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Talk Is Jericho

Anatomy Of A Ring Announcer with Justin Roberts

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Justin Roberts, former WWE Ring Announcer turned AEW Ring Announcer, has spent many years in the ring, and shares what it took to get there! He has a great stories about what inspired him to become a ring announcer, what he did to make WWE take notice and give him a chance, and how he landed at AEW. Justin talks about developing his style, the dos & don’ts of ring announcing, and how he handles special requests from talent. You’ll hear what Honky Tonk Man, Navajo Warrior, and the great Howard Finkel all did for Justin’s career during his early years, how his style changes for live TV versus house shows versus pay-per-views. He breaks down his intros for AEW stars like Jon Moxley, Orange Cassidy, Jay Lethal, Sting, and CM Punk, and describes what he did differently when doing intros for Stadium Stampede and Anarchy In The Arena. Plus, Justin speaks to his days at WWE including how he came up with his infamous John Cena introduction! Big thanks our sponsors! Bosch Tools: learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ SlingTV: check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro: learn more at https://www.samsung.com/us/ STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @TalkIsJericho Instagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0

All right, welcome to Talk His Jericho.

0:14.6

It's the pot of thunder and rock and roll.

0:17.0

And if you're wondering what it takes to be a ring announcer and pro wrestling, I got the

0:20.2

best of the business on the show today to tell you all about it.

0:23.2

Continuing the anatomy series, it's the anatomy of a ring announcer with Justin Roberts

0:27.7

from AEW spent many years doing the job for WWE.

0:31.1

He shares what it takes to get there.

0:33.0

Justin got a great story, but one inspired him to be a ring announcer and what he did

0:36.2

to make WWE take notice and give him a chance.

0:38.8

He explains how he landed the job at AEW and the biggest differences between ring announcing

0:42.6

for the two companies, talks about developing a style, the dos and don'ts of re-announcing

0:46.8

and how he handles requests from talent.

0:49.6

Justin shares some of his favorite intros and explains how his style changes for live

0:53.5

shows, versus how shows versus pay-per-view shows.

0:56.7

You'll hear what Honky-Jogman, the Navajo Warrior and the great late Howard Finkel did

1:01.7

for Justin's career in his early days.

1:03.8

How it chats, meaning with just incredible AKPJ walker started Justin down the path to ring

1:09.0

announcing.

1:10.0

And what it was like to figure out intros for AEW talent, including Sting, CM Punk, Orange

1:14.4

Cassidy, J. lethal and John Moxley.

1:16.8

We talked about anarchy in the arena, Stadium Stampede and that time the inner circle beat

1:20.6

up Justin in his hometown at ringside.

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