Who was the grandfather of the official UFC announcer as well as the ring announcer who trademarked "Let's get ready to rumble"?
Michael Buffer Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!", and for pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to a fighter's name. His half-brother is UFC announcer Bruce Buffer.
Gene Wood Eugene Edward Wood (October 20, 1925 – May 21, 2004) was an American television personality, known primarily for his work as an announcer on various game shows. From the 1960s to the 1990s, he announced many game shows, primarily Mark Goodson–Bill Todman productions such as "Family Feud", "Card Sharks", "Password", and "Beat the Clock". Wood also served a brief stint as a host on this last show, and on another show entitled "Anything You Can Do". After retiring from game shows in 1996, Wood worked as an announcer for the Game Show Network until his retirement in 1998.