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Beginning on September 28, 2009, Roberts took over the ''Raw'' announcing duties from the departing [[Lilian Garcia]]. On the June 7, 2010 episode of ''Raw'', Roberts was attacked by the [[Nexus (professional wrestling)|rookie wrestlers]] who had competed in the [[WWE NXT#Season 1|first season]] of ''[[WWE NXT]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/08/14303706.html|title=RAW: Vote early; vote often|date=June 8, 2010|last=Plummer|first=Dale|accessdate=June 8, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> During the segment, Roberts was [[Asphyxia|strangled]] with his own [[Necktie|tie]] by [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], which led to Bryan's release, as WWE felt the incident was too violent for their [[TV Parental Guidelines#TV-PG|TV-PG]] programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1276327124|title=New update on Danielson's release from WWE|date=June 12, 2010|last=Martin|first=Adam|accessdate=July 20, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref name="release">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/14734694|title=Daniel Bryan released|date=June 11, 2010|accessdate=July 20, 2010|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> At the [[SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]] pay-per-view two months later however, Bryan returned to WWE. At [[Wrestlemania XXVII]], Roberts worked as the sole announcer for the whole show, with the exception of the announcement of the [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] class of 2011, which was announced as usual by [[Howard Finkel]].
On October 13, 2014 immediately after ''Raw'', WWE released Roberts after opting not to renew his contract. Before being released, Roberts had an altercation with [[Michael Cole]] during a match on the night of his release. Following the match, Roberts
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