It was announced last night during the Countdown to SummerSlam show that Michael Cole will be moving to Smackdown in September while new WWE commentator and ESPN’s Joe Tessitore will move to Raw.

Tessitore, considered one of the best sports play-by-play announcers, will start with the September 2 episode of Raw in Denver. Cole will switch to Smackdown when the show moves back to USA Network on September 13, 2024.

He made an appearance during the SummerSlam pre-show to talk about the move and kind of introduce himself to the audience with his familiar voice.

It remains unclear who their broadcast partners will be but for sure, Corey Graves will revert to being an analyst rather than the main play-by-play announcer.

A previous press release announcing the hiring of Tessitore said that Cole and McAfee would remain on Raw while Tessitore, Graves, and Barrett would do Smackdown.