Vic Joseph

Victor Joseph Travagliante (born July 8, 1985) is an American professional wrestling commentator currently signed to WWE, where he works under the stage name Vic Joseph and serves as the play-by-play commentator on WWE NXT.

Early years
Travagliante grew up in Richfield, Ohio and attended Revere High School. After college he began his broadcasting career signing with CBS and working with an affiliate Cleveland radio station WKRK-FM 92.3 as a sports anchor and reporter. During his time Travagliante covered multiple NBA Finals, the 2016 World Series, NCAA Tournaments and was reporter on the Cleveland Browns Network. Travagliante interviewed athletes such as LeBron James, Mike Trout, Johnny Manziel and Kobe Bryant. While at WKRK, he started in the wrestling business on the side, serving as a commentator and ring announcer for independent promotions such as Prime Wrestling (PWO), Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) and House of Hardcore (HOH).

WWE (2017–present)
In May 2017, it was announced that Travagliante, under the new ring name Vic Joseph, would join the commentary team of Main Event beginning on May 24, 2017, replacing Tom Phillips. On June 13, 2017, Joseph announced that he joins as play-by-play commentator for 205 Live, while still also participating on Main Event. On October 17, 2018, Joseph debuted as a play-by-play commentator on NXT UK, alongside Nigel McGuinness and also on 205 Live the next day.

On August 19, 2019, Joseph appeared as a guest commentator on Raw, as part of a commentary team filling in for Corey Graves and Jerry Lawler.

On September 30, 2019, Joseph announced that he is the new play-by-play commentator role on Raw, replacing Michael Cole where he was moved back to Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.

On January 27, 2020, Joseph left the announce team on Raw and was replaced on play-by-play commentary by Tom Phillips, along with his former SmackDown Live commentary team member Byron Saxton. On July 17, 2020, Joseph made his return to the 205 Live broadcast team alongside Drew Gulak to replace Byron Saxton. On August 12, 2020, Joseph joined the NXT commentary team as lead announcer.