Jeremy Borash Jeremy Borash ( July 19 , 1974 ) , is an American professional wrestling play - by - play commentator , announcer , ring announcer , booker , interviewer , producer and website designer who currently works for Impact Wrestling ( previously Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ) with whom he has been employed as a multifaceted staff member since the company ' s inception in 2002 . Borash is the only on - screen personality to be present at the first ever Impact Wrestling event ( then known as NWA : TNA ) to remain continuously employed by the company , without interruption , to the present day . Borash was involved in the now defunct World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling All - Stars promotions . He currently serves as a member of the Impact Wrestling broadcast team , as well as a backstage interviewer and member of the Impact creative team . He has also been the host of Impact Wrestling online content such as TNA Today in 2012 and TNA Xplosion in the UK on Challenge TV from 2011 - 2016 . Career . Jeremy Borash was born just outside Minneapolis , Borash started a career in broadcasting at the age of 15 , hosting both a nightly radio talk show and live television show in the Twin Cities . Borash ' s radio show on KSMM in Minneapolis , and television show " Jeremy Borash Live ! " won several Minnesota broadcasting awards , as well as leading to on - air positions at KSTP and KDWB in the Twin Cities . After graduating from Brown Institute for Broadcasting in Minneapolis , Borash took a position at the age of 19 as a program director / morning show host at KOOL 92 FM in Fort Dodge , Iowa . His popular " Borash in the Morning " show featured a wide variety of entertainment , including such acts as actually hypnotizing local politicians on the air , skydiving from 13 , 000 feet over Fort Dodge , and his popular breakfast drive through , where Borash would personally deliver free breakfast to his listeners cars as they drove by . His involvement in local community activities included serving on the board of the United Way , as well as Honorary Chairman for the March of Dimes , which received national attention when Borash became the youngest person ever nominated for radio ' s prestigious Marconi Award for Broadcasting as America ' s Small Market Personality of the Year in 1996 . Career in radio . Upon receiving this honor , offers came from around the country , and Borash chose to move back to Minnesota , as morning show host of KXLP in Mankato , Minnesota . At 22 , Borash lasted only four months in Mankato , citing major creative differences with management after a New York radio consultant directed the station to name his on - air persona " Flash Borash . " Borash soon found redemption months later , as he helped launch the syndicated " Ruth Koscielak Show , " and as co - host , was back on the very station group he was fired from months earlier through the show ' s midwest syndication . Borash returned to a radio show format as host of the " Impact Wrestling Podcast " with TNA Knockout Christy Hemme . Professional wrestling career . Early career . While working weekdays on the Koscielak show in Minneapolis , Borash started a weekly Saturday morning wrestling show at the very station he started with at the age of 15 . Through the show , Borash met internet wrestling pioneer Bob Ryder , who quickly pitched the show concept to Eric Bischoff of Ted Turner ' s World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) World Championship Wrestling ( 1999 – 2001 ) . In March 1999 , WCW Live ! premiered to an online audience with their first guest on the show , Hollywood Hogan . WCW Live ! went on to become the most listened to streaming audio program in the world , often reaching 50k live audio streams nightly in an era of this new technology . While doing the nightly 2 hour internet show for WCW , Borash continued his stint on the Ruth Koscielak Show until August 1999 , when he left Minneapolis to work full - time in the offices of WCW in Atlanta , where he went on to become one of the head writers for " WCW Monday Nitro " on TNT , as well as " WCW Thunder " on TBS . Later that year , Borash premiered for the first time on WCW TV , co - hosting the year end special for WCW on TBS . Borash went on to make several appearances on WCW television as a play - by - play announcer for " WCW Monday Nitro " and " WCW Thunder " . His role eventually led to an on - air character as Vince Russo ' s stooge , including a memorable episode where Borash was attacked by Goldberg while driving Russo in his own pope - mobile vehicle at the Cow Palace in San Francisco . World Wrestling All - Stars ( 2001 – 02 ) . After the WWF purchased WCW in March 2001 , Borash met Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus and together they launched the World Wrestling All - Stars organization . Later that year , Borash left for Australia and worked out of the offices of McManus at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland , Australia . The promotion ' s first tour of Australia concluded with a live pay per view from the Sydney Superdome called " The Inception " , where Borash provided play - by - play commentary alongside Jerry " The King " Lawler . The WWA would go to produce numerous international tours , as well as live pay per view events from Las Vegas , Nevada , Glasgow , Scotland , Melbourne , Australia , and Auckland , New Zealand , with Borash serving as executive producer and host . