Joey Styles released

[AZUCAR!]

Joey "Styles" Bonsignore, most famous as the voice of the original Extreme Championship Wrestling, was let go today by World Wrestling Entertainment.

After a run with the original ECW that lasted from 1993 to 2001, Styles had pretty much left professional wrestling. The ECW One Night Stand revival PPV changed that and WWE brought him into the company in 2005 for that event, also signing to a deal that would see him host ECW-related material for the company.

Styles was later brought into a full fledged deal that saw him be the lead announcer on Raw and PPVs for a short period before being shifted over to the revived ECW brand. Styles later retired from announcing and worked behind the scenes for the company on WWE.com and digital media. He had been with WWE a little over eleven years total.

It should be interesting to see if Styles, who has publicly stated he had no interest in announcing again, changes his mind given the plethora of alternative products that are out there across the independent wrestling landscape.

The news of Bonsignore's departure was first reported by ProWrestlingSheet.com. PWInsider.com has indepenently confirmed that report was correct.

Can't believe he managed to stay with WWE for over 11 years.

 

[Sabretooth]

OH MY GOOODDDD

 

[Deezy]

Website guys last longer than anyone who doesn't hold a camera.

I'm sure he'll be fine, doubt he wants to announce and don't want him too if I'm being honest.....his schtick is outdated.

 

[Cwalker]

Had a long run...good for him. Time to kick back and relax

 

[punk13]

TNA will finally have a Styles again.

 

[Smart Marx]

I'm also quite surprised he lasted this long, although I now have to wonder why now?

He must have been doing a pretty good job on the website and whatnot.

TNA will finally have a Styles again.

I don't know if I see that happening, but hell, if he can fix their shit website, more power to them.

 

[FalconPunch]

Let's hope he has more sense than to go to the fire dumpster that is TNA wrestling.