, ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁former ' s ▁previous ▁commit ment ▁to ▁broadcast ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s ▁and ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁primary ▁affili ation ▁with ▁The ▁W B . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁T azz ▁left ▁the ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁brand ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁EC W ▁brand , ▁leaving ▁the ▁color ▁comment ator ▁position ▁vac ant . ▁However , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 ▁at ▁One ▁Night ▁Stand , ▁L ay field ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁new ▁color ▁comment ator ▁for ▁Sm ack Down , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁return ▁as ▁an ▁in - ring ▁compet itor ▁on ▁Raw , ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁Co ach man ▁replaced ▁him ▁afterwards . ▁Event ually , ▁Co ach man ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁W WE ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁M ick ▁F ole y . ▁▁ ▁Ch anging ▁channels ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁C W ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Friday ▁Night ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁deb uted ▁on ▁The ▁C W , ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁CBS ▁Corporation ▁( owner ▁of ▁UP N ) ▁and ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Entertainment ▁( a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Time ▁Warner , ▁majority ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁W B ▁Television ▁Network ). ▁For ▁four ▁weeks ▁before