Former ring announcer Samantha Irvin left WWE on October 21, 2024, to follow her dream of a music career. Fans loved her as a ring announcer, and in a short time, she became a favorite. But her sudden resignation left many WWE fans upset.
Now, Samantha has made an interesting statement, saying she is guaranteed to return to WWE. However, some fans haven’t forgotten how she left, and her announcement has received backlash from the community.
In a recent interview with USA Today, former WWE ring announcer Samantha Irvin made a bold promise to her fans: she will return to professional wrestling. During the interview, she assured fans that her wrestling journey is far from over.
She said, “That’s a guarantee. My wrestling career has barely even begun. I think it would be an absolute waste of everything that I’ve done so far to not continue the story. I gotta finish my story.”
Samantha Irvin says her wrestling career has barely begun and that she’ll be back at some point to finish her story.
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) February 6, 2025
“My wrestling career has barely even begun. I think it would be an absolute waste of everything that I've done so far to not continue the story. I gotta finish my… pic.twitter.com/qObg7NQpve
However, since fans were upset about her sudden resignation as a ring announcer, many are now expressing their frustration. Some say she doesn’t need to return to WWE.
I think she really fumbled the ball by getting out of WWE as she was just starting to gain attention and appreciation from the fans!
— WWE Rumours and Updates (@WWEUpdates1504) February 6, 2025
Didn’t Samantha Irvin say she didn’t like doing announcing….
— WŘÈŚŤŁǏÑĞ/BÂŁŁ KÑØWÈR 🤼🏀 (@WrestleBall26) February 6, 2025
So this doesn’t make sense at all 🤔
Hopefully never in the WWE. She lost that opportunity
— slice mcFool (@BmbVlogs) February 6, 2025
The real reason Samantha Irvin left WWE
Samantha Irvin made $350,000 a year and became popular for her exciting calls, especially when Cody Rhodes won the 2024 Royal Rumble. However, she suddenly left WWE to focus on her personal career choice.
THE REAL REASON WHY SAMANTHA IRVIN LEFT WWE
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) October 26, 2024
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She said, “I don’t like announcing. I’m serious! Announcing was only supposed to be my way in. I wanted to manage, maybe even become 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.”
