Byron Saxton is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a backstage interviewer on Raw and color commentator on NXT Level Up under the ring name Byron Saxton.
20 Facts About Byron Saxton
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Byron Saxton studied at the University of Florida, where he worked as a producer and a reporter for WRUF-AM, WUFT-FM, and WUFT-TV.
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Byron Saxton continued to wrestle on the independent circuit before being offered a WWE tryout in 2007.
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Byron Saxton finished off 2007 with a win against Tommy Taylor on December 18.
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When Josh Mathews left FCW to commentate on ECW full-time, Byron Saxton began working as a commentator alongside first Dusty Rhodes and then Abraham Washington.
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In November 2010 Byron Saxton turned on Washington and began feuding with him.
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Byron Saxton then worked as an announcer for the remainder of FCW's tenure until the promotion was shut down in August 2012.
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Matt Striker was moved from ECW to SmackDown, and Byron Saxton was called up to ECW as a commentator, working alongside Josh Mathews.
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Byron Saxton continued commentating until February 2010, when Vince McMahon announced that ECW was to be replaced with NXT.
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Byron Saxton earned his first win on the following episode when he teamed with Masters and WWE Diva Natalya to defeat Clay, DiBiase, and Maryse in a six-person mixed tag team match.
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In March 2011, Byron Saxton was selected as one of the six former NXT contestants to return to the show in its fifth season, NXT Redemption.
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Byron Saxton made his return as the play-by-play commentator for the relaunched NXT on the May 17,2012 taping at Full Sail University.
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Byron Saxton continued to perform as a commentator for NXT until the December 23,2015 episode of the show.
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On January 27,2014, Byron Saxton made his Raw debut on the WWE App.
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Byron Saxton continued to announce on NXT as a heel, while simultaneously appearing neutral on the main roster.
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On January 8,2015, it was announced that Byron Saxton would join the announce team on WWE SmackDown and by Fastlane he was called "the voice" of the show.
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In December 2015, Byron Saxton left the NXT announce team and rejoined the SmackDown announce team along with Mauro Ranallo, replacing Booker T and Rich Brennan.
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Byron Saxton left the SmackDown announce team in July 2016 and became exclusive to the Raw announce team following the 2016 WWE Draft, performing as a face commentator in contrast to Corey Graves' heel commentary.
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Byron Saxton's character is often bullied by villainous characters, including Graves, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Kevin Owens and, occasionally, by fellow babyface commentator, Michael Cole.
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On January 27,2020, Byron Saxton returned to the Raw announce team alongside Tom Phillips and Jerry Lawler.