mean). Also, one
of our favorites, Gary Michael Cappetta, used to be Joe McCune's backup in the
3WF back in the day before the Fink became the #1 guy, not just the MSG guy.
J. C. Gilbert
Jimbo
CBryant956
>The correct spelling, I believe, was Joe McCune. Guy died a few years back.
His name was Joe McHugh. He died sometime around 1992-93. I remember a piece
that Bob Smith did in PWI about him. He also bragged about all the old WWWF
shows he had on Betamax tapes from that era. (Talk about having some stuff to
trade with!)
>Also, one
>of our favorites, Gary Michael Cappetta, used to be Joe McCune's backup in
>the
>3WF back in the day before the Fink became the #1 guy, not just the MSG guy.
Cappetta was the stuff (even better than Finkel at times, IMO). Whatever
happened to him?
"The Shooter" Chad Bryant
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Lyger
>>>the Physician on hand and the Commissioner of the State Athletic
>>>Great voice for announcing! (......and my name is Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue.)
Classic ring announcer! Man, I feel old age slowly -but surely- approaching...I
remember his predecessor, Buddy Wagner, who also had a distinctive announcing
voice!
Jeff Amdur
In article <19980118114...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, ly...@aol.com
(Lyger) wrote:
> Classic ring announcer! Man, I feel old age slowly -but surely-
approaching...I
> remember his predecessor, Buddy Wagner, who also had a distinctive announcing
> voice!
Buddy Wagner wasn't McHugh's predecessor. He was Gary Michael Cappetta's
predecessor, Gary taking over after Wagner's death in 1976 or 1977.
Wagner/Cappetta did the announcing from the Philadelhia Arena, while McHugh
worked the cards in Hamburg. I believe that when the Philadelphia tapings
were moved to Hamburg, PA, then Cappetta did the Allentown cards while
McHugh moved over to Hamburg.
The most indelible memory that Wagner made on me was that of those loud
sport jackets he always used to wear.
Mlombarski
I also remember watching some of the Lucha Libra from the Olympic Auditorium in
LA and having Jimmy Lennon doing the ring announcing. He had the flare for
those Spanish names. He also did boxing and some singing (crooner). His Son,
Jimmy Jr., has taken over but it is not the same.
David Pittman
Yeah i thought his name was Joe McCue. What about his replacement, the
eternally dorky, Gary Michael Capetta. Ah the old days of the WWWF. I
wonder what Domenic Denucci is doing now, or Baron Mikel Secluna (From
the Isle of Malta)???
tubelaunc...@gmail.com
> ....used to work in the WWF in the early 80s (he may have been around longer.)
> Does anybody know what happened to this guy?
>
> When I started watching wrestling, I used to know all of the names of officials
> Great voice for announcing! (......and my name is Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim McCue.)