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Singer211

Ricochet: “I am going to marry that woman. And get her to announce our own wedding as well ideally.”


Expensive-Hearing-86

Riccochet trying to pull a Cody and marry the announcer girl and then become the top face in 6 years


Melodic-Bug-9022

Bray is doing it too


Purp1e_Aki

Solving racism is a draw.


PeaceAlien

Bray becoming the top heel


greengorilla1

I love the way she says “So-lo Si-koa”


TGE

SO LOWWWWW 👌🏼 fuckin perfect for his presence


wizkatinga

Was she the one who introduced Roman in the Royal Rumble? I specifically remember Heyman looking surprised at whoever did it like "Damn"...


Hunterknowsbest

Yep, she's the Smackdown Announcer so she announces him most of the time, as she should her voice is amazing!


NotClayMerritt

It wasn't so much amazement towards her as kayfabe disgust. On SmackDown he's called her out in character for not giving an introduction worthy enough for the Tribal Chief compared to him who gives great intros to his clients.


MinionofThanos

The Rumble was the first time I watched WWE in quite some time, and I heard his introduction that night and thought, “Wow, she’s really good! Who is that?”


erikwidi

I remember reading somewhere that back in the 00's, announcers like Chimel and Lillian were told not to announce the wrestlers too enthusiastically. I'm glad the company has since moved on from that.


GarfieldVirtuoso

What was the logic behind that?


OffTheMerchandise

They probably thought the announcers were trying to get themselves over


guywhosayswhat

Fink was a legend. Announced every match like it was Austin vs Rock. Incredible shit.


BambooCrunch

The way he would announce "Intercontinental" alone. RIP legend


not_simonH

Hell yeah and a world title win just doesn't hit the same without Finkel dropping the "AND...NEWWWWWWWWW" .


LovelandPlogs

Loved when the heels would pull some shenanigans and Fink hits us with the "it has been determined that the match......MUST CONTINUE!!"


DMCSnake

I think it was X7 right before Rock/Austin when Fink announced that the rules were changed and the match was now "NOOooo........DISQUALIFICATION". I can hear it in my head.


MarkMVP01

“What, when did that happen?”


saddlesore_jr

Absolute legend


SFRoussimoff

I’ve always hated this logic in wrestling companies. If everyone’s over it makes the show better


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You also had that idiot Micha buffer that sued anyone that was overly enthusiastic, claiming they were stealing his Ready to Rumble shtick. He was a real prick.


Miikeyyy

Michael Buffer* Bruce Buffer is the most lovable badass that announces the UFC fights ITTTTTTTSSSSS **TIIIIIIIIMMMMMEEEEEE**


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TropicalVision

Bruce buffer doesn’t do the ready to rumble bit. That’s his brother Michael. Bruce’s one is the ‘and now….it’s TIIIIIMMMMMEEEEE!!!’


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Oops. Michael then. Thanks for fixing my stupidity.


treflipsbro

Justin Roberts talks about it in his book.


anthr0x1028

I have never heard the name Jon said with such enthusiasm."JEEEEEEEAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MMMOOOXXXLEEEYY"


TopazJazzrazz

The Rated R SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPERSTAR is my favourite call of his


Democrab

Also the way he says NAWWWWWWTH caroLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA when announcing Kenny Omega.


TommyGotAJob

Never understood the North Carolina part in Kenny’s introduction. What is that referring too?


oliverprose

Some people have said it's a reference to [this intro for Michael Jordan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn6kiimEsYc), except taken to an even more extreme level.


cricketbandit

He did the same thing introducing Cena tbf


Brabochokemightwork

Trent Baretta? Chuck Taylor BESSSSSSSSSSST FRIEEENNNNNNDSS


sjr2018

That's a Vince thing and very stupid logic...its special when the announcer gets everyone hyped with that enthusiasm in their voices


EliasEnglishDay

Such stupid logic. One of the best parts of any ufc ppv main event is Bruce buffer losing his mind while introducing the fighter's.


