Mark Shunock is a ring announcer for WWE under the name Mark Nash. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss his journey from the theater stage to professional wrestling, playing Timon in "The Lion King" Broadway show, how he went from announcing Top Rank Boxing to WWE, providing the introductions for John Cena and Cody Rhodes, the origin of his WWE name, winning the Stanley Cup with the Las Vegas Golden Knights and more!
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00:00 Intro
01:01 Mark and CVV are both Canadian!
06:06 Moving to the USA in 1996
07:36 His role as Timon in The Lion King Broadway show
09:14 Playing hockey in the Ontario Hockey League
11:38 Showing his Stanley Cup ring to CVV
13:05 How he got his job with the Las Vegas Golden Knights
16:18 Being able to hoist the Stanley Cup
18:37 His work at the Golden Knights lead to his role in Top Rank Boxing
21:38 Triple H texted him about a job in WWE
25:47 Cody Rhodes was his first announcement in WWE
26:37 How did he come up with the name Mark Nash?
29:31 The differences between ring announcing for boxing vs wrestling
34:11 Announcing John Cena as "The never seen 17"
38:29 Being able to announce John Cena’s final Smackdown appearance
42:12 His process for announcing a new WWE Superstar
42:59 Using cue cards for his ring announcements
46:49 Who is he hoping to announce who he hasn’t yet?
47:17 What are times he’s been surprised ring announcing in WWE?
48:44 His desire to ring announce at WrestleMania
50:02 Mark Nash gives CVV his own custom intro!
53:54 His current project for The Space in Las Vegas
01:02:08 His idea to do custom Cameo videos for charity
01:07:04 3 things Mark Nash is grateful for
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