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Lists the various announcers, backstage personalities, commentators, and authority figures throughout WCW. Please limit associated tropes to the individual's time in WCW.

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!! Announcers
!!! David Penzer (1993-2001)
* ArchEnemy: Chris Jericho, who attacked him, during a losing streak, every time he announced the winner's name. To be fair Jericho always bought him new suits.
** Except he'd then rip them off him again.
%%* HammyHerald
%%* NonActionGuy
* TackyTuxedo: Instead of the traditional black, Penzer often wore a vibrantly colorful cummerbund and bowtie with his tuxedo.

!!! Gary Michael Cappetta (1989-1995)
* CunningLinguist: Spoke English and Spanish.
%%* HammyHerald
%%* NonActionGuy
%%* RedBaron: 'The World's Most Dangerous Announcer'
%%* SharpDressedMan

!!! Michael Buffer (1993-2000)
* BattleCry / {{Catchphrase}}: "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!"
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: His introductions have been replaced on WWE 24/7 broadcasts of WCW events for licensing reasons. Specifically, Buffer [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope owns the trademark]] to his catchphrase.
%%* HammyHerald
%%* LargeHam
* NonActionGuy: His contract was strictly "no touch".
%%* SharpDressedMan

!! Commentators & Backstage Personalities
%%!!! [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] (Raymond Louis Heenan) 1994-2000

%%!!! Chris Cruise (1993-1996)

%%!!! Scott Hudson (1997-2001)
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* NonActionGuy

%%!!! Mark Madden (1994-2000)
%%* AlliterativeName
%%* FatBastard
%%* {{Jerkass}}

%%!!! Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund (Eugene Okerlund, 1993-2001)

%%!!! Pamela Paulshock (1999-2000)
%%* AlliterativeName
%%* [[NonActionGuy Non Action Girl]]

%%!!! Wrestling/JimRoss 1987-1993

%%!!! Wrestling/TonySchiavone (Noah Anthony "Tony" Schiavone, 1983-1989, 1990-2001)

%%!!! Wrestling/GordonSolie (Francis Jonard Labiak) 1989-1995

!!! Mike Tenay (1994-2001)
%%* CombatCommentator
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* NonActionGuy
* TheSmartGuy: They don't call him "[[RedBaron The Professor]]" for nothing. He has a vast and impressive knowledge of the wrestling business, wrestling history, and wrestling maneuvers.

%%!!! [[Wrestling/JesseVentura Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] (James George Janos) 1992-1994

%%!! Authority Figures
%%!!! Wrestling/EricBischoff (Eric Aaron Bischoff, 1991-1999, 2000, 2001)

%%!!! Wrestling/VinceRusso (Vincent James "Vince" Russo, 1999-2000)