MarkMVP01

That’s so stupid because it literally makes the wrestlers look and sound like a big deal when they’re introduced with such enthusiasm and grandiosity. It adds hype to the match and makes you more excited for it. Like if someone introduced you to someone new with no energy and a monotonous delivery, you probably wouldn’t be very excited to meet to them.


tonofbasel

It's probably some carnie logic that if a jobber is presented like a main event star it takes the shine off the main event...


mattdaddy44

She might be my favorite announcer for this and her introduction of Imperium. No one says *Ludwig Kaiser* like she does


BeExcellentPartyOn

*Ludwig Kaiser*, ^Giovanni ^Vinci and **THE IN-TER-CON-TIN-EN-TAL CHAMPION GOONTA** She's insanely good, easily the best right now and could end up being one of the GOATs. I want to see more of the unique inflections.


mattdaddy44

YES!!!!!! & it feels like she is scratching the surface.


Uknewmelast

Legado del Fantasma too pretty much perfect


Total-Wolverine1999

They better have her for the main event of WM, I need to here her do Cody’s introduction, she’s going to absolutely kill it.


BadMeetsEvil24

I've been watching since the mid 90s and she **is** GOAT to me and it's not even close. She makes wrestlers feel like a much bigger deal. I'm damn near mad at how purely **epic** she makes Roman seem and I hate acknowledging the Tribal Chief.


donttellmymomwhatido

I thought Melissa Santos was the GOAT announcer from her time in Lucha Underground but Samantha is absolutely crushing it nonstop.


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SenorCrest

And the head swivel! Cage ain’t the same without her


joeentendu

#THE FOLLOWING LUCHA!


t0ny510

MEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL ***MUERTES***


DoubleRods

Holy fuck I died when I read goonta


t0ny510

Not gonna even pretend that I don't pop for her announcement of GOONTA


heartdeco

she says 'ludwig kaiser' like he shot batman's parents


mattdaddy44

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 God I wish I had an award to give u, that description is spot on


Apex-Oz

lmaooo


Thick_Librarian_8017

I've said multiple times that the only thing I like about having B-Fab around is getting to hear the way Samantha Irvin says "B-Fab."


mattdaddy44

& RICK-O-SHAAAAAAAYYYY. Side note: I had somewhat high hopes for B-Fab....


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mattdaddy44

U are a Saint! I've saved this on my YouTube, I might have to hear this everyday


supernovastarlight

She says Vinci and Kaiser's names so elegantly, just perfectly matching their gimmick.


mattdaddy44

Gives more credence to their gimmicks too


fearthemonstar

Melissa Santos was that only one close in the modern era. But I think it's a distant second after these last few months. Samantha is on another level.


FPG_Matthew

I just realized, I’m gonna miss these entrances, with ALL of them out there. Felt like the biggest deal when they came out


Rytch-E

Same here. It's not often that you get a faction that has such an incredible presence whenever they make their entrance. Gonna miss The Bloodline but it had to happen.


beerrabbit124

As a whole The Bloodline should go in the HOF


NogaraCS

I mean that's pretty much a given they will. They carried the WWE for almost 2 years and were the source of one of the greatest storyline in like 15 years


ttew93

Yeah it really feels fucking epic, it really makes Roman look like this larger than life character on a very high level. It’s hilarious how long they tried to get him over when a heel turn with the Uso’s has been suggested all this time.


-GenghisJuan-

Hype Sami was a blast


ttellapttam

She’s the best ring announcer in the business imo, she makes the entrances feel so epic


orangemachismo

Best in any big wrestling promotion in the US for sure. Hope she does this for decades. I love Dom Lau who does 1 fighting and wish a large wrestling group would use him. When I made a tweet about it once (untagged) he found it and liked it so it sounds like he'd be down.


guywhosayswhat

It’s just a given that Roberts is # 1 right?


hikingbeginner

Justin is good But then Samantha came along announcing Imperium and Roman And I'm like Justin is good, Samantha? She's fucking phenomenal.


notmakingtherapture

Asin Justin Roberts? He's good but he doesn't get me excited for a match like Samantha does


tenacious_teaThe3rd

Justin Roberts is not even close, she is that good.


orangemachismo

He stinks, I can't tell what he says half the time


Tornado31619

Helps that Roman and Gunther’s entrances are already goated.


shutupmatsuda

The top two final boss of the company.


jmpinstl

She really is super great!


