Greg Hamilton the ring announcer from the WWE was released on October 26th, 2021, after six years of employment. The WWE employee made a pretty controversial statement about Lio Rush recently, which saw him step into the spotlight. Greg Hamilton was the ring announcer for WWE SmackDown on FOX. Hamilton would regularly announce major matches taking place on the show, and has been called the voice of SmackDown on FOX before. The Friday Night SmackDown is still a part of WWE and can be seen on the ‘superstars’ page of the WWE website. In 2021, Greg Hamilton got engaged earlier this year to his longtime partner Ariana Thompson and shared his joy with his best friends in WWE. This was also the year he was “fired”.

Greg Hamilton: Why Was The Friday Night SmackDown Announcer Fired From WWE?

What does Greg Hamilton do in WWE?

WWE ring announcer Greg Hamilton is amongst one over hundreds of talents and in-house employees being fired by the WWE company since the beginning of 2021. Greg Hamilton had a working relationship with WWE since 2016. The announcer would start working within NXT before finally joining as a voice on Friday Night SmackDown. The moment of his greatest exposure occurred in 2019 when Shane McMahon incorporated Greg’s presentation as “The Best in the World” within his stage as rude. It is important to note that WWE has not yet commented on the situation, or has even announced a possible replacement for Hamilton.

Potential legal dispute: 

Greg Hamilton gained negative press for the Lio Rush’s Announcement and Westside Gunn dispute. 

Westside Gunn: 

WWE might have fired Greg Hamilton for a discussion on social networks when he got into an argument on Instagram with rapper Westside Gunn. The latter was accused by Greg Hamilton after using a brief fragment of his voice within the song Undertaker vs. Goldberg. Greg’s responses against the rapper were forceful, to the point of threatening to “send him WWE lawyers” for keeping his music on digital platforms.

Hamilton threatened rapper Westside Gunn with “WWE lawyers” for using his voice in one of his songs The Friday Night SmackDown announcer would have ended a six-year relationship with Vince McMahon’s company: the WWE. 

A new outing outside the competitors in the ring has just shaken the WWE squad. Several moments ago, the news portal PW Insider reported the dismissal of Greg Hamilton after a controversy on social networks related to a threat on behalf of the company.

The Friday Night SmackDown said in an Instagram post.: “I hope you got some benefit from stealing my voice for your rambling kindergartner creations,” “You should have paid me years ago. At least apologize so I won’t have to claim every penny you owe me for the rest of your life, or I’ll just have to send WWE lawyers. The longer you take, the more time we spend in court “. It should be noted that Hamilton deleted his posts referring to Westside Gunn shortly before his firing by PWI was reported.

Lio Rush:

Then there were reports that revealed that Lio Rush was retiring from professional wrestling after suffering shoulder injuries that left him unable to lift his son. The news caught the attention of Greg Hamilton, who responded to the story with a biting message:

‘Wow..unreal..if we all didn’t have our own lives and families to take care of, I could pretend I give a damn. (On behalf of the wrestling family and then working for a living community). To the gym. ‘

He quickly deleted the tweet, but it was found and shared by other users. Hamilton continued to apologize for his tweet the next day. He said that he and Rush did not agree, but he was wrong to make such a statement about Rush when Rush was not in a good place in his life:

‘I can admit when I’m wrong… and I was wrong. ‘He added, ‘We don’t have to agree behind the scenes; but Lionel Green (Lio Rush) is an amazing father as well as a talent. I have all the respect in the world for that. Nobody made me type this. Just acknowledging my mistakes. He will be missed.

Hamilton said no one made him type the words he wrote about Rush. He added that he wasn’t Lio Rush’s best friend, but the fighter still deserved respect for his achievements in and out of the ring. 

Greg Hamilton said his departure from WWE was with mutual respect: 

Through his Instagram account, the announcer Greg Hamilton referred to his departure from WWE. Greg Hamilton’s message in 2021 was full of respect and mutual camaraderie: “After 6 years and 52 weeks a year, it’s time to say goodbye. First of all, don’t let the internet or social media get you down. This was a decision of mutual respect with a great company,” she said on his Instagram account. “Nothing but respect for both parties. They are business. Also, understand that what you read on social networks is not real life ( as a result of rumors about his dismissal of him)”, he added.

