WWE removes and then restores Justin Roberts demo reel

Justin Roberts debuted at House of Hardcore

Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts recently shared his frustrations with WWE who removed his demo reel from Youtube on copyright grounds. A demo reel is something shown to potential employers to demonstrate one’s skills.

“The company sent me footage and I put together a reel featuring much of that footage since that’s where I was, almost daily for over a decade,” wrote Roberts on Instagram. “My reel was out there and maybe I’d go where the wind blew, but today they pulled that reel off of YouTube. Despite countless hours of their copyrighted YouTube footage uploaded by others, my 5 min reel of my work is pulled. Maybe their legal department isn’t busy enough?”

WWE have since restored the video. It’s possible that it was simply flagged automatically.

Roberts appeared at the weekend’s House of Hardcore event and said backstage politics in WWE caused him to lose his passion for wrestling.