Joseph Duncan Joseph Duncan ( October 23 , 1977 ) is a professional wrestling ring announcer and broadcast commentator , known primarily for his work with California independent promotion Vendetta Pro Wrestling , but has also worked with Elite Pro Wrestling ( defunct ) , MEX PRO , Central California Wrestling and Championship Wrestling From Hollywood . He also worked with All Pro Wrestling , performing various duties . Duncan was born in Bakersfield , California , and had grew up in - and - around the area . Although moving several times to different parts of the state , his family would eventually return to the area . As a child , Duncan was a huge fan of professional wrestling , especially World Wrestling Federation programming . Duncan graduated from Arvin High School in Arvin , California in 1995 , and soon after entered into the United States Navy . Upon returning home , he began doing public address announcing at Kovacevich Park in Arvin in 2000 for Arvin Little League Baseball , which he would continue to do regularly until 2006 . In September 2003 , Duncan began performing the same tasks for the Bear Mountain Grizzlies of the Golden Empire Youth Football league at Frank Barle Stadium at Arvin High , a job which he still does today . In August of 2003 , Duncan joined Elite Pro Wrestling , making his debut in October of the same year ring announcing an event at The Dome in Bakersfield , California which featured a tournament for the vacant Elite Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship . This event turned out to be the final event for EPW , as it ' s next scheduled event was cancelled hours before doors were to open . Duncan had also begun work on overhauling and updating EPW ' s website , but work on the project ceased when the promotion was closed . Duncan then began taking classes in Business Administration at Santa Barbara Business College in Bakersfield , earning an associate degree . He contacted All Pro Wrestling about possibly ring announcing , when APW inquired whether Duncan would be interested in promoting for APW in the Kern County area . APW had previously ran an event in December 2003 at The Dome in Bakersfield , the same building in which Duncan had announced for EPW . Following a fallout with APW management in 2004 over being unable to secure a profitable deal to run events at The Dome , Duncan was forced to end his relationship with APW , and was not involved with professional wrestling again until 2009 , when he again started working with APW as public relations director . In August 2008 , Duncan began working in online radio with Fired Up Radio , becoming a co - owner , and working as an on - air talent , as well as public relations , talent relations , and producing audio clips . Duncan remained with the station until it shut down in April , 2010 . While with Fired Up Radio , Duncan would produce radio commercials for upcoming APW Gym Wars events and have them air on the station . In September 2010 , Duncan began working with Vendetta Pro Wrestling , performing online public relations tasks , as well as performing various backstage duties . In December 2010 at Vendetta Pro Winter Wonder Slam in Atascadero , California , Duncan returned to ring announcing . Since then , Duncan has ring announced a number of events , often substituting for ring announcer Donald DeNoyer , and had also done broadcast commentary as part of SCR Productions online broadcasts of Vendetta Pro events . Since October 2011 , Duncan began doing commentary for DVD , produced by Highlight Media . In March 2012 , Duncan began working as the ( kayfabe ) " Interim " Commissioner of Vendetta Pro Wrestling . On February 25 , 2012 , Duncan ring announced the inaugural MEX PRO event , Los Angeles Occupied . As of May 2012 , Duncan no longer works directly with All Pro Wrestling , although there is still an association with APW through their partnership of promoting the Unified Tag - Team Championships with Vendetta Pro . In 2013 , Duncan worked as ring announcer for Championship Wrestling From Hollywood for a few tapings , and rejoined MEX PRO on their return event " Live and Die By The Code " . Outside of Wrestling . Duncan performs public address announcing for the Bear Mountain Grizzlies of the Sequoia Youth Football league in Arvin , California , as well as for Arvin High School Varsity basketball and Freshman football , as well as filling in when needed for the Junior Varsity and Varsity Football games . Duncan also occasionally still performs public address announcing duties for Arvin Little League Baseball , and has done so for other Golden Empire Youth Football league teams on occasion . Duncan was an official with the California Basketball Officials Association and the Kern County Officials Association from 2003 to 2010 as a referee for High School and Jr . High basketball , and has officiated flag football , softball , youth basketball and little league baseball . Duncan has an associate degree in Business Administration , as well as a diploma in Network Systems Administration from Santa Barbara Business College . He served in the United States Navy on active duty from September 1995 to September 1999 , as an Aviation Boatswains Mate - Equipment ( ABE ) , reaching paygrade E - 3 ( Airman ) and had been selected for advancement to paygrade E - 4 ( Petty Officer Third Class ) but had left active duty prior to advancement .