Another member of the NXT team is let go, as WWE confirms Alex Reyes released.
Alex Reyes, hired by WWE in October, was an announcer for NXT and is the latest in a number of releases, including Rich Brennan and Kyle Edwards.
Reyes, real name Alex Del Barrio, was a lifelong wrestling fan and revealed in an interview on WWE.com that he had been sending demo materials to the company since 2004 while attending Boston University. He has worked with several big companies, including a surprising stint with the Harlem Globetrotters!
Perhaps my biggest break came in 2011 when I got a phone call from the Harlem Globetrotters, who offered me the chance to come to training camp to audition. I was offered one of their announcing positions and spent a little over two years with them. I was afforded the opportunity to travel all over the U.S. and to 26 different countries. With the Globetrotters, I had the chance to announce at Madison Square Garden, STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and Wembley Arena in London, among others.
I’ve been a WWE fan for over 20 years now, so getting here was always the goal. I still remember the first time I watched Raw — it was the episode when the 1-2-3 Kid beat Razor Ramon and was proof that anything can happen in WWE.
He spent time working with Booker T and Lone Star Championship Wrestling prior to signing with WWE.
I had the opportunity to work with Rich [Brennan] at Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling as a commentator and at another company, called Lone Star Championship Wrestling, as a ring announcer. Coincidentally enough, Rich and I also used to call hockey games together in the Central Hockey League.
Reyes has left on good terms, and posted the following message on Twitter in response to the news.
— Alex Del Barrio (@AlexReyesWWE) May 18, 2016