Justin Roberts

Infobox Wrestler
name=Justin Roberts
names=Justin Roberts
Jason Roberts
JJ Roberts
Enzo Reed
Jae Sage
Justin Price

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weight= convert|170|lb|kg|lk=on|abbr=on
birth_date=birth date and age|1979|12|29
birth_place=Chicago, Illinois
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resides=Scottsdale, Arizona
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debut= November 1996

Justin Jason Robertscite web|url=http://www.jjroberts.com/index2.html|title=The Official Website Of Justin Jason Roberts|accessdate=2008-08-27|publisher=JJRoberts.com] (born December 29, 1979)cite web|url=http://www.jjroberts.com/bio.html|title=The Official Website of Justin Jason Roberts - Bio|accessdate=2008-08-27|publisher=JJRoberts.com] is an American ring announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He currently works for the company's "SmackDown" brand.

Career

Roberts began watching wrestling, after he saw an edition of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. and met Kerry Von Erich and The Ultimate Warrior at a hotel in Wisconsin. The combined events inspired Roberts to become a fan of professional wrestling. He also briefly trained as a referee so he could be in the same ring as Curt Hennig, of whom he was a big fan.

Roberts began ring announcing at age 16 for local professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling International, and announed his first match in November 1996. He then worked for other independent promotions such as the American Wrestling Alliance (AWA) and Impact Zone Wrestling while studying Media Arts and Communications at the University of Arizona from 1998 to 2002. During this time, he also announced for the Toughman Contest. In 2002, Roberts was hired by World Wrestling Entertainment as a backup announcer for "SmackDown", followed later by a move to the "Raw" brand. He also worked on "Velocity" and "Heat" shows while touring as the full time "Raw" live event announcer. Most notably, Roberts announced the ECW show each week on the Sci Fi Network until September 2007 before swapping with SmackDown's Tony Chimel. Roberts reached the peak of his profession when he announced the main event of "WrestleMania XXIV" between Edge and The Undertaker on March 30 2008. He also occasionally announces at Impact Zone Wrestling shows in Phoenix.

Roberts has also done some acting and was featured in such movies as "Stuart Saves His Family", the upcoming The Guardian and "Soul Food". He had minor parts in Sleepless in Seattle, Blue Chips and Only the Lonely.cite web|url=http://www.jjroberts.com/resume.html|title=The Official Website Of Justin Jason Roberts - Résumé|accessdate=2008-08-27|publisher=JJRoberts.com] He also appeared in an episode of "The Jerry Springer Show".

References

External links

* [http://www.jjroberts.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/justinroberts/ Justin Roberts] on WWE.com
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