Sagemode

Put some respect on Nanba's name


bigbear-08

THE INTACONTINENTAL CHAMPION GUNTHER


shutupmatsuda

GOONTA


nocturnalfrolic

Loodwig Kaisar GIOVVAANNI VINCI and the INTACONTIENTAL CHAMPION GUNTHA. IMMPPEERRIIUUM


Hunterknowsbest

Now I'm sad we won't see this entrance with all 6 of them anymore :(


repairmanjack

She's up there with the woman who used to announce Pride FC events


ShowTurtles

Lenne Hardt.


sellinggarlandtix

This guy knows his shit^


iAngeloz

She was the fucking goat


NoPomegranate970

I was just gonna say she gives me big pride fc vibes when she announces them


TheNantucketRed

The GOAT. Pride was like cocaine combat sports in so many ways.


sellinggarlandtix

I can’t believe I used to find her annoying lmao was I on drugs


heartbreakhill

I wouldn’t say I find her annoying, but the metric fuck-ton on vocal fry isn’t my cup of tea. She seems really cool though, and I do like her Imperium introduction a lot.


JS19982022

Imagine what an absolute baller you must feel like hearing your name announced like that to a crowd of thousands It's not an approach that would work for every act, but the animalistic, snarling, guttural delivery from Irvin here is just spot-on for the Bloodline.


rycetlaz

I freakin love it. The Royal Rumble call was one the best I've ever seen.


MrTerrific2k15

The way Heyman looked at her then 😳


GameplayerStu

Why does Roman doing a simple hand rub add so much to his entrance?


jackblady

Finally a fitting heir to Howard Finkel, Tony Chimmel & Lilian Garcia.


Blaaa5

The Rated R, SUU^UUUUUPERSTAR


lilberfcontrol

Did he also announce GEEEEEYEEEFFFF HAR-DAAAAY or was that someone else?


Pasencia

Justin Roberts. Also jeeeeyaaaaaaaaaaan ceeeeeeeenaaaaaa


Justice989

I still think Greg Hamilton was pretty good too.


mushroomface

Best in the WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD!


Justice989

His AJ Styles call always popped me.


Gamesgtd

Who would to be announced as the Face who runs the place.


JoeM3120

Mike Rome is good.


JohnMercon

Hold on, what about the dude that did the amazing AJ Styles and SUHH-MO-UHHHHHHH JOOOEEEE calls? That dude rocked


WrestlingWithGaming

I think she's the best ring announcer since Fink, and she is just getting started. We could be looking at a GOAT in the making.


TacosDeLucha

This is why she's my favorite ring announcer. Roman sounds like an intergalactic threat every time she introduces him


evilbeaver7

She's too good


AndFinrodFell

Goddamn she puts so much stank on the pronunciation…. I mean that in the best way possible.


hikingbeginner

Just imagine the moment when Roman vs GUNTHER happens In ring introductions are going to be a dream. She's so fucking good.


mattdaddy44

*eargasm*


sjr2018

I wish she was the one who did the introduction in WWE 2k23


NogaraCS

2K is so lazy


JoeM3120

I’m so going to miss the epicness of this entrance when The Bloodline falls apart


SevenFingerDiscount

I hope she does this job for decades to come. Absolutely legendary already.


wrestlingnutter

I miss The Fink


ThurmanHMurman

hRoman hReigns


jaycascode

He can't lose this year. The entrance alone is too awesome.


TEN6083

IMO she’s the best ring announcer in wrestling right now. This and Imperium’s entrances are my favourites she does. One of my favourite of past announcers in WWE was the way Greg Hamilton introduced Shinsuke Nakamura., but Samantha’s absolutely killing it right now.


QlubSoda

It’s Paul Heyman saying Undisputed with Samantha for me in this clip.


incredibleamadeuscho

Seeing Sami back there man. Making me emotional.


TranslatorHaunting15

I love how she says Solo lol


milwaukee1919

Haroman hareigns!


Howheel9879G

Exactly how to make something feel special,unique and legendary at the same time


PhoenixHabanero

Why did you have to word it like that?! Nearly had a heart attack with that title.


OliWood

Best entrance and it's not even close. Everything is top notch.


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She's an incredible talent. She has gravel in her voice like a country musician. And dare I say it: she's smokin hot.


heartdeco

samantha irwin is the best wwe announcer in years. she drowns every intro in sauce and makes the heels seem like supervillains.


MentallyIllRedditMod

Lol "drowning it in sauce" is actually the perfect way to help me understand why smarks like her cheesy cornball style so much


The810kid

It's weird people just feel the need to confess they don't like her work on an obvious post praising her work people just can't keep negative opinions to themselves and then wanna open up with hot take or I'm in the minority.


