Greg Hamilton Recalls Getting In Trouble With WWE For Tagging Restaurant On Social Media

Greg Hamilton said that he once got in trouble with WWE Talent Relations after he tagged a restaurant on social media. Hamilton served as a ring announcer for the company, mostly on Smackdown, from 2015 until his release in October of 2021. Thus, his tenure ended about a year and a half before Endeavor purchased the company and eventually merged it the UFC into TKO.

Hamilton spoke with Forbes for a new interview and was asked about TKO’s push into sponsors and ad revenue. He noted that he understands the issues but he doesn’t mind the prevalence of brand logos. In the process he recalled how strict WWE was about their talent looking like they may be endorsing brands. You can see highlights below:

On TKO’s Sponsorship Push:

“It’s no secret that [WWE and UFC] are going to take sponsorship money any which way they can. But I don’t mind the logos on the mat and everything. And the one thing I do like about this is that—you’ve got to understand, too—during my time [in WWE], we weren’t allowed to do anything. I had to get off of Cameo even.”

On Getting Called In For Tagging a Restaurant:

“I got called into talent relations for tagging a restaurant once and I paid for the meal. I was like, ‘Man, I love this place.’ I tagged the restaurant [on social media], walk in the arena and a referee’s like, ‘Talent relations wants to see you.’ They asked, ‘Why are you tagging restaurants?’ I said, ‘Because it was really good?’

“You remember Zelina Vega had to get off of Twitch. My point to all that is this TKO era is also allowing people to make extra money through these sponsorships and that I love for them. So that’s the upside to it. The logos and the matches stuff don’t really bother me.”