Howard Finkel Passes Away At 69
IMG Credit: WWE
Just in case we didn’t have enough bad news in a row.
https://www.wwe.com/article/howard-finkel-passes-away
What else can you say here? He was the Fink, and often the voice that a lot of people associate with the WWF. That AND NEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW is one of the best sounds you’ll ever hear in wrestling. Fink was the first WWF employee and is credited with coming up with the name of Wrestlemania. He was also the official statistician and considered one of the best trivia minds in the company, with the things that he would say being dubbed Finkel Facts and the WWE.com trivia game being named Outthink The Fink. This one hurts a good bit as my nostalgia takes a painful hit. There was no cause of death listed, though Fink had been in bad health for a good while.
Ugh. 🐐
And Newwww
Growing up can be hard to do
We never can help how we are born
Some are able
Some more challenged
Lives that every day
Are tough to grapple
We gravitate to this art
That in later years
Will help us write or create
So that in the future
We can share and help others think
But this would not be possible
Without the Fink
And Newwwwww
Helped us grow
Even if we got cut by the team
Could not throw
You were always there with your voice
Making our heroes feel ten feet tall
And putting a memory in our hearts
Even if we were hitting a wall
This was you Howard
We celebrate you
As you ascend to your Heavenly Ward
Say hi to everyone
And let your voice feel like an old hat
But to all those that loved you
It will always be brand Newww
Mike
04/16/2020
Definitely a huge part of my early days as a Fan watching WWF/E. Probably the Best Ring Announcer of all time.
Also a huge baseball guy. One of the biggest Mets fans you’ll ever meet. Whenever I saw him, we’d talk baseball. He loved that.
This made me sad
This… really hurts. He was such a big part of watching WWE as a kid, hearing him announce wrestlers to the ring, their title win was truly special and sent shivers down my arm and spine everytime.