Hall of Fame announcer Jerry Lawler will no longer call WWE matches

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler will have a new role after the Raw/SmackDown split.

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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler will no longer be calling SmackDown matches, WWE announced Wednesday. Instead, Lawler and Booker T will be analysts for WWE pre-shows.

The move comes as WWE shakes up both Raw and SmackDown, highlighted by Tuesday’s brand-split draft. 

The new Raw commentary team will be Michael Cole, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton, with Mauro Ranallo, John Bradshaw Layfield and David Otunga on SmackDown.

Lawler’s longtime commentary partner Jim Ross said it would be “strange” not having Lawler call matches. 

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Going to be strange not seeing @JerryLawler on @WWE Raw or SD but he'll likely join @BookerT5x & @AmyDumas on the studio shows. TBD. #CHANGE

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) July 20, 2016

Lawler, 66, was suspended by WWE after he and his fiancée were arrested for domestic violence last month. The charges were later dropped and Lawler returned to his ring-side position at SmackDown.