Marcelo Rodríguez

For the Brazilian footballer, see Marcelo Rodrigues.

Marcelo Rodríguez
Ring name(s)	Marcelo “El Guapo” Rodríguez
Born	Caracas, Venezuela
Debut	2000

Marcelo Antonio Rodríguez Laprea is a Venezuelan actor and professional wrestling announcer currently working for the international Spanish versions of WWE shows Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Superstars, and pay-per-view (PPV) events alongside Carlos Cabrera as color commentator.[1] Their audio can also be accessed in the United States via the SAP feature on most TV sets. Rodríguez started working for WWE by the end of 2000 and appeared only occasionally at that time, filling in for Cabrera or former color commentator Hugo Savinovich. However, more recently, his popularity amongst Latin WWE fans has grown significantly. He commentated in every international version of RAW and SmackDown, while both Cabrera and Savinovich alternately broadcasted alongside him. In October 2011, Savinovich left WWE and Rodríguez became a full-time Spanish commentator for all programs and PPV events. In October 2011, Rodríguez and Cabrera were at ringside for the tapings of Raw and SmackDown in Mexico City, Mexico.

Rodríguez was also frequent subsitute co-host of WWE en Español until October 2011, when he became permanent co-host with Carlos Cabrera following the departure of Hugo Savinovich from the company. He had not made any appearance on PPV since working for WWE until SummerSlam 2011. Rodríguez hosts The WWE Experience for Latin America introducing clips and recaps from the previous week's episodes of Raw, SmackDown and NXT.

One characteristic of Rodríguez’s style of commentary is that he openly supports heels like Vince McMahon and Edge and expresses his dislike toward some wrestlers, most notably John Cena. Also another trait of his is to embrace heels on an entity only known as "Mayuya", much like Michael Cole does. This can be implied from the fact that Rodriguez is the Spanish Michael Cole.

External links

Professional wrestling portal

• WWE en Español
• Marcelo Rodríguez`s profile

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