Todd Grisham
Todd Grisham | |
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Born | [1] Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.[1] | January 9, 1976
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 |
Website | toddgrisham |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Todd Grisham[2] |
Debut | 2004 |
Retired | 2011 |
Todd Grisham (born January 9, 1976)
Prior to joining ESPN in 2011, Grisham worked as a professional wrestling commentator for WWE. As of January 2017, Grisham is working for the UFC as a broadcaster.[3]
Early life
Born in
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
Voice of Heat, Byte This and Bottom Line (2004–2008)
Grisham debuted in WWE in 2004 as the voice of Heat, doing play-by-play alongside Jonathan Coachman, Josh Mathews, and others for just over four years. He had co-hosted Experience with Ivory, but after her release from WWE, he hosted it alone until mid-2006, when Josh Mathews took over. Grisham also hosted WWE's premier web show, Byte This!,[7] which was canceled in 2006. In addition, he did backstage interviews for the Raw brand. In 2005 Grisham also began hosting Raw's catch-up program Bottom Line after Marc Loyd was released from the company, until September 2007.[citation needed]
ECW (2008–2009)
Grisham became the new play-by-play commentator for the
SmackDown, NXT and departure (2009–2011)
On the April 7, 2009 episode of ECW, Josh Mathews became the new play-by-play commentator for ECW. Grisham was promoted to SmackDown play by play commentator, and debuted on April 10, 2009.[11] On October 30, 2009, he was reunited with his ECW broadcasting partner Matt Striker. On December 10, 2010, Grisham was replaced as SmackDown's play-by-play commentator by Josh Mathews; Grisham replaced Michael Cole on NXT as play-by-play commentator and joined with Mathews. After becoming the lead play-by-play announcer for NXT for five months, he left;[12] Grisham's last WWE appearance was on the August 26, 2011, edition of SmackDown.
Sportscasting
In 2007, Grisham was named the host for
On August 24, 2011, a day after serving as NXT play-by-play commentator for the final time, it was announced that Grisham would be joining ESPN.[14]
On October 16, 2011, Grisham debuted as a co-anchor for
On November 10, 2011, Grisham replaced Jon Anik as the host of MMA Live. On December 28, 2011, Todd made his SportsCenter debut, presenting SportsCenter from Bristol, Connecticut until 11:30pm, when ESPN's Los Angeles studios resume SportsCenter.
Grisham left ESPN at the end of 2016.
Glory (2016-present)
Todd Grisham joined the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (2017)
On January 3, 2017, it was announced that Grisham has been hired by UFC to work on the studio desk and in the play-by-play role for fights. His first assignment as the
DAZN
On September 8, 2018, DAZN announced Grisham as an addition to their commentary team for boxing.[19]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Creed III | Himself | [20] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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TBA | Undisputed | Himself | [21] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Wrestling Observer Newsletter | Worst Television Announcer
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Himself | Won | |
2006 | Wrestling Observer Newsletter | Worst Television Announcer
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Himself | Won | |
2008 | Slammy Award | Announce Team of the Year | Himself (with Matt Striker) | Won | [10] |
2023 | Happy Punch Awards | Best Commentator | Himself | Pending | [22] |
References
- ^ a b c "Todd Grisham's IMDB Profile". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ "Todd Grisham Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Tabuena, Anton (4 January 2017). "UFC hires former WWE, ESPN anchor Todd Grisham as play-by-play commentator". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Salter, Rick (2009-06-24). "Baldwin man reaches top of pro wrestling world". BaldwinCountyNow.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Todd Grisham". kold.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "todd grisham book retail guide at toddgrisham.net". toddgrisham.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- IMDb
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-07-28). "That's "Mr. Adamle" to you". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ a b "2008 Slammy Awards". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ "8/23 Shore's NXT Live Coverage: The season that never ends rolls into Canada". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Digital50: News and more Business News". 2007-04-09. Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Wrestling News - WWE News, TNA News, Rumors, Spoilers, WWE TLC Results (12/14)". www.wrestlingnewssource.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Former WWE broadcaster debuts on ABC and ESPN". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO: ESPN anchor Todd Grisham calls Oklahoma loss "A Trail Of Tears" - Mocksession". mocksession.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Stets, Michael (4 November 2016). "ESPN's Todd Grisham says GLORY kickboxing is 'the perfect sport'". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Connolly, Matt. "UFC Hires Todd Grisham, Former WWE Commentator, Amid Mike Goldberg's Departure". forbes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to the family". facebook.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Stern, Adam (3 March 2023). "DAZN, Hennessy activating around 'Creed III'". Sports Business Journal.
- ^ Mazique, Brian (26 June 2020). "ESports Boxing Club Features, Concept, Licensing, And More Revealed". Forbes.
- ^ "Happy Punch Awards - Commentator -". Twitter. September 28, 2023.