Joey Styles will forever be known as "The Voice of ECW.” From June 1993 through January 2001, "The Extreme Announcer" hosted and performed play-by-play duties for ECW’s pay-per-views, television programs, home videos and video games.
On April 13, 1997 at ECW Barely Legal, Styles became the first announcer ever to call a live pay-per-view broadcast on his own with no color commentators; Styles would then call seven subsequent pay-per-views alone as well.
Working behind the cameras, Joey Styles created, managed and co-owned ECWwrestling.com and the ECW Hardcore Hotline. He also wrote for and edited ECW Magazine and helped develop ECW's online and print merchandise catalogs.
Following the demise of ECW in January 2001, Styles left the sports-entertainment industry until WWE invited him to host the ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view on June 12, 2005. On Nov. 1, 2005, WWE once again invited Styles to return to the announcers’ table for Taboo Tuesday. The following week, "The Extreme Announcer" made his debut on Monday Night Raw. After a month-long audition, Styles signed a five-year deal with WWE in December 2005.
After a long tenure as a WWE announcer and being one of the voices behind the revival of ECW, Joey Styles retired from ringside announcing on April 16, 2008, and joined WWE.com as its Director of Content and Road Announcer.