unable to attend the event. During the final years of his life, Finkel worked in a backstage role for WWE. On June 14, 2020, at the Backlash PPV, a recording of Howard Finkel introducing both Edge and Randy Orton to the 'Greatest Wrestling Match Ever' was played, introducing the pair of combatants. Death Finkel died on April 16, 2020, at the age of 69. He had been unwell since a stroke in February 2019. On the podcast Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, Prichard mentioned that Finkel had been a resident of an assisted living facility for some time prior to his death. On-air jobs WWF Superstars of Wrestling ring announcer Heat ring announcer Byte This host Raw ring announcer (January 1993–1997) SmackDown ring announcer Madison Square Garden ring announcer Madison Square Garden color commentator WWE Hall of Fame announcer (WrestleMania) Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) ring announcer In Your House ring announcer (1995–1999) Awards and accomplishments World Wrestling Entertainment WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2018) References External links 1950 births 2020 deaths American Jews People from Newark, New Jersey Professional wrestling announcers WWE Hall of Fame inductees