UPDATEDx2: Mauro Ranallo Doesn’t Appear on NXT, Announcers Say He’ll Be Back Next Week

UPDATE 2: Mauro Ranallo did not work tonight’s NXT, as was previously reported to be the case. Tonight’s episode had Todd Phillips working the show instead of Ranallo. The announcers noted that they looked forward to having him back next week.

UPDATE: PWInsider is also reporting that the outlet has independently confirmed that Mauro Ranallo will not be in Orlando to call tonight’s edition of NXT on USA. Additionally, WWE was informed yesterday that Ranallo would not be making it to Orlando for tonight’s show.

ORIGINAL: This past weekend, Corey Graves sent out a tweet about Mauro Ranallo, criticizing his Ranallo work during NXT Takeover: WarGames. This led to Ranallo deleting his Twitter account and missing Survivor Series.

PostWrestling reports that following the events from this weekend, Ranallo is not expected to call tonight’s episode of NXT on the USA Network. When Ranallo missed Survivor Series, Michael Cole said it was because he blew his voice out during Takeover, but would be on tonight’s episode. It remains to be seen how WWE will explain his absence tonight.

The report adds that Ranallo has been communicating with WWE but the decision was made for him not to appear this week. It’s unknown if he will be back next week.