In the modern pro wrestling landscape, there is no shortage of talented commentators across the world. WWE has veterans like Michael Cole who worked their way up from a backstage interviewer, AEW elevated Excalibur from indie sensation to national broadcaster, New Japan has given Walker Stewart the chance to showcase his abilities on commentary that belies his youth, and many more around the world.
One name in particular, though, has been able to garner a following of fans and wrestlers as arguably the best unsigned commentator going in 2026. Their resume reads as a who’s who of wrestling promotions, from AEW and New Japan to a whole host independents across the U.S. and U.K.
Their name is Veda Scott, your favorite commentator’s favorite commentator.
Scott’s career began in the ring back in 2011, their earliest known match being at Horizon Wrestling Alliance in May of that year. They would continue working over the next decade as a wrestler, with some of their biggest exploits taking place in Ring of Honor and Shimmer Women Athletes, being among the first wave of women’s wrestlers into Ring of Honor in the early 2010s.
Things really began to change for Scott when they began doing commentary more often starting around 2020.
Their first bit of major exposure was thanks to AEW Deadly Draw Women’s Tag Team Tournament, working alongside Tony Schiavone for the tournament aired on AEW’s YouTube channel, along with a handful of AEW Dark episodes. This was due to the tournament taking place during the COVID-19 Pandemic and AEW was bulk filming content at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.
After that, they slowly began picking up steam as a commentator on the U.S. independent scene, quickly becoming a regular at GCW and GCW-adjacent shows. Wrestling Revolver and Juggalo Championship Wrestling are among the other promotions that joined the list of regular commentary stops.
Scott’s momentum over the next six years has only grown, with major international promotions taking notice of their talent. New Japan and Stardom continue to bring them in for their U.S. shows while CMLL has made Scott their go-to lead English commentator and even gotten to call shows at the legendary Arena Mexico.
These exploits can typically be seen through Scott’s eyes on her YouTube vlog, which has garned its own faithful following.
In all that time, they have found themselves sharing the commentary table with what reads like an all-star list of commentators in modern wrestling. Tony Schiavone, Walker Stewart, Ian Riccobani, Caprice Coleman, Don Callis, and Mauro Ranallo are just a few of the names on that list Scott has shared the table with and, on more than one occasion, stolen the spotlight.
They also got to make history in 2023, becoming the first out LGBTQIA+ commentator to call a New Japan show in history as they identify as non-binary. It was another example of how open and accepting pro wrestling, especially independent wrestling, has become for the LGBTQIA+ and reflected in things like Scott’s own success and shows such as Effy’s Big Gay Brunch which, yes, Scott can more than likely be heard calling over WrestleMania weekend.
They continue going strong in 2026, hustling as hard as any of the major names on the independent scene like One Called Manders or Shotzi Blackheart. Scott can be heard on at least one wrestling show seemingly every weekend, whether it is a Jersey Championship Wrestling or New Japan, their voice can be heard giving added life to the wrestling in the ring and it seems its a when, and not if, they find their way to the national stage full-time.
Until then, she will continue popping up at shows all over the world and, without trying or maybe even realizing, proving why she is one of the best commentators in the world.
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