Howard Finkel Autograph
Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer, backstage worker, and occasional professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in WWE. He began working for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, and was a Madison Square Garden ring announcer since 1977. Finkel was WWE's longest-serving employee (40 years) and was widely regarded as the greatest ring announcer of all time. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. More about Howard Finkel
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Finkel was born on June 7, 1950, in the city of Newark, New Jersey, and grew up with a Jewish family.
Finkel, debuted as a ring announcer at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 1977. By 1979, he was the World Wide Wrestling Federation's lead ring announcer for its biggest events. He became the first WWE employee on April 1, 1980, and later its longest-serving. Throughout his career, his distinctive voice was sometimes used in the title sequence for the company's various television programs. His signature call was his announcement of a new champion following a title change, in which he would place extra emphasis on the word "new" in order to draw the greatest reaction from the crowd. He came up with the event name "WrestleMania", as well as Ricky Steamboat's "Dragon" nickname. In 1984, he became WWF's lead ring announcer for television tapings, replacing Joe McHugh. Read even more about Howard Finkel at Wikipedia
Finkel, debuted as a ring announcer at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 1977. By 1979, he was the World Wide Wrestling Federation's lead ring announcer for its biggest events. He became the first WWE employee on April 1, 1980, and later its longest-serving. Throughout his career, his distinctive voice was sometimes used in the title sequence for the company's various television programs. His signature call was his announcement of a new champion following a title change, in which he would place extra emphasis on the word "new" in order to draw the greatest reaction from the crowd. He came up with the event name "WrestleMania", as well as Ricky Steamboat's "Dragon" nickname. In 1984, he became WWF's lead ring announcer for television tapings, replacing Joe McHugh. Read even more about Howard Finkel at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Howard Finkel
In total, we tracked 47 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Howard Finkel (2012 Topps WWE Heritage Howard Finkel Autograph WWE Auto) was sold in December 2022 for $174.95 while the cheapest item (Howard Finkel Autographed Signed Photo 8x10 WWF WWE announcer HOF) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2019 with an average selling price of $15.00 for an autographed item of Howard Finkel. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2022 with $174.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2010. In average, an autographed item from Howard Finkel is worth $12.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Howard Finkel were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2012 Topps WWE Heritage Howard Finkel Autograph | $19.99 | |
| 2012 Topps WWE Heritage Howard Finkel Autograph WWE Auto | $174.95 | |
| Autograph Signed Howard Finkel Wrestling Ring Announcer WWE AEW NXT COA Proof | $15.55 | |
| Autographed Howard Finkel Signed 8X10 Photo WWF WWE NXT Wrestling Hall Of Fame | $27.00 | |
| HOWARD FINKEL 2012 TOPPS HERITAGE WWE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CARD JSA CERTIFIED | $99.95 | |
| HOWARD FINKEL 2012 Topps Heritage WWE Wrestling In Person Auto Autograph | $5.99 | |
| HOWARD FINKEL 2012 TOPPS WWE HERITAGE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CARD BAS AUTHENTIC | $99.95 | |
| howard finkel auto autograph topps heritage wwe hall of fame rare | $80.00 | |
| Howard Finkel Signed Autograph WWE 8x10 Photo | $15.00 | |
| HOWARD FINKEL WWF WWE AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO W/COA | $12.99 | |
| HOWARD FINKEL WWF WWE RING ANNOUNCER SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 PHOTO W/ COA | $25.00 | |
| HOWARD FINKEL-WWWF 4x6 AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 W/COLOR 4X6 PHOT0-d.2020 | $2.99 | |
| VINTAGE 1975...WWWF....SIGNED LETTER...HOWARD FINKEL (HOF)....WWWF Letterhead | $35.00 | |
| WWE WWF Howard Finkel Signed 8x10 Wrestling Photo Autograph | $16.00 | |
| WWF WWE Howard Finkel HOF'ER Hand Signed 3x5 Index Card | $14.99 | |
Latest News about Howard Finkel
WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel dies at 69 after legendary career (04/16/20): Arguably the greatest ring announcer in pro wrestling, "The Fink" had a career that spanned generations 