Hugo Savinovich Hugo Savinovich ( February 15 , 1959 ) is a former Ecuadorian professional wrestler , formerly employed with WWE , where he was one half of the Spanish announce team for the company ' s TV shows and pay - per - view ( PPV ) events . He was a color commentator and partner of Carlos Cabrera and occasionally Marcelo Rodríguez . When he worked with Rodriguez , he was the play - by - play announcer . Their audio can be accessed in the United States via the SAP feature on most TV sets . He is currently working for Lucha Underground as their Spanish play - by - play commentator . He was married to the famous former female wrestler Wendi Richter . He is married to wife Diana and has two sons : Jovannie and Genaro . Career . Wrestling . Before his current stint as a commentator , Savinovich had been a wrestler for many years , performing in many Caribbean countries like Puerto Rico , Panama , and the Dominican Republic . He claims that becoming a professional wrestler literally saved his life , as he was originally a punk Latino gang member in the streets of New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s . He joined the sport under the guidance of Johnny " El Toro " Maldonado . Mexican wrestling promoter Arturo Mendoza took him to Puerto Rico , where he lived for close to 14 years . He was originally a " tecnico " ( the Puerto Rican wrestling term for a " face " , or " good guy " ) ; after breaking up with his original wrestling partner , Little Chief Cherokee ( and with Mendoza ) he joined the local World Wrestling Council franchise in Puerto Rico , Capitol Sport Promotions ( owned partially by Carlos Colón ) , where he gained notoriety for being one of the " rudo " wrestlers ( i . e . , " heels " , or wrestling villains ) , with a penchant for flamboyancy and self - promotion that gained him his most famous ring name , " El Muñecazo " ( " The Big Baby Doll " ) . Savinovich is on record as stating that he modeled his role after Gorgeous George , although his looks were particular to him and him alone ( long hair with a mullet and David Letterman - like gapped teeth ) . He did promote his wrestlers using a high - pitched voice and fast delivery resembling that of [ drag racing radio advertisements in the United States . This also gave him the chance to develop his skills as a color commenter for wrestling matches , using a loud and fast narrative style - which he pioneered , since called " " estilo lucha libre " " ( " " wrestling style " " ) in Puerto Rico . Hugo then moved to the United States . Most notoriously , he managed Abdullah the Butcher . He eventually became a partner at Capitol , only to split with Colón a few years after in a rather acrimonious business dispute . Personal disputes with the league ' s management forced his return to Puerto Rico , where he spent close to five years at Capitol ' s rival company , All - Star Sports . His colorful personality and success promoting All - Star led the WWF to reconsider bringing him back , to which Hugo consented . Commentating . Savinovich and Cabrera have a show at WWE . com called WWE En Español ( WWE in Spanish ) , which lasts about 30 minutes ; it is a recap of " Raw " and " SmackDown ! " shows , along with coverage of Pay Per Views . The show celebrated its 100th episode in April 2006 . Currently , WWE launched a mini show starring Hugo and Carlos called " ' 28 Segundos " which consists of the announcers making fun of life . The show is in Spanish and can be found on WWE . com . In recent years , while working for WWE on their pay per views , the area in which he works with Cabrera , commonly known as the Spanish announcers ' table , has become a staple in professional wrestling . It is a convenient device for wrestlers to execute dramatic moves on , such as the Piledriver or the Pedigree . The moves almost always result in the destruction of the table . One of the most famous on - air incidents that Savinovich was involved in with WWE was at " WrestleMania XIX " , when he " accidentally " received a chair shot to the head from Hulk Hogan in the match between Hogan and Vince McMahon after McMahon ducked a chair shot . He was unable to continue with the Spanish broadcast and Cabrera had to finish the show by himself . Savinovich and Cabrera will travel to the PPV site to provide live broadcast commentary in Spanish , however they perform their live " Raw " and " SmackDown ! " commentary from the WWE Television Studios in Stamford , Connecticut . Since the start of 2007 , the Spanish announce team is no longer at ringside at PPV events . This is due to all PPV ' s using all three WWE brands , so all three WWE announce teams ( Lawler and Cole , Ross and Tazz , and Grisham and Striker been present at ringside .