Todd Grisham

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Todd Grisham (born January 9, 1976 in Hattiesburg , Mississippi ) is an American sports journalist who is currently active for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Glory Kickboxing . He started his career at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He then worked on the TV show Friday Night Fights for ESPN .

Life

Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he grew up in Bay Minette , Alabama . There he attended Baldwin County High School, where he played soccer as a striker. However, his family moved frequently, so he had to change high schools frequently. He graduated from Orange Park High School in Orange Park , Florida . He then studied at Wingate University , where he received a scholarship as a football player. he eventually moved to the University of West Georgia , where he received a degree in communications . He then worked for a year and a half for the station KTVO in Ottumwa , Iowa and five years as a sports presenter for KOLD-TV in Tucson . He then signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, for which he worked from January 14, 2004.

At WWE, he started as a host on WWE Heat along with Josh Mathews and Jonathan Coachman . He stayed on the show for four years. He also moderated WWE Experience , initially together with Ivory , then alone. He was also the host of WWE's first internet show, WWE Byte This! . He appeared as a backstage reporter for WWE Raw . In 2005 he also began hosting WWE Bottom Line .

Grisham also hosted the WWE Unlimited web show , which showed scenes from WWE Raw that happened during commercial breaks. On May 1, 2006, Grisham stepped in for WWE Raw host Joey Styles , who (in the storyline ) quit during the show. Therefore, he was allowed to moderate the main fight together with Jerry Lawler .

During an episode of Byte This he replied to a letter from the Ultimate Warrior , in which the latter denigrated him as "gay" and also seriously insulted Bobby Heenan , who was just recovering from cancer . Grisham responded to the insults with humor. He had further controversy on Byte This with fans of TNA fans who called and insulted him.

In 2008 Grisham switched to the ECW brand , where he was allowed to moderate for a short time with Taz , who was then replaced by Matt Striker . For his following moderation with Striker, both were awarded the Slammy Award in 2008 . While at ECW he continued to work for Raw and later for SmackDown . In 2009 he was also allowed to moderate the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

Grisham with Jim Ross on SmackDown

In 2009, Grisham was replaced by Josh Matthews at ECW. Grisham moved to SmackDown on April 10, 2009, where he was allowed to host with legendary presenter Jim Ross . On October 30, 2010 he was allowed to moderate again with Striker. On December 7, 2010, he moved from SmackDown to WWE NXT , where he replaced Michael Cole . Initially with Matthews on the team, he was later allowed to moderate with William Regal . He eventually left the WWE on August 26, 2011.

Shortly thereafter, he started at the TV station ESPN, where he became co-host of ESPNEWS on October 16, 2011. He also appeared on America This Morning . He sparked a minor scandal on October 22, 2011, when he called Oklahoma's defeat to Texas Tech University the Trail of Tears . He later apologized for the trick.

On November 10, 2011 he took over Jon Aniks moderation of the television show MMA Live and on December 28, 2011 he became the moderator of the show SportsCenter .

He has been moderating the Glory kickboxing promotion since 2016 . He made his debut as an interviewer with Glory 30 . Since January 3, 2017, he can also be seen as the moderator of the UFC. He made his first appearance at the UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn on January 15, 2017. He is moderating for Fox Sports 1 .

From 2004 to 2006 he was married to Stephanie Grisham , who was White House Press Secretary under President Donald Trump from 2019 to April 2020 .

Moderation activities

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anton Tabuena: UFC hires former WWE, ESPN anchor Todd Grisham as play-by-play commentator . Bloody Elbow. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rick Salter: Baldwin man reaches top of pro wrestling world . BaldwinCountyNow.com. June 24th, 2009. Archived from the original on June 27th, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 24, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.baldwincountynow.com
  3. ↑ Todd Grisham . In: kold.com . Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 4, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kold.com
  4. ↑ todd grisham book retail guide at toddgrisham.net . In: toddgrisham.net . Retrieved on January 4, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.toddgrisham.net  
  5. ↑ Ed Williams: Chaos in Columbus . World Wrestling Entertainment . May 1, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ 2008 Slammy Awards . World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  7. ^ And onto the stretcher . World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved April 10, 2009.
  8. ↑ 8/23 Shore's NXT Live Coverage: The season that never ends rolls into Canada . In: prowrestling.net . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ VIDEO: ESPN anchor Todd Grisham calls Oklahoma loss “A Trail Of Tears” - Mocksession . In: mocksession.com . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  10. ^ Matt Connolly, UFC Hires Todd Grisham, Former WWE Commentator, Amid Mike Goldberg's Departure . In: forbes.com . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  11. ^ Dylan Smith: Ex-Tucsonan Grisham named press secretary for President Trump . In: tucsonsentinel.com . Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ Juliane Schäuble: "A spokeswoman who had nothing to say" tagesspiegel.de of April 7, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Grisham, Todd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sports journalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Hattiesburg , Mississippi