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Joey Styles

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Career Highlights

Extreme Championship Wrestling:

In The Meantime:

  • December 2002: Joey Styles left Xtreme Pro Wrestling a month after joining the California-based promotion..
  • Mid 2003: Joey Styles popped up in the new Major League Wrestlingpromotion out of Orlando, Florida..

Extreme Revival:

  • June 10, 2005 – Hardcore Homecoming: Joey Styles & Cryus were the scheduled announcers, but Joel Gertner attacked Cyrus!
  • June 12, 2005 – ECW One Night Stand: Joey Styles and Mick Foley provided commentary for the PPV and did an excellent job!
  • ~~~Joey Styles opened the show to a huge response and even held back tears as he was showered with chants of ECW!
  • ~~~Joey Styles welcomed everyone to ECW One Night Stand with his most famous catch phrase “Oh My, God!!!!”
  • ~~~Joey Styles brought he A-game and was as entertaining as ever thoughout the night, with many funny remarks:
  • ~~~~Joey Styles explained that ECW doesn’t use mats outside the ring, but the NY State Athletic Commission made them!
  • ~~~~Joey Styles said he’s glad he didn’t bring his wife, cause Edge would steal her!
  • ~~~~Joey Styles berated Mike Awesome for walking out on ECW as champion to sign a big money deal with WCW..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles comments that JBL is cheering for Mike Awesome because he “sold his soul for money”..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles referred to Kid Kash as “Mr. TNA Total Nonstop Attitude”
  • ~~~~Joey Styles said (after Nova’s chairshots) “That’s more painful than being Simon Dean on TV — what? ya I know I’m fired”..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles said “I’ve just been informed that I can’t say BALLS. I’m sorry if anyone was offended when I said BALLS”
  • ~~~~Joey Styles said “they’re gonna throw us in jail” and Foley said “I don’t think we can use lighter fluid on PPV”..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles noted (in reference to Al Snow) “We got head tonight, and I’m married, it doesn’t happen to often”..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles says “this is the kind of love you won’t find in any other locker room”..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles said (when Bischoff threatened to knock him out) “That’s because I never answered your calls..
  • ~~~~Joey Styles says if you want to watch body builders wrestle, then you can tune in on Monday nights..
  • ~~~~The PPV ended with Steve Austin raising Sandman’s arm on the stage with Joey Styles yelling “ECW LIIIIVVVEESSS!!!!!!”

World Wrestling Entertainment:

  • June 2005: Joey Styles signed on with the WWE to host ECW-oriented programs on the WWE 24/7 Network..
  • November 1, 2005: Joey Styles met with Vince McMahon & Kevin Dunn about taking over as the lead announcer on RAW!
  • November 1, 2005 – Taboo Tuesday: Joey Styles made his WWE Announcing debut along side Jerry Lawler to rave reviews!
  • November 7, 2005 – RAW: Joey Styles joined Jerry Lawler & The Coach in the announce booth for a several week try-out..
  • November 30, 2005: Joey Styles came to terms with Vince McMahon to become the permanent full time RAW lead announcer!
  • December 25, 2005: Joey Styles won the “Best Announcer” Award on the 2005 OWW.com Awards..
  • May 1, 2006 – RAW: The Spirit Squad harassed Joey Styles into quitting and cutting a very controversial anti-WWE promo!

World Wrestling Entertainment – ECW Lives!:

  • June 11, 2006 – ECW One Night Stand: Joey Styles & Tazz did commentary for the 2nd ECW Pay Pew View produced by WWE..
  • ~~~Tazz defeated Jerry “The King” Lawler in a very short match with the Tazzmission! (with distraction from Joey Styles)
  • June 13, 2006–ECW on Sci Fi: Joey Styles & Tazz opened the show and welcomed fans to debut of ECW… “A New Breed Unleashed!”
  • April 1, 2007 – Wrestlemania 23: Joey Styles & Tazz co-announced the MITB Ladder match and the ECW Originals/New Breed match..
  • June 11, 2007–RAW: Mr. McMahon was tragically killed (in storyline) when his private limousine exploded into a huge ball of flames..
  • June 12, 2007–ECW on Sci Fi: Joey Styles & Tazz crediting Mr. McMahon for the rebirth of ECW and he’s the reason they’re on TV..
  • April 15, 2008–ECW on Sci Fi: Mike Adamli replaced Joey Styles, who was promoted to heading up the WWE.com website
  • December 2-7, 2008: Joey Styles went to Iraq representing WWE.com for the annual Tribute to the Troops TV special..
  • ~~~While there, Styles had an altercation with drunken bully JBL – which ended when Styles actually knocked JBL on his ass!
  • December 8, 2008–RAW (Slammy Awards): Joey Styles & Alicia Fox presented the award for “OH MY GOD Moment of the Year”..
  • October 2, 2009–A Decade of SmackDown!: Joey Styles made a brief appearance and got to use his famous “OH MY GOD!”
  • August 7, 2010 – TNA Hardcore Justice: Mike Tenay called the show with Taz but said he would gladly give up his seat to Joey Styles..
  • ~~~~~~LATER: They did a tribute to Joey Styles and everyone thanked Styles for his contributions and wished that he could be there..
  • September 2010: Joey Styles’ WWE talent contract recently expired although he remains with WWE’s New Media department.
  • August 2016: Joey Styles was officially released from WWE as a worker in the Media department.
Updated: February 3, 2024 @ 6:04 am

Social Media

Twitter: @JoeyStyles

Trained By

Debut

1993

Birthday

July 14, 1971

Hometown

Originally from Stamford, Connecticut
Moved to Atlanta, Georgia

Gender

Male

Height

5' 7" (170 cm)

Weight

156 lbs (71 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Status

Living