5 Things you should know about WWE RAW commentator Adnan Virk

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#4 Adnan Virk previously worked for ESPN and TSN; controversy surrounds his time in the former

Adnan Virk was released by ESPN
Adnan Virk was released by ESPN

Adnan Virk started his career hosting programs on The Score. He also worked on Sportscentre for TSN.

Virk also spent some time with ESPN. He worked for the company as an anchor for Baseball Tonight. Virk gathered experience as an analyst and host, as he was one of the three major anchors on the show.

He finally got to call play-by-play action for the first time for an ESPN affiliate in 2014.

His duties varied and saw him take on multiple responsibilities. During the baseball off-season, he worked with Outside the Lines and Sportscenter. He worked with multiple outlets at the time covering football and baseball.

He was also a part of the Olbermann talk show, filling in for Keith Olbermann himself.

Unfortunately for Virk, he was released from ESPN due to there being some controversy surrounding him.

ESPN was investigating leaks of information to the media. He was released as a result of the enquiry, but both agreed not to pursue litigation against each other.

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