Howard Finkel

Howard Finkel

Nacimiento : 1950-06-07, USA

Muerte : 2020-04-16

Historia

Howard Finkel is a semi-retired professional wrestling ring announcer, being employed by WWE since 1977. He began working for Vince McMahon, Sr.'s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, making him the company's longest tenured employee, and has been a ring announcer since 1977.

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Howard Finkel

Películas

The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
Howard Finkel
Know your role and watch The Rock layeth the smackdown on his greatest rivals. Featuring classic collisions with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Triple H, Undertaker, John Cena, Kurt Angle and Hulk Hogan.
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Howard Finkel - Ring Announcer (archive footage)
Walk the dark and hallowed path of he who cannot be buried. The Apocalyptic Warrior who has denied salvation to twenty souls to forge an eternal streak. The dynasty of The Deadman becomes immortal in Undertaker: The Streak. Hear the tales of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Batista, Big Show, Randy Orton and other victims who have dared to stare across the ring into the cold eyes of The Phenom. From Undertaker's WrestleMania VII debut vs. Jimmy Superfly Snuka to his agonising war with Triple H and the illustrious opponents in between, every chilling encounter is presented here from bell-to-bell.
WWE - The True Story of WrestleMania
It is the most anticipated yearly event in Sports Entertainment, an annual pop culture touch point. For more than 25 years, WrestleMania has hosted the biggest matches, the biggest stars, and the biggest celebrities. Now for the first time ever, the story of WrestleMania is told from its early beginnings through the week-long spectacular it has become, routinely drawing fans from all 50 states and around the world. This documentary feature includes new and insightful interviews from the superstars and creative forces behind the event.
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
Inductees into the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame included "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Funk Brothers, Ricky Steamboat, Bill Watts, Koko B. Ware, The Von Erich Family and Howard Finkel
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Howard Finkel
The best and most memorable matches from Hulk Hogan's career.
WWE WrestleMania 22
Howard Finkel
WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.
WWE WrestleMania XX
Howard Finkel - Ring Announcer
WrestleMania XX fue la vigésima edición anual de WrestleMania. Tuvo lugar el 14 de marzo de 2004 en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El principal partido para la marca Raw fue un combate Triple Amenaza para el Campeonato Mundial de los Pesos Pesados entre el campeón Triple H, Shawn Michaels y Chris Benoit. ¡El principal partido para SmackDown! la marca presentó a Eddie Guerrero contra Kurt Angle para el Campeonato de la WWE. El evento contó con el regreso de The Undertaker, quien desafió a Kane. También en la tarjeta había un partido entre Goldberg y Brock Lesnar con Stone Cold Steve Austin como árbitro invitado especial. WrestleMania XX fue la tercera WrestleMania en el Madison Square Garden, pero la quinta en llevarse a cabo en el área metropolitana de Nueva York (después de WrestleMania I, WrestleMania 2, WrestleMania X y Wrestlemania 29).
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Howard Finkel
Royal Rumble (2003) was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by PlayStation and took place on January 19, 2003 at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. Six professional wrestling matches were featured at the event. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Scott Steiner for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was between Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit for the WWE Championship. The featured match on the undercard was a Royal Rumble qualification match between Brock Lesnar and The Big Show.
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Howard Finkel
Survivor Series (2002) was the sixteenth annual Survivor Series PPV. It took place on November 17, 2002 from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main event was from the Raw brand the first ever Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship involving reigning champion Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Kane. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus The Big Show for the WWE Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were a Triple Threat Elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship involving Edge and Rey Mysterio, Los Guerreros, and Kurt Angle with Chris Benoit.
WWE No Mercy 2002
Howard Finkel
No Mercy (2002) was a PPV presented by Subway that took place on October 20, 2002, at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It was the fifth annual WWE No Mercy PPV and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! brand. The main event from the SmackDown! brand featured WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defend against The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell. The main event from the Raw brand was a title unification match, where World Heavyweight Champion Triple H fought WWE Intercontinental Champion Kane . The undercard featured Trish Stratus versus Victoria for the WWE Women's Championship, Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit versus Edge and Rey Mysterio for the new WWE Tag Team Championship, Jamie Noble versus Tajiri for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, Rob Van Dam versus Ric Flair, Torrie Wilson versus Dawn Marie and Chris Jericho and Christian versus Booker T and Goldust for the World Tag Team Championship.
