Samantha Irvin Recalls Michael Cole Telling Her To “Go For It” With Her Incredible Ring Announcing

Samantha Irvin gives credit where credit is due with Michael Cole.

Irvin, who has been an announcer for both Monday Night RAW and SmackDown in recent years has won over fans with her incredible introductions, some of which she changes her cadence depending on who she is announcing for.

While speaking with Busted Open radio for a recent interview, Irvin was asked by Bully Ray if she is given creative freedom to create her unique introductions for certain stars.

“When I got the offer, Mark Henry called me and he was like, ‘Listen to the greats, listen to Fink, listen to the great announcers’ and I was like, ‘I’m already there, I’m listening and I’m ready.’ I think that it happened at a, it was a transition period. When I got hired, it was the end of the Thunderdome era. Pat McAfee was still on SmackDown, NXT was turning into NXT 2.0, so there were a lot of changes happening that I think I was kinda able to slide in and be a little crazy. I do credit that to Michael Cole, because one I started, he was like, ‘Hey, go for it. I know we’re used to doing things a certain way, but if something comes over you and you wanna do it, just go for it.’ Luckily, a lot what I’ve thrown at the wall has stuck. I think, I don’t want to put words in Mr. McMahon’s mouth, but since he didn’t yell at me or anything, I think he was happy with what I was doing. I mean, I got called up and within two weeks I was in the ring doing Royal Rumble, two or three months later I was in the ring with him at WrestleMania. So, even though we never spoke, I took that as a sign that he was happy with what I was doing. I definitely got lucky with all of the factors that were at play when I started.”

Samantha Irvin

Irvin was dragged into a WWE storyline on Monday Night RAW, as Logan Paul taunted her boyfriend Ricochet with the idea of her announcing him as the winner for their match at SummerSlam later this week.

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