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Following WWE’s ring announcer Samantha Irvin parting ways with the company, she addressed some speculations for her departure, stating on social media, “I don’t like announcing.”
In response to a comment attributing Irvin’s departure to her fiancé Ricochet, a former WWE star now with All Elite Wrestling, she had this to say.
“I’m serious! Announcing was only supposed to be my way in,” Irvin commented. “I wanted to manage, maybe even become a general manager one day. But WWE saw no other future for me besides announcer. I love watching the action but I don’t love being an announcer.”
She followed up on another comment that blamed her “untalented” fiancé, stating, “My husband is a millionaire, so yes, I don’t have to do a job I don’t like anymore.”
Irvin had been considering leaving WWE “for about a year” prior to her shocking announcement to expand on her music career, according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio.
Debuting in 2021, Irvin’s retirement came just over three years after making her WWE debut.
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