Last night, ESPN anchor Robert Flores announced his departure from the United States’ leading sports television network after 11 years. Based on his well-known wrestling fandom, how he worded his statement, as well as social media comments from people within WWE, it looks like he may be moving from The Worldwide Leader in Sports to The Worldwide Leader in Sports Entertainment. Specifically, there’s this:
So, that’s it. My new employers should be announcing something next month. I wish ESPN all the best in their future endeavors.
Obviously, the “future endeavors” bit sounds like a wink and a nod to how WWE addresses newly released talent. In addition, WWE has made a point lately about telling new hires to keep their hiring under wraps until the company announces it. Then, this morning, Joey Styles, who runs WWE.com, tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/JoeyStyles/status/695650314104471552
Last night, SmackDown announcer Mauro Ranallo tweeted congratulations to Flores, though he tried to make it clear that nobody should read too much into it:
Congrats! @RoFlo https://t.co/Rckdw29ACJ
— Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) February 5, 2016
Lol no! Congratulating him on his ESPN run! #HowDoRumorsGetStarted https://t.co/aV08A43eIM
— Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) February 5, 2016
Isn't that what Twitter is for? ? But seriously , where ever Robert goes will be lucky to have him! https://t.co/qQnEow7YKc
— Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) February 5, 2016
Regardless of what his actual destination is, and it could very well not be WWE, it sure looks like that is where the public thinks he’s going right now.
