Breaking News: WWE Releases An Announcer

October 13, 2014

WWE has announced the company will not be renewing the contract of ring announcer Justin Roberts, and he has been released from the company effective immediately. The following has been posted on WWE.com:

WWE has chosen to not exercise its option to renew ring announcer Justin Roberts’ contract. Effective immediately, Roberts is released from WWE.

WWE wishes him the best in all his future endeavors.

The announcement came just after Roberts posted the following photo of him and Evander Holyfield at Raw tonight. Roberts had been with WWE since 2002:

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Standing with @EvanderHolyfield @ ringside tonight in Atlanta, GA where WWE #RAW will go live on USA in 10 minutes!! This crowd is READY! Are you??

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.