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| Thomas Hannifan | |
| Born | May 19, 1989 |
| From | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring Name | Tom Phillips |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Thomas Hannifan (May 19, 1989) better known by the ring name Tom Phillips, is an American professional wrestling commentator and sports broadcaster. He is currently signed to WWE, where he serves as the lead play-by-play commentator on Raw. Phillips previously served as the play-by-play commentator on NXT, SmackDown and 205 Live.
Hannifan, as Tom Philips, serves as lead play-by-play announcer for SmackDown Live commentary team. After winning the United States Championship against Kevin Owens at Payback, Chris Jericho put both Philips and Raw reporter Mike Rome on The List for both interrupting his goodbye to Raw general manager Kurt Angle. He was the lead commentator for the NXT brand tapings and broadcasts since 2014 until being replaced by Mauro Ranallo in 2017.
Phillips also acted as lead play-by-play announcer at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 for the SmackDown brand. Philips also led commentating in 205 Live before Vic Joseph replaced him.
Phillips filled in for Cole on the October 2, 2017 Raw so that Cole could attend the wedding of his son.
On October 5, 2019, WWE announced that a new commentary team will be on NXT UK.
On November 1, 2019, due to significant flight delays, Phillips made his guest appearance on SmackDown with other guest announcers Renee Young, Aiden English on first hour and Pat McAfee on second hour.
On January 26, 2020, WWE announced that a new commentary team will be on Monday Night Raw replacing Vic Joseph for his leading role.