UPDATEDx2: WWE Releases Justin Roberts — Was It Over A Fight With Michael Cole?

UPDATE 2: The Wrestling Observer has a different story of what happened with Justin Roberts, stating that Roberts contract simply came to an end and the two sides couldn’t come to agreement on a new deal.

UPDATE: PWInsider reports that Justin Roberts was informed by Kevin Dunn of his release directly after Raw. There was a lot of talk on social media that Roberts was seen arguing with Michael Cole during the Randy Orton/Dolph Ziggler match and that Roberts flipped Cole off during the argument. It isn’t know whether this was what sparked the release.

Roberts is set to be the guest on Chris Jericho’s podcast this Friday. With Roberts out of the picture, it is believed that Lillian Garcia will handle the ring announcing work on Raw, with Eden possibly brought up as the Smackdown ring announcer.

ORIGINAL: WWE announced after RAW that they have released ring announcer Justin Roberts, effective immediately. They wished him “the best in all his future endeavors.”