Joey Styles Fired From EVOLVE Following Donald Trump Related Joke

November 13, 2016

Former WWE employee Joey Styles was fired by EVOLVE’s Gabe Sapolsky after making a Donald Trump related joke during last night’s EVOLVE 72 iPPV. Styles said the following to announcer Joanna Rose but stopped before the sentence:

“Joanna, you look great tonight, and if our next President were here tonight, he’d want to grab you by the…”

Below are comments from Sapolsky, the WWN Live VP of Talent Relations, as well as a comment from FloSlam:

I deeply apologize for Joey Styles’ comments and am furious

— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) November 13, 2016

We’ve parted ways with Joey Styles and that’s my final comment on this. Thank you for your support.

— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) November 13, 2016

We do not support or condone Joey Styles’ remarks tonight in any manner, and we support this decision 100%. https://t.co/ZHszatdXjl

— FloSlam (@FloSlam) November 13, 2016

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.