Victor Joseph Travagliante (born July 8, 1985) is an American

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commentator currently signed to

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, where he works under the stage name Vic Joseph and serves as the play-by-play commentator on ''

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''.

Biography

Early years

Before WWE, he worked as a commentator for Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) and

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(HOH). Outside of professional wrestling, Travagliante has previously worked for the

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on its 92.3 The Fan station, covering Cleveland Browns football games.

WWE (2017–present)

In May 2017, it was announced that Joseph would join the commentary team of ''

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'' beginning on May 24, 2017, replacing Tom Phillips. On June 13, 2017, Joseph announced that he joins as play-by-play commentator for ''

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'', while still also participating on ''Main Event''. On October 17, 2018, Joseph debuted as a play-by-play commentator on ''

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'', alongside

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and also on ''205 Live'' the next day. On August 19, 2019, Joseph appeared as a guest commentator on ''Raw'', as part of a commentary team filling in for

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and

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. On September 30, 2019, Joseph announced that he is the new play-by-play commentator role on ''

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'', replacing Michael Cole where he was moved back to ''

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'' on

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. On January 27, 2020, Joseph left the announce team on ''

'' and was replaced on play-by-play commentary by Tom Phillips, along with his former ''SmackDown Live'' commentary team member

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. On July 17, 2020, Joseph made his return to the 205 Live broadcast team alongside

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to replace Byron Saxton. On August 12, 2020, Joseph joined the

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commentary team.

References

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