Carsten Schaefer
{{short description|German television presenter}}
Carsten Schaefer (born 8 May 1960 in Mönchengladbach)[http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=2553 Carsten Schaefer] Cagematch.de. is a German TV and radio host, professional wrestling commentator and ring announcer best known for his time in WWE. He has hosted WWF/E shows for over 30 years. Nobody worldwide commented WWF/E shows that long in a row.
Early life
Career
In 1987, he appeared on a TV show about the Guinness World Records and worked for the TV Chanal Tele5 as an editor, translator and voice actor. In March 1989, he joined the WWF show "Ring frei". Until April 2017, he was featured regularly on nearly every WWF/E show on EuroSport, Tele 5, RTL II, tm3, DSF, DSFaction, Premiere, Sky Sport and ProSieben Maxx.{{cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/tv/wrestling/deutsche-wwe-stimme-nimmt-abschied-51027946.bild.html|title=Carsten Schaefer (56) heute zum letzten Mal im TV - Die deutsche WWE-Stimme verlässt den Ring|website=bild.de|date=29 March 2017 }} He translated the WWE magazine into German for Egmont Ehapa Media and is heard on many VHS and DVD releases from the WWE as a translator or commentator.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsww.de/interviews/schaefer/cs2.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004223026/http://www.bsww.de/interviews/schaefer/cs2.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-10-04|title=BSWW.de :: Carsten Schaefer spricht Klartext|date=2006-10-04|access-date=2019-06-17}} He was part of the German announce team for WWE Pay-per-view and WWE Network events. in December 2020, Schaefer was released by WWE after 32 years.{{Cite web|last=Bruns|first=Christian|date=2020-12-27|title=WWE und Carsten Schaefer gehen getrennte Wege - nach über 30 Jahren|url=https://www.power-wrestling.de/2020/12/27/wwe-carsten-schaefer-scheidet-als-kommentator-aus/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Power-Wrestling|language=de-DE}}
In 2008, he got a cameo in the movie 1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde. The day before Money in the Bank 2018, he suffered a heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.power-wrestling.de/2018/06/18/wwe-money-in-the-bank-wo-war-carsten-schaefer/|title=WWE Money in the Bank: Wo war Carsten Schaefer?|first=Christian|last=Bruns|date=18 June 2018|website=power-wrestling.de}} He is a radio host on RauteMusik.FM and a certified interpreter and translator.
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3238411/ Carsten Schaefer] on Internet Movie Database
- [https://archive.today/20151127063737/http://www.magazin-forum.de/news/sport/nur-f%C3%BCr-harte-kerle]
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Category:People from Mönchengladbach
Category:Professional wrestling announcers
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