in august 2008, tazz filled in for mick foley as a color commentator on the smackdown brand, while raw wrestler matt striker filled in for tazz on the ecw brand. when foley left the company, tazz became the permanent color commentator for the smackdown brand once again. on april 3, 2009, tazz left wwe when his contract expired. his wwe.com profile was moved from the active smackdown roster list to the alumni list for a short time before being completely removed, confirming his departure from the company.