Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, and others react to WWE star's emotional personal update
Several current and former WWE personalities, including Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, and Alexa Bliss, recently took to social media to react to a former 24/7 Champion's emotional personal update. The name in question is the current NXT ring announcer Mike Rome.
Rome has been signed to World Wrestling Entertainment since 2016. He has served as a ring announcer on all three brands of the company, NXT, RAW, and SmackDown. The former WWE 24/7 Champion is currently working in the same role on the white and gold brand.
Mike Rome recently took to Instagram to reveal the news of the birth of his first child, Salem James Romero.
Check out his Instagram post below:
Several current and former WWE Superstars reacted with a like on Mike Rome's emotional update, including Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Ricochet, Jade Cargill, Zelina Vega, Rey Mysterio, Adam Copeland (Edge), Adam Pearce, R-Truth, The Miz, and Chris Jericho.
Meanwhile, Alexa Bliss, Tonga Loa, Samantha Irvin, Wade Barrett, Ethan Page, Nick Aldis, Ivar, Raquel Rodriguez, Bianca Belair, Mercedes Mone, Nia Jax, and Bobby Lashley commented on the post with their congratulatory messages.
Check out screenshots of stars' likes and comments below:
Mike Rome talked about how he signed with WWE
During a conversation with World Wrestling Entertainment, Mike Rome talked about how he got the opportunity to sign with the Stamford-based promotion. Rome stated that he was a big fan of the product growing up and always wanted to be a wrestler. However, he realized being an in-ring performer was not an option for him.
The former 24/7 Champion also mentioned that former SmackDown LIVE ring announcer, Greg Hamilton, helped him join the developmental brand.
"Honestly, watching WWE as a kid, it’s one of those things where you go, 'That’s awesome, I want to do that!' However, when I was older, I didn’t think it was actually an option, or even know where to start. My friend, [SmackDown LIVE ring announcer] Greg Hamilton, and I used to host together, and when they wanted to expand the NXT team, he opened the door for me to audition. After a video audition, a live audition, lots of communication, patience, and roughly a year, I got the job! Patience and persistence was key." [H/T - wwe.com]
It will be interesting to see if Mike Rome will return to the Triple H-led promotion's main roster in the future.