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Samantha Irvin

ring announcer, singer

Profession

Age

September 01, 1995

Birthday

Ricochet

Partner

Florida, United States

Current Location

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Birthplace

Children

Normandin Middle School, New Bedford High School

School

Samantha Johnson

Real Name

912K

208.8K

Short About

Samantha Irvin is the first African-American female ring announcer in WWE. As an America's Got Talent semi-finalist, she's known for her powerful and dynamic voice. As of 2024, she's engaged to WWE's wrestler Ricochet, and continues to mesmerize fans with her unique and musical ring announcements.

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Samantha Irvin's real name is Samantha Johnson.

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Directed four plays as part of the Theatre Club at Normandin Middle School.

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Tried out for American Idol in 2010.

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Semi-finalist on America's Got Talent in 2015.

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Signed with WWE in April 2021, starting as an announcer and interviewer on NXT.

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Became the first African-American female ring announcer in WWE history.

Announced high-profile matches on SmackDown and WrestleMania 39.

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Speaks English, Spanish, some French and Portuguese.

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Engaged to WWE wrestler Ricochet (Trevor Dean Mann) since January 2023.

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Mother to a daughter named Myra LeeAnn and stepmother to Mann's son.

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Supports UNICEF, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and WWE's Be A Star campaign.

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Influenced by 90s wrestling and cites Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, and Mick Foley as inspirations.

Net Worth

Estimated Net Worth:500K - 1 Million

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Samantha Irvin's role as a ring announcer for WWE places her net worth between 500k and 1 million.

Samantha Irvin Biography

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Early Life

Ladies and gentlemen! Coming from New Bedford, Massachusetts, please welcome, the iconic WWE ring announcer, SAMANTHA… Irvin. Born in 1989, the eldest of six siblings, her mother was a professional flutist, and Samantha learned to sing and play the flute when she was four. When she was nine, she sang in her third-grade talent show. In 2015, she sang “You Make Me Feel Like” in her audition for America's Got Talent, and went up to the semi-finals. In September 2020, she was featured in “I Can See Your Voice.”

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Getting Scouted by WWE

More than a singer, Samantha loved WWE since she was 7, and was a huge fan of Shawn Micheal. Following WWE and many wrestlers on Twitter, she was recognized by the wrestler Mark Henry. He messaged her. She had to go through the physical test of the WWE tryout, which she ranks for pain almost the same as giving birth. But she went through it and was given the liberty to be creative with her ring announcements. With her love for both music and wrestling, she transformed every wrestler's announcement into a unique song.

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WWE Career

In 2021, she was the ring announcer for NXT, her announcements had so much creativity and depth. She researched, and tweaked, and tried to make every announcement fit the personality and theme song of every wrestler, asked for feedback, and what they liked, didn't like, and tried again. And her efforts paid off. She was the ring announcer for SmackDown in 2022 and for Raw in 2023. And one of her proudest moments, was when she was named the official ring announcer for WrestleMania 39. Making history for being part of the first WrestleMania women's match, between Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley on April 1st, 2023, that was refereed by a woman, and announced by a woman.

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Relationship

Samantha Irvin met the WWE wrestler Ricochet on Twitter. She was doing her usual due diligence, following the wrestler's social media to see what was current in their world. And Ricochet followed her back on Twitter. He went on to look her up and followed her on Instagram as well. Getting along, and friendly messages turning into hour-long phone calls, they met and went to the Grand Canyon for their first date. In 2021, the couple announced their relationship to the public. In January 2023, they announced their engagement.