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A '''color commentator''', sometimes known as a '''color analyst''', is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The term is of North American origin. The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports, on the teams and athletes, and occasionally light humor. Color commentators are often former players or coaches of the sport being broadcasted.
  
A '''color commentator''', sometimes known as a '''color analyst''', is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The term is of North American origin. The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports, on the teams and athletes, and occasionally light humor. Color commentators are often former players or coaches of the sport being broadcasted.
   
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Though not always the case, in [[professional wrestling]], the color commentator is usually a "[[heel|heel sympathizer]]" (or a supporter of the "bad guys") as opposed to the play-by-play announcer, who is more or less the "voice of the fans" as well as supporters of the "good guys" (or [[face|babyfaces]]). Though both are supposed to show neutral stance while announcing, the color commentator (especially when they support heels) are usually more blatant about their stance than the play-by-play announcer. [[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] and [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] pioneered the "heel sympathizer" for color commentary in wrestling. Both [[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] and [[John Layfield|JBL]] later made successful transitions into those roles, though Lawler has since shown more sympathy for faces (partially due to being [[over]] with fans after nearly 40 years in wrestling) while JBL has since returned to active wrestling. [[ECW]] Commentators, [[Tazz]] and [[Joey Styles]] tend to be completely neutral; in addition, combine both aspects of play-by-play with color commentary.
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Though not always the case, in [[professional wrestling]], the color commentator is usually a "[[heel|heel sympathizer]]" (or a supporter of the "bad guys") as opposed to the play-by-play announcer, who is more or less the "voice of the fans" as well as supporters of the "good guys" (or [[face|babyfaces]]). Though both are supposed to show neutral stance while announcing, the color commentator (especially when they support heels) are usually more blatant about their stance than the play-by-play announcer. [[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] and [[Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] pioneered the "heel sympathizer" for color commentary in wrestling. Both [[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] and [[John Layfield|JBL]] later made successful transitions into those roles, though Lawler has since shown more sympathy for faces (partially due to being [[over]] with fans after nearly 40 years in wrestling) while JBL has since returned to active wrestling. [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] Commentators, [[Tazz]] and [[Joey Styles]] tend to be completely neutral; in addition, combine both aspects of play-by-play with color commentary.
   
 
==Famous color commentators, past and present==
  
==Famous color commentators, past and present==
 
===[[Professional wrestling]]===
  
===[[Professional wrestling]]===
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* [[Michael Cole]]
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* [[Arn Anderson]]
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* [[Matt Striker]]
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* [[Rob Bartlett]]
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* [[Booker T]]
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* [[Jeremy Borash]]
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* [[D'Lo Brown]]
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* [[Carlos Cabrera]]
 
* [[Jonathan Coachman]]
  
* [[Jonathan Coachman]]
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* [[Michael Cole]]
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* [[Jim Cornette]]
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* [[David Crockett]]
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* [[Tony Dawson]]
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* [[Bill DeMott]]
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* [[Ted DiBiase]]
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* [[D'Angelo Dinero]]
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* [[Mick Foley]]
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* [[Terry Funk]]
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* [[Superstar Billy Graham]]
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* [[Corey Graves]]
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* [[Hector Guerrero]]
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* [[Alfred Hayes]]
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* [[Michael Hayes]]
 
* [[Bobby Heenan]]
  
* [[Bobby Heenan]]
 
* [[Curt Hennig]]
  
* [[Curt Hennig]]
 
* [[Paul Heyman]]
  
* [[Paul Heyman]]
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* [[Mike Hogewood]]
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* [[Scott Hudson]]
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* [[Kevin Kelly]]
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* [[Todd Keneley]]
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* [[Pat Kenney]]
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* [[Jack Korpela]]
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* [[Ernie Ladd]]
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* [[Stan Lane]]
 
* [[Jerry Lawler]]
  
* [[Jerry Lawler]]
 
* [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
  
* [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
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* [[Lita]]
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* [[Marc Lloyd]]
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* [[Mark Madden]]
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* [[Brad Maddox]]
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* [[Lee Marshall]]
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* [[Shane McMahon]]
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* [[Steve McMichael]]
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* [[Shawn Michaels]]
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* [[Ernest Miller]]
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* [[The Miz]]
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* [[Gene Okerlund]]
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* [[Pat Patterson]]
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* [[Brian Pillman]]
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* [[Roddy Piper]]
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* [[Dave Prazak]]
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* [[Bruce Prichard]]
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* [[Tom Prichard]]
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* [[CM Punk]]
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* [[Scott Levy|Raven]]
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* [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]]
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* [[Dusty Rhodes]]
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* [[Alex Riley]]
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* [[Steve Romero]]
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* [[Jim Ross]]
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* [[Rick Rude]]
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* [[Vince Russo]]
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* [[Bruno Sammartino]]
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* [[Byron Saxton]]
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* [[Randy Savage]]
 
* [[Hugo Savinovich]]
  
* [[Hugo Savinovich]]
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* [[Al Snow]]
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* [[Scott Stanford]]
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* [[Stevie Ray]]
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* [[Matt Striker]]
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* [[Sunny]]
 
* [[Tazz]]
  
* [[Tazz]]
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* [[Scott Levy|Raven]]
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* [[Mike Tenay]]
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* [[Vampiro]]
 
* [[Jesse Ventura]]
  
* [[Jesse Ventura]]
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* [[Scott Hudson]]
  
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* [[Mark Madden]]
  
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* [[Kevin Kelly]]
  
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* [[Jim Ross]]
  
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* [[Dusty Rhodes]]
  
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* [[Larry Zbyszko]]
  
 
* [[Don Callis|"Cyrus the Virus"]]
  
* [[Don Callis|"Cyrus the Virus"]]
 
* [[Don West (sportscaster)|Don West]]
  
* [[Don West (sportscaster)|Don West]]
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* [[Hector Guerrero]]
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* [[Larry Zbyszko]]
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* [[Mike Tenay]]
  
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* [[Randy Savage]]
  
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* [[Amy Dumas|Lita (Amy Dumas)]]
  
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* [[Mick Foley]]
  
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* [[Al Snow]]
  
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* [[D'Lo Brown]]
  
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* [[Darren Matthews|William Regal (Darren Matthews)]]
  
 
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[[Category:Commentators]]

Revision as of 04:51, 8 September 2017

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A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The term is of North American origin. The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports, on the teams and athletes, and occasionally light humor. Color commentators are often former players or coaches of the sport being broadcasted.

Though not always the case, in professional wrestling, the color commentator is usually a "heel sympathizer" (or a supporter of the "bad guys") as opposed to the play-by-play announcer, who is more or less the "voice of the fans" as well as supporters of the "good guys" (or babyfaces). Though both are supposed to show neutral stance while announcing, the color commentator (especially when they support heels) are usually more blatant about their stance than the play-by-play announcer. Jesse "The Body" Ventura and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan pioneered the "heel sympathizer" for color commentary in wrestling. Both Jerry "The King" Lawler and JBL later made successful transitions into those roles, though Lawler has since shown more sympathy for faces (partially due to being over with fans after nearly 40 years in wrestling) while JBL has since returned to active wrestling. ECW Commentators, Tazz and Joey Styles tend to be completely neutral; in addition, combine both aspects of play-by-play with color commentary.

Famous color commentators, past and present

Professional wrestling

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