Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
According to a person close to the situation, Justin Roberts was willing to
continue working for WWE under the terms of his old deal. He wasn’t asking for a
raise and was just happy to have his “dream job”. The feeling was that he would
continue working under the old deal while they negotiated a new deal, but WWE decided not to go in that direction and cut ties with Roberts.
Many people within the company were very surprised when they found out about
his release.