15 Facts About Tom Hannifan

Thomas Hannifan was born on May 19,1989 and is an American professional wrestling commentator and sports broadcaster.

Tom Hannifan is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, alongside Matthew Rehwoldt.

Tom Hannifan was previously an announcer for WWE under the ring name Tom Phillips and served at various points as the play-by-play commentator on NXT, SmackDown, 205 Live, NXT UK and Raw.

In 2022, Tom Hannifan joined Impact Wrestling as their lead commentator.

Tom Hannifan began his career in his second year of high school as a public address announcer for a football game.

Tom Hannifan's begin studying at Penn State Altoona before transferring to Pennsylvania State University's main campus where he pursued a major in broadcast journalism, with a specific focus on sports broadcasting, and graduated in the year 2011.

Tom Hannifan provided play-by-play commentary for Juniata College's football and basketball teams in central Pennsylvania.

Approximately a year and a half after graduating from college, Tom Hannifan received a job offer from WWE.

Tom Hannifan conducted backstage interviews for the WWE App on Raw and was the lead announcer on Superstars, Main Event and SmackDown, flanked by color commentators Jerry Lawler and Byron Saxton, until he was replaced by NXT's play-by-play commentator Rich Brennan on the August 27,2015, episode of SmackDown.

Tom Hannifan served as the Social Media Lounge host on all WWE pay-per-view pre-shows until Fastlane, when Charly Caruso took over the Social Media Lounge, and conducted backstage interviews for WWE.

Hannifan, as Tom Phillips, served as lead play-by-play announcer for SmackDown Live commentary team.

Tom Hannifan was the lead commentator for the NXT brand tapings and broadcasts from 2014 until being replaced by Mauro Ranallo in 2017.

On January 8,2022, Renee Paquette reported that Tom Hannifan had joined Impact Wrestling as the new play-by-play announcer, replacing Matt Striker.

Tom Hannifan made his debut with the promotion at Hard to Kill.

Tom Hannifan is currently the co-host of State of State: A Penn State Football Show, along with former Penn State and NFL cornerback Justin King.