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Damn, this looks good. Shame I don't have Showtime.

 

Is JBL still with WWE? Because he's an asshole who shouldn't ever be allowed to come back.

Nah, left in September thankfully.

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Mauro is the man. Defo gonna be watching this.

 

 

Is JBL still with WWE? Because he's an asshole who shouldn't ever be allowed to come back.


Nah, left in September thankfully.

 

Isn't he still under contract? He's been doing pre-show panels, hasn't he?

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I think its just the right time for it. Not to downplay his condition but there has recently been a stronger focus on mental health in sports in general so this makes sense.

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Right.

 

It isn't meant to be like "Mauro has a debilitating illness, feel sorry for him"...it's meant to use Mauro as an example of someone with this condition who has had an extremely successful career, and to maybe help others feel like they aren't alone.

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Good for Mauro, I know his condition has made his work difficult in the past so its cool to get to see him talk about it and show his success in spite of it.

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Mauro Ranallo spoke with ESPN for a new interview talking about his new Showtime documentary, his struggles with depression and more. Some highlights are below:

 

On his new documentary Bipolar Rock n Roller: This is who I am, and people are still paying me good money for my talents. So there is going to be someone out there who watches this and says, Wow, I didnt know. Theyre going to have a wife dealing with it, or a brother. Theyre going to be a banker, a doctor or a military vet. Every walk of life. And theyre going to say, Maybe if he has a chance to handle it, then I have a chance to handle it. This is not a vanity project about Mauro Ranallo. This is a human being who is trying to cure a stigma that is so fing unnecessary and is literally killing hundreds of thousands of people. Those people, who are losing their battle, are what really drives me. We need to start communicating.

 

On dealing with depression and how it affects his career: Sometimes, I take an account of things Ive done even just within the last year. I called John Cena and A.J. Styles in Royal Rumble 2017. Anthony Joshua versus Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017, one of the greatest heavyweight title fights in modern boxing history. [Floyd] Mayweather versus [Conor] McGregor. And instead of going, Holy s, thats incredible, for me, its like, Whats next? Its weird, I always feel like my career is about to end. Like someone is coming to get me. I dont know. I guess I need to find a better balance, but without my work, I dont think I would be alive. If I dont work, I dont live. Theres a constant struggle between my ears about who I am and what I mean to the world. And thats another reason Im doing this documentary, because I can honestly say I dont know how much longer I will even be here. So I want to help people before maybe Im gone.

 

On the need for people with depression to talk about it: There are so many people who are going to lose the battle, and all we have to do is do what you and I are doing right now. Lets just talk to each other a little more. We talk about the weather ad nauseam. We analyze fights ad nauseam. Ask people, How are you? and really mean it. Thats all. Maybe a few moments of concern is all they need, and then you go on with your life. Imagine.

https://411mania.com/wrestling/mauro-ranallo-discusses-new-showtime-documentary-dealing-depression/

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Mauro Ranallo has called Floyd Mayweathers boxing matches against Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor. Hes been cageside for MMA fights featuring Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar and Kimbo Slice. Ranallo has been in the broadcast position for WrestleMania and the Royal Rumble classic between John Cena and AJ Styles.

 

Suffice to say, Ranallo, WWEs play-by-play voice of NXT, has been around the block a few times in the combat sports world. Hes one of the more recognizable broadcasters in the space.

 

And yet, when asked about his most memorable moments at work, Ranallo cant help but put last months NXT Takeover: New Orleans near the top of the list.

 

There was the card-opening ladder match that drew five stars from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and a heck of an NXT title match between Aleister Black and Andrade Cien Almas. But the kicker, the unsanctioned five-star main event between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa continuing their epic feud is what really got Ranallo.

 

It was just a combination of something that is why we watch everything why we watch all sports, Ranallo said in a sit-down interview last week. The storytelling, that visceral, palpable energy in that crowd and how firmly behind the ultimate babyface Johnny Gargano [they were]. And Tommaso Ciampa, right now other than Samoa Joe theres no better heel in the business, because he completely embraces his role and its 24/7.

 

But the story they told in the ring and the ebb and the flow. The fact that it was a year in the making, which nowadays with our gnat-like attention span, you just cant do it. Well, we proved at NXT that you can. Thats why its so special to me, because it reminded me of what got me so invested in this business in the first place. And they were off the charts, what they did.

 

Ranallo has a documentary coming out Friday, detailing his very real and sometimes devastating struggles with bipolar disorder. The longtime pro-wrestling announcer is hoping to further break the stigma surrounding mental illness with Bipolar Rock N Roller, which will air on Showtime.

 

Part of Ranallos mental health issues are a feeling of not belonging imposter syndrome. Like hes a fraud and didnt earn his way here. Ranallo said he was given some validation during the Gargano-Ciampa match, one he did not expect. When Gargano threw Ciampa over the announce table, sending Ranallo and his broadcast partners running, the crowd at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans began chanting Ranallos catchphrase: Mamma mia!

 

To hear the audience know that I was off the headphones, to have a crowd start chanting mamma mia! Im an announcer, but I guess I realize that I am making an impact, Ranallo said. And its not about the ego. Its about, OK, well now that this is happening, how do I use this in a positive way? That was memorable, because it allowed me to say, you know what Mauro? These people do care and they are invested in what youre doing. Again, maybe the illness or maybe just being a perfectionist, Im never satisfied.

 

Ciampa did pay Ranallo a compliment after Takeover that did more than satisfy him, though. Ranallo said that Ciampa told something along the lines of this: Youre doing for me what Jim Ross did for Steve Austin during the Attitude Era.

 

Tommaso Ciampa, as one of the best heels, Ranallo said, it meant a lot to me for him to tell me what JR did for Stone Cold in the 90s, he feels Im doing for him now. It doesnt get any better than that as an announcer.

https://www.cagesideseats.com/2018/5/25/17388002/mauro-ranallo-tommaso-ciampa-paid-me-compliment-that-doesnt-get-any-better

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