Michael Buffer Net Worth, Wrestling And Personal Life

An American boxing announcer and entrepreneur, Michael Buffer has an estimated net worth of $400,000,000. He is best recognised for his work as a ring announcer for boxing and wrestling contests, and many consider him the finest of the best. After developing the catchphrase “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” for all major boxing contests, Buffer became a household name in the sport worldwide. The phrase has been trademarked by him. Michael has made hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties throughout the years because to that trademark.

Michael Buffer Early Life

On November 2, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Michael Buffer was born. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is where he grew up. When he was born, his father was serving in the US Navy during World War II. He was raised by a school bus driver and his wife after his parents divorced when he was barely 11 months old. He entered in the US Army at the age of 20 and served from the ages of 20 to 23. He worked as a car salesperson, a model, and an actor after leaving the military.

Michael Buffer Boxing announcer

After starting off as a ring announcer in 1982, he was a regular on ESPN’s boxing coverage in 1983. With his trademarked tagline “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!” and the subsequent fame and money it has brought him, Michael has made a name for himself. In 1992, he obtained a federal trademark for the phrase after a lengthy legal battle. In the mid-’80s, he began the process of obtaining it. In the late 1980s, Buffer was the sole ring announcer for boxing matches performed in Donald Trump’s casinos. Many legendary boxers, like Sugar Ray Leonard, have praised Buffer for his job as an announcer.

“When you introduce a boxer, it makes him want to fight,” Leonard once told Buffer. Buffer has made more than $400 million in his career just from trademark licencing. The lone ring announcer for all of DAZN’s boxing broadcasts is Buffer, who signed up with the streaming service to do so. In 2007, Buffer was the ring announcer for Evander Holyfield vs. Matt Hardy at Madison Square Garden’s Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXV. A boxing battle between Logan Paul and K.S.I. was announced by him on August 25, 2018.

Michael Buffer Wrestling

Until 2001, Buffer was the only commentator for WCW main events including Hulk Hogan and other megastars, like as AJ Styles and Chris Jericho. Buffer is still the ringside announcer for Time Warner’s pay-per-view matches, despite the WCW’s demise. Several matches promoted by Top Rank are televised on HBO. As a result of WCW’s demise, he was no longer prohibited from announcing in other wrestling promotions.

Michael Buffer Other Ventures

Buffer has also announced for the infrequent MLB World Series, the Stanley Cup Finals, the NBA Finals, the Volunteer 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, and NFL playoff games, in addition to wrestling and boxing. The Affliction: Banned mixed martial arts event will take place on July 19, 2008, according to Buffer. His announcement came at the 2008 World Series of Poker Final between players Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov, which took place later on in the year. “Let’s get ready to shuffle up and deal!” was the new catchphrase. At the 2017 United States Grand Prix, he was a guest announcer. To fit in campaigns for Mega Millions, Kraft Cheese, and Progressive Insurance, he has reworked his famous line to include “Let’s get ready to win big!”

In addition to David Letterman, Arsenio Hall, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, and Jay Leno, Buffer has been on a slew of other talk programmes. His television credits include appearances on such shows as Saturday Night Live, In Living Color, and Mad TV. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (also as himself), Rocky Balboa (also as himself), Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (as himself), The Simpsons (as himself), and Rocky V are just a few of the many films and television shows in which Buffer has starred. He appeared on NBC’s Deal or No Deal in 2007. During the 2019 version of Dumbo, Buffer emerged and uttered the phrase “Let’s get ready for Dumbo!.”

Michael Buffer Trademark and Video Game Earnings

Bruce Buffer, Michael’s long-lost half-brother and future UFC announcer, came up with the idea of trademarking the name. As Bruce recalls, he was inspired by the story of NBA coach Pat Riley, who made a tidy profit by trademarking the term “threepeat.” Michael owns the trademark, which means that anyone who wants to use the phrase must pay him. Since 1992, Michael has licenced the phrase to be used in songs, video games, movies, television shows, and a variety of other products.

“Ready to Rumble” was one of the most well-known licencing arrangements. Midway reportedly paid Buffer $100 million to licence his term in perpetuity after the game was a tremendous success. For a want tobe actor who became a boxing commentator, this isn’t terrible.

Michael Buffer Personal Life

In 2008, Michael underwent throat cancer treatment. Because of his celebrity, he’s been able to reconnect with long-lost relatives from his past. After seeing Buffer on television in 1989, he was approached by his biological father. After that, he met his half-brothers, including Bruce Buffer, who is currently an announcer for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In the beginning, Bruce was Michael’s manager/agent.

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Still THE GREATEST!
Still REMEMBERED & STILL LOVED🧡
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— Michael Buffer (@Michael_Buffer) March 12, 2020

A seven-year marriage ended in divorce for Buffer, who married at the tender age of 21. Michael and Matthew were the couple’s only children. He and his second wife split in 2003 after he remarried for the second time in 1999. On the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Buffer proposed to Christine, his third wife. They’re still together, and they’re still married. Southern California is home to Christine and Michael Buffer.