— EVOLVE Wrestling has ended their relationship with Joey Styles after the commentator made a controversial remark on-air during the EVOLVE 72 event tonight.
— Before the main event, Styles said to ring announcer Joanna Rose:
“Joanna, you look great tonight. And if our next President were here tonight, he’d want to grab you by the…”
— Gabe Sapolsky, who heads up EVOLVE, then tweeted the following:
I deeply apologize for Joey Styles' comments and am furious
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) November 13, 2016
— And then only thirty minutes later, he again tweeted:
We've parted ways with Joey Styles and that's my final comment on this. Thank you for your support.
— Gabe Sapolsky (@BookItGabe) November 13, 2016
— Since 2015, EVOLVE has a partnership with WWE, allowing WWE to scout EVOLVE talent to sign for NXT. Styles, for his part, has been working for EVOLVE and other independent promotions since he was released from WWE earlier this year.