Booker T to replace David Otunga on RAW for six weeks

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will provide commentary on RAW while David Otunga is filiming a new movie.

This past week’s WWE “Superstar Shakeup” saw a lot of surprising moves back and forth between the RAW and SmackDown! Live brands. Even the announcing teams were included, as Byron Saxton went to SmackDown! and David Otunga will now be on RAW.

However, it will be over a month before Otunga will get to lend his services to the RAW broadcast team. As it stands, Otunga is slated to begin filming a new movie and will be unavailable for an estimated six weeks. So joining Michael Cole and Corey Graves will be WWE Hall of Famer and possible future Houston mayor, Booker T. WWE made the announcement Friday morning on its website.

"Shucky ducky, quack quack.While new Raw commentator David Otunga is spending the next six weeks shooting “Katrina,” an upcoming action film, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will be temporarily joining Michael Cole and Corey Graves at the Team Red announce desk.The change comes mere days after the Superstar Shake-up moved Otunga from the SmackDown LIVE broadcast team to Raw, while the red brand’s Byron Saxton went to Team Blue. Booker, a longtime former SmackDown commentator and frequent Kickoff panelist, will now bring his insight — and unending supply of catchphrases — to Monday night’s hottest show until Otunga returns to WWE TV in late May.Booker T on Raw? We can dig that, suckaaaaaa! Don’t miss Booker T’s return to commentary this Monday night on Raw at 8/7 C on USA Network."

Booker is a former SmackDown! Live commentator, and has been seen over the last year as part of the WWE Kickoff shows prior to live pay-per-view events. He will bring a unique style of enthusiasm and charisma that will mesh well with Graves now that we don’t have the Graves/Saxton duels every week.

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Booker T will officially join the RAW broadcast team this Monday night, when they go on the air live from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.