Justin Roberts Opens Up About Difficult WWE Experience

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I didn’t know what to expect when I contacted Justin Roberts.

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It’s a Thursday morning, sunny here in Alabama, and we’re having a phone conversation about his time as a ring announcer in WWE.

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His voice isn’t what I expected, either. It’s a little deeper and slower than the fast-talking Chicago native I pictured in my head.

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Roberts had recently been in the news for thoroughly detailing repeated bullying at the hands of multiple WWE superstars.

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Like a lot of talents, Justin Roberts doesn’t sound like he misses WWE.

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"No," he says when I ask him if someone from WWE approached him with the right offer—in fact, he doesn’t let me finish the question—"Not interested."

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