Don West Donald " Don " Ronald West ( June 20 , 1963 ) is an American wrestling color commentator and television personality . In the late 1990s , West achieved a degree of fame for his loud , energetic , abrasive sales pitches on late night television , with his persuasive style turning him into a minor pop culture figure . Since 2002 , West has worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , providing color commentary alongside Mike Tenay during episodes of " TNA Impact ! " and TNA pay - per - views , He also appears on the Nashville , Tennessee " WNSR " radio station . On August 17 , 2009 he was removed as color commentator and replaced with Taz . On October 15 , 2009 West re - appeared on TNA Impact as the manager of Amazing Red . Career history . Shop at Home Network . West initially became involved with television shopping when he applied for a job with the Shop at Home Network as the host of a sports memorablia show , " Sports Collectibles " . Despite his degree in sports broadcasting ( and the fact that his brother Dale was the chief financial officer of the Shop at Home Network ) , West was rejected on the basis of his " scrabbly voice " . In 1991 , West began selling knives on television , and in March 1993 , he was finally given the job with the Shop at Home Network that he had applied for . Between 1993 and 2001 , sales rose from $ 3 million to US $ 150 million . In addition to sports memorabilia , West also pitched products such as Beanie Babies and Pokémon collectibles . Between November 1996 and March 1997 , Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan parodied West and his co - host , Eddy Lewis , on three episodes of " Saturday Night Live " . West amicably left the Shop at Home Network in 2001 , and began hosting a sports talk show on the WNSR radio station . In 2000 , West was contacted by World Championship Wrestling booker Vince Russo , who invited him to join the company . West declined the offer in favor of " the sure thing " ( WCW was purchased by its chief competitor , the World Wrestling Federation , in March 2001 ) . According to the December 9 , 2007 episode of Shop At Home ' s " The Sports Room " show with hosts Kevin Hite and Shawn Leflar , Don West will be a guest host on the December 16 , 2007 episode of " The Sports Room " . Host Kevin Hite made the announcement , to the dismay of co - host Shawn Leflar . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . In 2002 , West was hired by Jeff Jarrett , who had been introduced to West by Russo , to serve as the color commentator for his newly formed professional wrestling promotion , Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . West made his professional wrestling debut on June 19 , 2002 , commentating on the inaugural TNA pay - per - view alongside Ed Ferrara and Mike Tenay . Ferrera departed TNA in August 2002 , reducing the commentary team to Tenay and West . Aside from commentating , West accompanies Jeremy Borash on the YouTube - based show " TNA Today " , where he promotes new TNA merchandise and special packages , called " Don West ' s Insane Daily Deals . " He is also an unlockable character along with providing commentary in the first ever TNA video game , " TNA Impact ! " . On the December 14 , 2006 episode of " Impact ! " , Kurt Angle put West in an ankle lock , making West pass out ( kayfabe ) ; he was replaced that night by Jim Cornette . During the Fish Market Street Fight between Curry Man & Shark Boy and Team 3D ( Brother Devon and Brother Ray ) at Destination X in 2008 , he repeatedly made mention of the competitors creaming each other with a fish . On the February 26 , 2009 episode of " Impact ! " , West turned heel when he verbally assaulted and walked out on his commentary partner Tenay , leaving him to call the remainder of the show alone . The following week , West once again verbally assaulted Tenay , took the sides of heel wrestlers , and then once again walked out on Tenay . The week after that West showed up late , in a drunken state and again walked out on Tenay , after Tenay suggested West leave . Since then , West was back at the announcers table as a heel commentator . At the August 17 , 2009 , tapings of " Impact ! " TNA removed West as a color commentator and replaced him with Taz . The company later announced that West had been promoted within the organization to oversee merchandise development and sales initiatives . On the October 15 edition of " Impact ! " West returned as Amazing Red ' s new manager , turning face in the process . However , West ' s role of managing Red ended shortly thereafter . Since then , he has appeared mainly on TNA ' s internet programming and at house shows selling his merchandise . On May 28 , 2012 , it was reported that West had given his notice and would be leaving TNA shortly , having accepted an offer to become the new director of sales and marketing of Wenatchee , Washington based Wenatchee Wild ice hockey team . Global Force Wrestling . On the June 18 , 2015 , Global Force Wrestling posted the following photo to Twitter of former TNA commentator / personality Don West over the GFW logo with the tag .