“Get Your Ass Back To Work Bro”: Booker T Offers Mauro Ranallo Some Encouragement

Last weekend following the NXT TakeOver: WarGames show, Corey Graves put out a rather controversial tweet concerning NXT lead announcer Mauro Ranallo.

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The tweet was said to have left Mauro Ranallo in “rough shape”, causing him to miss commentary duty for both Survivor Series and NXT TV on Wednesday night.

https://twitter.com/WWEGraves/status/1198414519556562944

Speaking on the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T said that he understands how Mauro feels, but said that the well-respected announcer should come back to work:

“People don’t understand the power of those characters and photos. You can’t be just saying anything in 2019 and expect for it to be swept under the rug. I really don’t know what happened. I know Corey Graves put out an apology to Mauro. I don’t know what really sparked it or what is really going on behind the scenes. I’ll be at the pay-per-view in three weeks and I’ll be like Peter Parker.”

“Mauro Ranallo, get yourself together. Big ups to everything you do because I know how hard you work. The angle thing, back in the day, I hated getting ribbed. If they ribbed me, no one would tell me whoever did it. I would always say, ‘You can rib me if you want, but if I find out who did it, you’re gonna be in a fight. Just letting you know.’ Don’t play with me like that, because I’m not to be played with.”

“Shoutout to Mauro, get yourself together, get back on the horse. Get your ass back to work, bro. Don’t let somebody stop you from doing what you do. That’s just word.”

Mauro Ranallo is reportedly doing a lot better now. The commentator is expected to make his WWE return on Wednesday night as part of NXT on the USA Network.