Mark Nash Recalls Using Cue Cards At Start Of WWE Run, Debuting By Introducing Cody Rhodes

WWE ring announcer Mark Nash used cue cards when he began in the company, something he reflected on in a recent interview. Nash spoke about the matter in his appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet and you can see the highlights below:

On his first introduction being Cody Rhodes: “My first hit was, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.’ I’ll never forget it, amazing. I was scared sh*tless. And you know, I had been to the O2 with other events, but not with the WWE Universe. And after that show was over. Man, the fans were awesome, and if I could have, I would have hugged everybody. That’s how much of a high I was on, because they were so gracious, and they all wanted to know who the hell I was. And that’s just wrestling. Yeah, it’s just the WWE Universe man, they want to know, and I’m happy to let them know. So having this opportunity, this is so cool, dude. Thank you.”

On using cue cards at the start of his WWE run: “Well, that’s a boxing thing, right? And I’m glad you brought that up, because like you mentioned, some fans are not so friendly. It’s a safety blanket for me, and has been. A lot of ring announcers will write things out and they’ll have an actual big binder book. When I was doing boxing, I would have two cards per fight, I would have the introduction card and the results card, just crazy prepared. Because at the end of the day in boxing, if you mess up a split decision announcement or a majority decision. There’s six ways you can announce a fight result. If you mess that up, you’re done, right? There’s no reason to try and risk memorizing a result in boxing simply because you want to memorize it and not hold a card. Read it, because again, it’s not about you. It’s about telling and still, and new, so don’t screw it up. Read it. Here, there’s no scores, so it’s a little easier to announce a result, much easier, but to answer the first part of your question, no, I’m still learning there’s a lot of talent in the WWE, NXT, and Raw, Smackdown. I think this is now my sixth month with the company. I’m starting to feel comfortable with the blue, right? And it’s funny that this room is blue. SmackDown, I’m starting to feel comfortable. I’m a perfectionist, right? And I want to be perfect for you. I don’t want to be perfect for me.”