One of the ring announcers for Raw and Premium Live Events, Samantha Irvin, suddenly announced that her time with WWE has ended. In her place, the WWE has brought back a legendary announcer from the Attitude Era and beyond.
In a post on social media site X, Irvin said that ‘my time has come to an end’ as Raw’s ring announcer but that ‘this does not mark the end of my art’. That has fueled speculation that Irvin may jump ship to AEW where her partner Ricochet competes after he left WWE earlier this year but as of yet nothing has been confirmed.
The WWE however wasted no time in replacing Irvin with a familiar face and veteran of sports entertainment. Lilian Garcia, who has been a ring announcer since the Attitude Era and beyond, was brought back to call Raw this week with great fanfare.
According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Irvin “wasn’t released, she resigned from her spot”. It is believed that Garcia’s return is full time.