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling ( 2002 – present ) . In March 2002 , Borash returned to the United States to join Jeff Jarrett in launching TNA Wrestling in Nashville , Tennessee . As the second employee the company hired , Borash worked in several positions for the organization including ring announcer , video editor , and show writer . In January 2006 , Borash became the backstage interviewer for TNA ' s Impact ! on Spike TV , a position he dreamed of as a child , watching his idol Gene Okerlund in the AWA growing up in Minneapolis . Since becoming backstage interviewer , Borash actually became involved with the kayfabe politics of TNA , as his respect for Kurt Angle led him to be a constant presence during many of Angle ' s backstage segments and even gained him membership into Angle ' s stable , the Angle Alliance . He was humorously Karen Angle ' s maid of honor at her wedding vows renewal to Kurt on the Valentine ' s Day edition of " Impact ! " . In April 2007 , Borash launched TNA Today on TNAWrestling . com , a show he hosts from the TNA corporate offices . In early 2008 , Borash announced that Samoa Joe was voted the MVP of TNA . Joe then attacked Borash , thus ( kayfabe ) injuring him , which is why Borash began wearing a neck brace on television . Borash has gone on to become the host of Internet - based " TNA Spin Cycle " which airs on TNA ' s YouTube channel . On January 17 , 2010 , at Genesis new executive producer Eric Bischoff took Borash off television . After Mick Foley agreed to work with Bischoff , Borash was brought back as the backstage interviewer on February 14 at Against All Odds . At Sacrifice , Borash was made the new ring announcer . On June 14 , 2010 , Borash began working as the lead play - by - play commentator for " TNA Xplosion " . He also worked as the color commentator beside Mike Tenay on July 10 , 2011 , at the Destination X pay - per - view . On October 25 , 2012 , Borash and the debuting Todd Keneley began working as the announce team for the first hour of " Impact Wrestling " . from June 12 edition of TNA Xplosion he started commentating with Mike Tenay . In 2012 , along with Mike Tenay , he was there for his 10th year with the company . Borash assumed duties as TNA Wrestling ' s Director of Social Media , and took over the company ' s marketing online . Borash also was given the role as Executive Producer of the UK ' s Challenge TV exclusive " British Bootcamp " , an acclaimed reality show featuring four aspiring UK wrestlers competing for a TNA contract . The show garnered high viewership and trended # 1 in the UK on Twitter during its premiere episodes . While Interviewing Ethan Carter III , Borash was engaged in a feud with him after he interfered to help Rockstar Spud . While Carter and his bodyguard Tyrus tried to head shave the head of Spud but due to interference of Borash , that attempt was failed . Rather than shaving Spud , Carter and Tyrus decided to shave Borash . This event caused an alliance with Spud and Borash , with Borash saving Spud numerous other times from getting his head shaved . Ken Anderson and Mandrews would also start to help Spud as well . On the February 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Borash , Anderson , Mandrews and Spud made an attempt to shave Carter ' s head but Tyrus saved him . Tyrus , instead got shaved by Spud . Since April , 2015 Jeremy Borash has been conducting backstage interview at PPV ' s , One Night Only Events along with Christy Hemme and some Impact taping material . In addition to this Borash is still lead commentator for Xplosion until Josh Mathews took over . Since Bound for Glory 2015 , Jeremy Borash went on hiatus until returned to interviewing on January 5 , 2016 . Also in 2016 Jeremy Borash returned to Xplosion alongside Josh Mathews and took over ring announcer position full - time while Christy Hemme goes on hiatus on the March 21 , 2016 Borash returned to Impact Wrestling commentary for the night after Lashley attacked color commentator The Pope . Newly – appointed Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm credits the invention of and the vision behind the " Broken gimmick " to Jeremy Borash , Dava Lagana and Billy Corgan , and while Borash specifically had the most input into the gimmick of the three aside from Matt , the Hardy family deny that Borash was the sole person behind the gimmick . Documentary of ECW and Hardcore Homecoming . While working for TNA , Borash took up video editing and producing , and with only a laptop and video camera , set out to make a documentary on ECW , the organization Borash credits for rekindling his childhood love for professional wrestling . " Forever Hardcore " led to Borash co - promoting " Hardcore Homecoming " , a reunion of ECW wrestlers in Philadelphia ' s famed Viking Hall , the place where it all started . The Hardcore Homecoming event still holds the record for the largest gate of any independent show in US wrestling history , and was considered a historical success for the era , culminating with a surprise barbwire rematch of one of the most famous matches in ECW history with Terry Funk vs Sabu vs Shane Douglas , with featured referee Mick Foley . The show led to a Hardcore Homecoming tour , and the show ' s DVDs broke Billboard ' s Top 10 Sports and Rec DVD releases . The recent release of Forever Hardcore and Hardcore Homecoming in the UK debuted at # 1 and # 2 on the Sports and Recreational charts , over two years after their US release . The show holds the largest gate in the history of the ECW Arena , as a complete sellout with tickets ranging from $ 99 – $ 149 , with premiums given to all fans attending .