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WWE ring announcer Samantha Irvin announced her sudden departure from the company in a post shared on her Instagram account Monday (October 21) hours before the live episode of Monday Night RAW.
"WWE Universe, my time has come to an end as your Monday Night Raw Ring Announcer," she wrote. "I love you all tremendously and this does not mark the end of my art, I have a lifetime more to share. Thank you to every WWE fan who accepted me."
Irvin, 35, whose real name is Samantha Johnson, was hired by WWE in 2021 as the ring announcer for its 205 Live show and later NXT before being promoted to SmackDown in 2022 and moved to RAW in 2023. Irvin served as the lone ring announcer for all 14 matches during WrestleMania XL, receiving praise from legendary boxing and WCW ring announcer Michael Buffer and former WWE ring announcer Lillian Garcia.
Irvin is engaged to former WWE wrestler Ricochet who was recently granted his release from the company and made his debut in the rival promotion All Elite Wrestling last month, leading to unconfirmed speculation about her future endeavors.
"To my fans, my entire career I've been waiting for you! We are meant to be and I can prove it. Stay tuned," Irvin wrote in her Instagram post.