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Howard Finkel
Unforgiven (2002) was a PPV presented by Castrol GTX that took place on September 22, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the fifth annual WWE Unforgiven event. The main event from the SmackDown! brand featured WWE Champion Brock Lesnar fighting The Undertaker to defend the title. The main event from the Raw brand featured World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defending against Rob Van Dam for the title. Four matches were featured on the undercard. The first was a singles match between Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle. The next was Trish Stratus challenging Molly Holly for the WWE Women's Champion. Eddie Guerrero fought Edge and WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho defended his title from Ric Flair.
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Howard Finkel
SummerSlam (2002) fue la decimoquinta edición anual de SummerSlam PPV. Fue presentado por Foot Locker y tuvo lugar el 25 de agosto de 2002 en el Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum en Uniondale, Nueva York. ¡El partido principal en SmackDown! la marca fue para el Campeonato WWE Undisputed entre The Rock y Brock Lesnar. El principal partido de la marca Raw incluía una pelea Unsanctioned Street entre Shawn Michaels y Triple H. El partido principal de ambas marcas fue un partido interpromocional para el Campeonato Intercontinental WWE entre Rob Van Dam y Chris Benoit. Los otros partidos en la cartelera fueron The Undertaker versus Test y Kurt Angle contra Rey Mysterio.
WWE Vengeance 2002
Howard Finkel
Vengeance (2002) was a PPV which took place on July 21, 2002 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The main event from SmackDown saw the WWE Undisputed Championship in a Triple Threat featuring The Rock, Kurt Angle and the defending champion The Undertaker. The main event from Raw was between the champion Rob Van Dam and challenger Brock Lesnar for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The undercard featured The Un-Americans (Lance Storm and Christian) versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Edge for the WWE Tag Team Championship and John Cena's first ever WWE Pay-Per-View match against Chris Jericho.
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Howard Finkel
King of the Ring (2002) was the tenth annual King of the Ring PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on June 23, 2002 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It was the final King of the Ring pay-per-view event. The main match from SmackDown was a singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship whichThe Undertaker defended from Triple H. The main match from Raw was a singles match which Brock Lesnar competed aganst Rob Van Dam in the finals of the King of the Ring tournament. The predominant match on the undercard was Kurt Angle versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan, and the other matches on the undercard were Ric Flair versus Eddie Guerrero, a WWE Women's Championship match between champion Trish Stratus and challenger Molly Holly and a WWE Cruiserweight Championship match between champion The Hurricane and challenger Jamie Noble.
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Howard Finkel
Judgment Day (2002) was the fourth annual Judgment Day PPV. It was presented by 1-800-CALL-ATT, and took place on May 19, 2002, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main match from SmackDown was a Singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship featuring The Undertaker challenging Hollywood Hulk Hogan. The main match from Raw was a Handicap match featuring Steve Austin versus Ric Flair and The Big Show. The predominant match from SmackDown on the undercard was a Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Chris Jericho. The other predominant from Raw was a Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship featuring Eddie Guerrero defending the belt against Rob Van Dam. The other primary match on the undercard was a Hair vs. Hair match featuring Edge against Kurt Angle.
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Howard Finkel
Insurrextion (2002) took place on May 4, 2002 at the Wembley Arena in London, England, and was thePPV promoted under the RAW brand. It was also the last televised show to run under the WWF name. The main event was a singles match between Triple H and The Undertaker. Another headline macth featured Ric Flair as the Special Guest referee between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Big Show. The Undercard had Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie Guerrero for the Intercontinental Championship, Spike Dudley vs. William Regal for the European Championship, Steven Richards vs. Booker T for the Hardcore Championship, X-Pac vs Bradshaw, and The Hardy Boyz vs Brock Lesnar and Shawn Stasiak.
WWE Backlash 2002
Howard Finkel
Backlash (2002) was a PPV which took place on April 21, 2002 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. It was presented by Castrol GTX and the final U.S.-produced pay-per-view to use the WWF name. This was the first WWF pay-per-view event after the Brand Extension/Split. The main match from the SmackDown! brand featured Hollywood Hulk Hogan challenging Triple H for the Undisputed WWF Championship and the featured match from the Raw brand was an encounter between The Undertaker and Steve Austin with Ric Flair as special guest referee. The other main match from Raw was a Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Rob Van Dam and Eddie Guerrero, which Guerrero won by pinfall to win the championship.
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Howard Finkel
