About Rich
Rich Bocchini is a TV, radio, and communications professional with experience both in front of and behind the camera. His resume ranges from reporting on high school football in South Texas to calling the action from ringside at Madison Square Garden.
Rich is best known from his time as an announcer for WWE, where he appeared on WWE television programming as Rich Brennan. From 2014-16, he provided play-by-play and conducted interviews for millions of viewers from the biggest arenas around the globe on networks such as USA, SyFy, Sky Sports, WWE Network, and many more. His voice was the soundtrack for many of the cornerstone moments of WWE's wildly popular NXT brand, and he enjoyed a stint as the voice of SmackDown.
Prior to his time in WWE, Rich served as the play-by-play voice for several pro hockey teams in the AHL, CHL, and UHL. At one point, he was even pressed into service as a practice goaltender! Rich has also worked as a TV and radio sports anchor/reporter, called arena football and minor league baseball action, and served as the PA announcer for Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo.
Rich also has a background in media relations and Website content management. After being named the Central Hockey League Communications Executive of the Year in 2009, he went on to manage communications (including Web and video content) for the AHL's Houston Aeros. He then moved on to become the communications manager for Comcast SportsNet Houston. He is currently an anchor and producer for The Sports Flash Network/SB Nation Radio and freelance play-by-play voice.
Rich is best known from his time as an announcer for WWE, where he appeared on WWE television programming as Rich Brennan. From 2014-16, he provided play-by-play and conducted interviews for millions of viewers from the biggest arenas around the globe on networks such as USA, SyFy, Sky Sports, WWE Network, and many more. His voice was the soundtrack for many of the cornerstone moments of WWE's wildly popular NXT brand, and he enjoyed a stint as the voice of SmackDown.
Prior to his time in WWE, Rich served as the play-by-play voice for several pro hockey teams in the AHL, CHL, and UHL. At one point, he was even pressed into service as a practice goaltender! Rich has also worked as a TV and radio sports anchor/reporter, called arena football and minor league baseball action, and served as the PA announcer for Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo.
Rich also has a background in media relations and Website content management. After being named the Central Hockey League Communications Executive of the Year in 2009, he went on to manage communications (including Web and video content) for the AHL's Houston Aeros. He then moved on to become the communications manager for Comcast SportsNet Houston. He is currently an anchor and producer for The Sports Flash Network/SB Nation Radio and freelance play-by-play voice.
TV & RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAYNPGL - National Pro Grid League (CSN Regional, Root Sports Regional, BeIN Sports)
WWE - Smackdown, NXT, Main Event, Superstars, Live from Madison Square Garden Special Reality of Wrestling - ROW TV RGV Killer Bees - CHL Hockey RGV Dorados - Arena Football Bridgeport Sound Tigers - AHL Hockey Worcester IceCats - AHL Hockey Knoxville Speed - UHL Hockey Houston Aeros - AHL Hockey (fill-in) San Antonio Rampage - AHL Hockey (fill-in) Lowell Spinners Baseball - New York-Penn. League (fill-in) United League Baseball - fill-in for several teams OTHER PROJECTSFreelance Voice-Over Artist & Production
Media Relations/Web & Content Director - Houston Aeros, RGV Killer Bees & Dorados, Reality of Wrestling |
OTHER TV & RADIOUpdate Anchor/Producer - The Sports Flash Network/SB Nation Radio
Interviewer - WWE Raw, Smackdown, NXT, WWE.com Update Anchor & Reporter - SportsRadio 610 (Houston, TX) Sports Anchor/Reporter - KGBT-TV (Harlingen, TX) Host - Worcester IceCats Pre-Game/Intermission/Post-Game Host - RGV Killer Bees Coach's Show Host - The 50-Yard Indoor War Report/RGV Dorados LIVE EVENTSPA Announcer - Houston Dynamo (Major League Soccer)
PA Announcer - University of Houston (Softball, Basketball) PA Announcer - Houston Aeros (AHL Hockey) PA Announcer - Worcester IceCats (AHL Hockey) Ring Announcer - WWE NXT, WrestleMania Axxess Ring Announcer - Savarese Promotions Boxing Ring Announcer - NWA Houston Wrestling Live Event Production - WWE/NXT, Reality of Wrestling |