Samantha Irvin

About Samantha Irvin

Samantha Johnson is an American professional wrestling ring announcer and musician. She is best known for her tenure in WWE from 2021 to 2024, where she used the ring name Samantha Irvin.

In 2015, she appeared on season 10 of America's Got Talent, auditioning with "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin; she was eliminated in the semi-finals. Later that year, she starred in a show titled "Home" in the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford in which she sang, whistled, danced, told stories, and played the flute; her five siblings all appeared in the show. In 2016, she released an EP, 27Underground, including the debut single "Jump High"; her siblings provided backing vocals. In the same year, she portrayed Betty Rizzo in a production of Grease staged in the New Bedford Festival Theatre. In 2020, Johnson appeared on I Can See Your Voice on FOX, playing the flute and singing "Good as Hell" by Lizzo.

Johnson was introduced to the professional wrestling promotion WWE by WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry. She originally auditioned at the WWE Performance Center to be a wrestler, but was unsuccessful. In April 2021, she was hired by WWE as the ring announcer for WWE 205 Live on Peacock. She adopted the ring name "Samantha Irvin". Irvin went on to serve as a ring announcer for WWE NXT. In January 2022, she was promoted to being the ring announcer for WWE SmackDown on FOX. In February 2023, she moved to being the ring announcer for WWE Raw on the USA Network. At WrestleMania XL in April 2024, Irvin introduced 14 matches; her performance garnered praise from veteran announcer Michael Buffer.

On October 21, 2024, Irvin announced her departure from WWE, ending her three-year tenure with the promotion.

Johnson is of African and Caucasian decent. As of July 2024, she is engaged to professional wrestler Trevor Mann, best known by the ring name Ricochet.