WrestleMania X8 fue la decimoctava edición anual de WrestleMania PPV y fue presentada por Sour Skittles. Tuvo lugar el 17 de marzo de 2002 en el SkyDome en Toronto, Ontario. A medida que la nWo continúa su cruzada contra la WWF, el pasado de la lucha se encuentra con el futuro de la lucha libre cuando el Campeón del Pueblo, el Rock, se encuentra con Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Mientras tanto, Tripe H enfrenta el mayor desafío de su carrera cuando desafía a Chris Jericho por el Campeonato indiscutible, con su vengativa ex esposa Stephanie McMahon en la esquina de Jericho.
WWE No Way Out 2002
Howard Finkel
No Way Out (2002) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on February 17, 2002 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The biggest angle for No Way Out was when Vince McMahon revealed that he would unleash the New World Order (nWo) upon the World Wrestling Federation in an attempt to "kill (his) creation". The Main Event saw Chris Jericho defend the Undisputed Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin. Triple H faced Kurt Angle in a number one contender's match, The Rock competed against The Undertaker, Edge fought William Regal in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole match, and the Tag Team Championships were one the line between Tazz & Spike Dudley versus Booker T & Test.
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Howard Finkel
Royal Rumble (2002) fue la decimoquinta edición anual de Royal Rumble PPV. Fue presentado por Square's Final Fantasy X. Tuvo lugar el 20 de enero de 2002 en el Philips Arena en Atlanta, Georgia. El evento principal fue el partido Royal Rumble. Los otros partidos fueron Chris Jericho contra The Rock por el Campeonato Undisputed WWF, Ric Flair contra Vince McMahon en Street Fight, Edge contra William Regal por el WWF Intercontinental Championship, el equipo de Spike Dudley y Tazz versus Dudley Boyz por la WWF Tag Team Championship, y Trish Stratus versus Jazz para el Campeonato Femenino WWF.
WWF: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
The prowess and persona of WWF pro wrestling star the Undertaker are chronicled in this look at the territorial bad boy, who defends his turf against all comers. The program covers the career of the Undertaker, who has been in the business for over a decade. It follows the development of his skill and on-stage personality, which has made him on of the most recognizable and popular stars of the circuit. Archival film clips, photographs, and interviews with friends, fans, coaches, and fellow wrestlers tells the colorful story of the Undertaker. This Video/DVD covers all the different aspects of the Undertakers WWF career, from the first day at WWF Survivor Series 1990, The Ministry and the American Bad Ass gimmick. With interviews from, Lita, Matt Hardy, Hardcore Holly, Kane, Edge, Chris Jericho, X-Pac and many more WWF superstars, giving their thoughts on the ‘Deadman’.
WWE SummerSlam 1998
Himself (Cornerman)
Stone Cold Steve Austin defends the WWE Championship against The Undertaker. Edge & Sable face "Marvelous" Marc Mero & Jacqueline in a Mixed Tag Team Match. Val Venis battles D-Lo Brown for the WWE European Championship. X-Pac vs. Jeff Jarrett in a Hair vs. Hair Match. Plus, Triple H defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against The Rock and more.
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Howard Finkel
Survivor Series (1990) was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1990 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. This Survivor Series saw the on-screen WWF debut of The Undertaker, who went on to become WWF Champion at the next Survivor Series one year later, and the debut of the Gobbledy Gooker. In addition, Sgt. Slaughter — who was then using an Iraqi sympathizer heel gimmick — delivered a promo where he insulted servicemen stationed in Iraq for Thanksgiving during Operation Desert Shield. Randy Savage, as the "Macho King", was interviewed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund, and issued a challenge to the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Championship. Ravishing Rick Rude was replaced by Haku after being suspended by WWF President Jack Tunney for insulting the mother of the Big Boss Man.
Lucha sin límite
Himself - Ring Announcer
Rip Thomas es campeón mundial de lucha libre y goza de gran prestigio entre sus seguidores, aparte de ser leal a la cadena de televisión que le ha contratado. Brell, director de la cadena de la competencia, le propone cambiar de aires, pero Rip declina la oferta sin saber que poco después será suspendido su contrato en la televisión. Brell comienza entonces un programa de televisión en el que aparece un luchador que provoca a Rip para que se bata con él.
Andre the Giant
Howard Finkel (archive footage)
Some of this wrestler's best fights.
Andre the Giant
Researcher
Some of this wrestler's best fights.
WWE WrestleMania
Howard Finkel
WrestleMania fue el primer evento de pago por visión de lucha libre profesional de WrestleMania, producido por la World Wrestling Federation. Tuvo lugar el 31 de marzo de 1985 en el Madison Square Garden en la ciudad de Nueva York. La asistencia al evento fue de 19,121 aficionados. El evento fue visto por más de un millón de fanáticos a través de la televisión de circuito cerrado, lo que lo convirtió en la mayor muestra de un evento en la televisión de circuito cerrado en los Estados Unidos en ese momento. El espectáculo contó con nueve partidos de lucha profesional. El evento principal enfrentó a Hulk Hogan y Mr. T contra Roddy Piper y Paul Orndorff. Hogan y el Sr. T ganaron el partido después de la interferencia de "Cowboy" Bob Orton. También en el evento, Wendi Richter derrotó a Leilani Kai para ganar el Campeonato Femenino de la WWF, y Nikolai Volkoff y The Iron Sheik derrotaron a The US Express para ganar el Campeonato del Equipo de Etiqueta de la WWF.