Howard Finkel

Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) in is a professional wrestling ring announcer. Hired in 1975 by Vince McMahon, Sr's World Wide Wrestling Federation, "The Fink" was one of the first people brought in to the junior McMahon's nascent World Wrestling Federation, and is widely credited as WWE's first and longest lasting employee.

Finkel, a native of New York City, began announcing wrestling shows at Madison Square Garden in 1975. By 1980, he was made lead ring announcer for the WWF's biggest events. Across two decades, Finkel's distinctive voice was one of the trademarks of WWF programming.

In addition to announcing, Finkel would occasionally take place in gimmick matches (as "Finkus Maximus"), including a feud with current WWE RAW announcer Lillian Garcia. Finkel currently does behind-the-scenes work for WWE's various companies, including doing interviews for various WWE.com programs and being WWE's chief statistician. Although Finkel's current television appearances are sporadic (appearing only at major pay-per-view special events and the occasional episode of WWE RAW), The Fink remains the only WWE performer to appear at every single WrestleMania event. Also, several sources say that Finkel suggested the "WrestleMania" name, and Vince McMahon immediately accepted the idea.


Finkel, Howard
Finkel, Howard
Finkel, Howard

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