Howard Finkel Dead: Longtime WWE Announcer and Hall of Famer Dies at Age 69

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WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel has died at the age of 69. The WWE confirmed the news in a statement shared on the organization's website.

Howard "The Fink" Finkel, the WWE's first and longest-lasting employee who was best known as an iconic ring announcer, has died. He was 69.

Known affectionately as «The Fink,» legendary WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel has died at age 69. Finkel, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, announced some of the most memorable moments in the history of professional wrestling.

The WWE arena lost its legendary Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel. The news update on the ring announcer state that he died at the age of 69. Howard was fondly known as The Fink in the world of WWE. As per the latest news reports, Howard Finkel's cause of death has not yet been revealed. The iconic ring announcer was included in the Hall of Fame in the year 2009. Finkel had a career spanning many decades as a ring announcer.

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