EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF Samantha Irvin (@samanthairvinwwe) is a singer and ring announcer with WWE. She joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios in Las Vegas to talk about her original tryout to be a wrestler that lead to her becoming a WWE ring announcer, growing up as a wrestling fan, who her favorite wrestler was, how she met her fiancé Ricochet and their crazy first date, meeting Lilian Garcia and getting feedback from her, borrowing techniques from Howard Finkel, her approach to her ring announcing style, memorizing all of the superstar's stats, how her background as a musician influences her style, her preshow vocal warmups, why she announces Chelsea Green's name in the unique way she does, her memories of announcing the main event at WrestleMania 39 and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:26 What is his schedule like? 01:26 When did she become a wrestling fan? 02:14 What is Ricochet like in real life? 03:11 Adding her passion to her ring announcing 05:41 Mark Henry getting her a WWE tryout 08:10 Knowing how to play the flute 08:53 Being born to be a performer 09:53 Being bruised up from her WWE tryout 11:03 Her bag, tattoos, and musical influences 14:34 First advice she received in WWE 15:31 Getting feedback from Lillian Garcia 16:26 When did WWE allow her to be herself 17:35 Talking to people about their ring entrance 19:34 Does she approach announcing legends differently 21:02 Borrowing techniques from Howard Finkel 22:17 Warming up with vocal exercise 24:44 Her many announcements for WWE 26:27 Memorizing every Superstar’s name and hometown 29:38 What are the names she loves to say? 31:51 Being part of the focus of Logan Paul vs Ricochet 33:49 Her favorite Ricochet moment 34:32 What was her first date with Ricochet like 36:51 Pet names Ricochet and her have for one another 37:52 Announcing Chelsea Green differently 39:00 How much has her musical background helped her 40:04 Favorite all-time WWE themes 41:26 Does she get nervous before ring announcing 42:49 Holding her mic to her chest 44:58 When does the action spill out to her 46:31 Memories of announcing Wrestlemania 39 48:16 Continuing to pursue her musical career 52:43 Being embraced by the WWE Universe 55:04 Introducing Chris Van Vliet 56:19 3 Things Samantha Irvin is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #wweraw #samanthairvin #wrestling