Finally, he said that working so long has become too much, especially since his mother is over 70 years old and his sister has cerebral palsy, and that from now on they will be his priority.

Other Frequently Asked Questions:

Who is Westside Gunn?

Alvin Lamar Worthy (born July 27, 1982), known as Stage Westside Gunn, is an American rapper. He is the half-brother of rapper Conway de Mashine’s father, with whom he formed the duo “Hall n ‘Nash”, and the cousin of rapper Benny the Butcher. In 2014 he founded the record company “Grizelda Records”, as well as the clothing brand “Fashion Rebels” and signed a deal with the Shady Records company of Eminem and Paul Rosenberg in 2017. In 2020 he left Shady Records and set out independently.

In terms of his Musical Career, it began in 2016 when he released his first commercial album, Flygod. On March 3, 2017, the record company Grizelda Records signed rapper Eminem’s Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope Records, making Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine the first Buffalo rappers to sign with a major label.

Shortly after signing with Shady Records, he released a mini-album with producer Mr. Green which is named: Flygod Is Good… All the Time. Since signing with Eminem, Westside Gun has collaborated with many artists, including Basta Reims, Anderson Puck, Jadakis, Jay Rhodes, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Madlib and even Dom. In June 2018 he released his second album, Supreme Blientele, which reached number 26 on the Billboard Independent Albums Parade and won critical acclaim. In 2019, Brooke Nation signed, alongside his cousin, rapper Benny the Butcher, as part of a management deal.

He also released his third studio album, Pray for Paris on April 17, 2020. The album features artists such as Tyler, The Creator, Weil, Joyce Rice, Joey Badass and Freddie Gibbs. The album was well received by critics, with Pitchfork magazine giving it a score of 8 out of 10 points. On July 3, 2020, he released his tenth mixtape, Flygod Is an Awsome God II, which is a sequel to his mixtape, Flygod Is an Awsome God. 

On October 2, 2020, Westside Gunn released his fourth and debut album on Shady Records, Who Made the Sunshine, which was also his company’s last album, after parting ways with it and setting out independently in November 2020. 

Who is Lio Rush?

American professional wrestler and musician, Lionel Gerard Green is better known by his ring name, Lio Rush. He was in companies like New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) but is most known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he took home the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament in a winning effort, as well as his time in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). Prior to this, he was born on November 11, 1994, and debuted under the name “LI Green”, but after a negative response to the name from promoters, he changed it to “Lennon Duffy”. 

Under Combat Zone Wrestling, he was the CZW World Heavyweight Champion and a two-time CZW Cable Television Championship. After that, Lio Rush worked for the WWE from 2019. At 205 Live on December 6 he faced Danny Burch in a non-title match, however, he was attacked by Angel Garza, winning by disqualification and continued Garza’s attack on him. Starting 2020, at 205 Live on January 10 he had a match against Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, but both were interrupted by The Singh Brothers, and later challenged to a tag team match, a match that Scott & him won, starting a short feud against The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil), and at 205 Live on January 17 he defeated Sunil Singh, at 205 Live on January 24 he was defeated by Tony Nese by a count of 10 outside the ring, and in on 205 Live on February 7, he faced NXT Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese and Jordan Devlin in a Triple Threat Match without the title at stake, a fight that Devlin won. Lio Rush was announced to be the captain of Team NXT against Team 205 Live in a Captain’s Selection Match, hiring Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, Tyler Breeze, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan. At 205 Live on February 28, he defeated Tony Nese by disqualification, due to Mike Kanellis attacking him.

On April 15, 2020, WWE announced that Lio Rush along with Curt Hawkins, EC3, Drake Maverick, and other Superstars had been released from their contracts.

On November 2, 2020, Rush for New Japan Pro-Wrestling ‘s Super J-Cup tournament was announced. But by the end of 2020, Lio Rush signed with Major League Wrestling in November 2020. He made his MLW debut at Fusion – Kings of Colosseum on January 6, 2021, where he defeated Myron Reed to win the World Middleweight Championship. A month later, due to MLW’s relationship with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Rush defeated Laredo Kid to win the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship and became a double champion.

After this, in 2021, Lio Rush made his All Elite Wrestling debut at the Double or Nothing Pay Per View as the Joker (Wild Card) in the casino Battle Royale match, where he was eliminated by Matt Hardy with the help of Private Party. Last year on September 29, Rush officially signed with AEW.