Samantha Irvin joined WWE in April 2021 as a ring announcer for 205 Live. She eventually moved to ring announcing duties on NXT, then WWE SmackDown in January 2022 before switching to WWE Raw in February 2023.
Irvin was praised for her unique ring announcing style and adding her own twist on her introductions. She left WWE in October 2024, saying she wanted to do more in the company.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Samantha was asked what she wants to do in wrestling, and if anyone ever asked her that.
"No, the only person that spoke to me about it was Michael Hayes. He was like, 'You want to learn everything, don't you?' I was like, 'Yeah.' He said, 'You want to book? You want to be a booker?' 'I want to learn everything.' He definitely saw that in me because I was always around and observing. Now, I think my dream role is different because when I first came into it, I wanted to do everything. At one point, I asked if I could referee. They were like, 'No.' Now that ring announcing got so popular, I kind of can't do certain things now. The truth is, I would have loved to try every single thing. That's the truth. Really, I would like to write. When I got the job, I was actually interviewing with another department in WWE. I was on an interview with another department in WWE, when the announce team called me and said, 'Are you interviewing with another department.' I said, 'Yeah.' They said, 'We want to offer you a job.' I was like, 'Okay,' and I finished up and accepted that job. I want to be an old smart lady who knows everything. Paul Heyman is absolutely a big inspiration to me. I really admire what Eric Bischoff was able to do at WCW when he got things popping off. I love risk-takers. I know nobody looks at me in this light," she said.
Elsewhere during the interview, Irvin said she was not done with wrestling. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
Irvin is set to release a single on February 14th. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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