Howard Finkel

American professional wrestling ring announcer (1950–2020)

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Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.

Known for

The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches — Howard Finkel2020
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story2016
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness — Himself2016
WWE Legends' House — Himself2014
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak — Howard Finkel - Ring Announcer (archive footage)2012
The True Story of WrestleMania2011
WWE Hall Of Fame 20092009
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect2008
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology — Howard Finkel2006
WWE WrestleMania XX — Howard Finkel - Ring Announcer2004

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Instance of: human
Given name: Howard
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Newark
Place of death: Madison
Occupation: journalist
Employer: WWE
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Image: Howard Finkel WrestleMania 28.jpg
Height: 1.73
Number of children: 1

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cause of death: COVID-19
social media followers: 336522
Commons category: Howard Finkel
date of birth: 1950-06-07
start of work period: 1975-00-00
date of death: 2020-04-16
name in native language: Howard Finkel
manner of death: natural causes

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