Charly Arnolt (born July 14, 1987) is an American sports broadcaster and television personality for the multimedia platform OutKick.

[13] Arnolt was invited by friend, NFL Jacksonville Jaguars and future All Elite Wrestling co-owner Tony Khan to a WWE SmackDown show in Indianapolis in 2016.

At that show, Arnolt met WWE Senior Director of Talent Relations Mark Carrano, who connected her with WWE Monday Night Raw play-by-play commentator Michael Cole who is instrumental in hiring TV broadcasters and ring announcers for the company.

[citation needed] After she made a favorable impression in late December 2018 she received more opportunities to First Take and cemented her role as the primary fill in host.

[citation needed] Arnolt additionally also regularly appeared on SportsNation on ESPN+ as well as other shows on the streaming service, although she acknowledged that it had been difficult to make sure there was no conflict between her WWE and ESPN schedules.

[20][21] On April 27, 2024, she became the first female ring announcer in UFC history, temporarily replacing Joe Martínez, who was reportedly ill.[22] In April 2023, Arnolt left ESPN and joined the Clay Travis founded sports, news, and right-wing politics multimedia platform OutKick, saying "Cancel culture doesn’t exist here.