| Kevin Patrick | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kevin Patrick Egan |
| Born | Raheny, Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Griffith College Dublin |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kevin Patrick[1] |
| Billed from | Dublin, Ireland[1] |
| Debut | 2021 |
Kevin Patrick Egan is an Irish sports broadcaster. He is best known for his tenure in WWE. He also works on association football for Fox Sports, Apple TV+, and CNN World Sport.[2]
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Background
Egan is from Raheny in north Dublin.[3] His father Liam was an All-Ireland-winning gaelic footballer.[2][4] Kevin was a member of Raheny GAA, but an injury curtailed his career.[2] He studied journalism at Griffith College Dublin.[2]
Egan worked for RTÉ Sport as a runner at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2][5][6]
Career
Moving to America in 2009,[2][7] Egan has worked for CNN and has been the commentator for Atlanta United home games on Apple TV+.[8][9] In January 2023, Egan joined Major League Soccer and Apple as a play-by-play announcer for the upcoming season.[10] In February 2024, Egan was announced as a new host for MLS 360 for the 2024 season.[11]
WWE (2021–2024)
He began working for the WWE in 2021[12] under the name Kevin Patrick.[13] He was a commentator on Raw from October 2022[9] before moving to Smackdown in 2023.[14][15]
On 23 January 2024, it was reported that Patrick was removed from the SmackDown commentary team.[16] Two days later, it was reported that he was released from his contract due to WWE not being happy with his announcing skills.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Kevin Patrick". WWE. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Dunne, Seamus (30 March 2023). "From Raheny To Wrestlemania: How Kevin Egan Became The Voice Of RAW". Balls.ie.
- ^ Satija, Aashrit (22 June 2023). "Liv Morgan was instrumental in 38-year-old WWE star's hiring". Sportskeeda.
- ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". RTÉ Archives.
- ^ "Kevin Egan". RTE.ie. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Dubliner joins WWE as new presenter". RTÉ TEN. 8 March 2021.
- ^ Sinha, Saptarshi (27 June 2023). "Kevin Patrick Reveals How Hard It Is To Commentate For WWE RAW". eWrestlingNews.
- ^ "Around The ICC European Edition With Kevin Egan". InternationalChampionsCup.com.
- ^ a b Ranft, Shaun (27 June 2023). "Kevin Patrick: 'People Don't Understand How Hard It Is To Call Monday Night Raw'". Wrestling Inc.
- ^ Miller, Gregory (31 January 2023). "Kevin Patrick joins the MLS as a play-by-play announcer". WWE. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Major League Soccer Unveils its Broadcast Talent Team for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV | MLSSoccer.com". Major League Soccer. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Patrick is excited for his first Monday Night Raw". WWE Network. 8 March 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Burke, Elias (5 April 2023). "Dodging broken tables in WWE and calling golazos in MLS, get to know Kevin Patrick Egan". The Athletic.
- ^ Winnard, Liam (7 August 2023). "Real Reason WWE Has Taken Kevin Patrick Off WWE Raw Commentary". WrestleTalk.com.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (5 August 2023). "WWE Commentary Shakeup: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett Move to 'Raw', Cole to Also Remain on 'SmackDown' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (23 January 2024). "WWE CHANGING SMACKDOWN COMMENTARY TEAM, KEVIN PATRICK OUT". PWinsider. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (25 January 2024). "KEVIN PATRICK RELEASED BY WWE". PWinsider. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
External links
- Kevin Patrick on Twitter
- Kevin Patrick on WWE.com
This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 18:16