WasherDryerCombo

Samantha's so fucking good at this


AMOLOD

She reminds me of Leni Hardt from PRIDE. I love Irvin she is legit my favourite ring announcer of all the orgs beside Bruce Buffer


Objective_Zombie_448

My notification got cut off at the diagnosed part and I got extremely worried


DeathLight7000

Although I personally prefer Mike Rome she's still great I especially love how she announces Edge.


billythekid_03

Samantha is the best! Such vocal inflection, makes it feel main event. Then you have David Penzer who just goes through the motions and doesn’t show any emotion. When I went to the impact tapings in Kissimmee, Penzer came out with a major attitude. They need to replace him with Greg Hamilton


Gluby3

The first 30 seconds of this made me think isn't it too early to break up Sami and The Bloodline?


ttew93

That group all standing together is legendary, that’s something people will still be looking back on in 10 years


CarStar12

I remember this was when she went from a great ring announcer in my opinion to an elite ring announcer. Watching that night my brain just kept thinking she put the most over thing in the company to another level with that. It was the perfect intro


mikeyfreedom

She's really good, and a total throwback to the days of Chimel/Finkel....does so much to enhance the aura of a wrestler when she throws in a little inflection.....case in point, Finkel when he started doing the enunciated Hooo-gan.


Klumzieblunt

HuhRoman HuhReigns


kinggareth

Annoys me so much how she does that


cantspellsagitaryus

You got me at the first half


Electronic-Elk8917

Her prononciation of Roman Reigns gives me chill


FullChub28

Alicia Taylor needs to go to Raw, she’s also amazing


thelumpur

The announcer plays such and understated but crucial job. Here I'm instantly hyped for whatever is going to happen next.


GoStabby

Bro don't fucking scare me I thought we were losing her voice


nutsinabutt

I felt that in my soul


I_dont_eat_animals_

Greatest ring announcer of all time debate me


WhoShotMrBurns

I feel like she doesn’t get enough recognition. She has some of the greatest intros I’ve ever heard.


Maaaaaardy

She is tremendous. Can't believe she gets flack on Twitter. Well, I can but you know.


Davidcaindesign

She’s the voice of a generation like Justin Roberts was, it’s always almost accidental with ring announcers. She has a long career ahead of her being the voice that defines the WWE for this era.


kinggareth

I'm blown away by how opposite of this thread I am. Her intonation really annoys me, like she is trying so hard to sound baddass, but it doesnt feel natural. The Dapper Yapper is still the S Tier announcer for me. Different folks, different strokes


RiC_David

Couldn't agree more! I wasn't even going to respond as it was obvious how many people actually loved her announcing but...it's *awful* to my ears. It's clear that she could be just fine if she didn't lean into that mini-Stephanie girl growl thing, but when she does? It sounds like a kid wearing her mum's high heels to me - completely forced, tacky, cheap and amateur. I'm 37, so I grew up on Finkel, and the array of announcers with that grand, sleek style. It took me a while to warm to Roberts, mainly because of his "Jeeeeeeaaaaaann", but overall he's easily the best in the business currently (again, to my ears, like an opinion could be anything else). I was shocked to learn that people like this Samantha's style though, it really does sound to me like a 10 year old in their bedroom doing their grown up voice!


SCORPIONDEATHDROP_

I absolutely can't stand it. Also, neither can my wife


MentallyIllRedditMod

She sounds like a cheesy burlesque show host, but if someone told her the mics weren't working so do it as loud as she possibly could.


uchihaguts

Agreed. To me she kinda sounds like a like girl doing an impression of her dad. I feel like recoiling every time I hear her intros.


PhilosophyFlaky7651

Wow that was incredible


Dengru

Oh yeah


NatureBoyBuddyRogers

When all is said and done I think she’ll be one of the bests to ever do it in wrestling. Fink is still the goat though.


lilberfcontrol

I honestly never even noticed until she announced the title and Royal Rumble matches last Saturday. Not sure when she took the leap voice wise, or if she's always been like this and I just now noticed because I usually tune out the ring announcements.


SheedRanko

Yes, she's been killing it at least the past 12 months.


Uknewmelast

Like being in the presence of a god Jesus what an announcement


OdaDdaT

She does the crowd work during commercial breaks and she’s great at it, she’s super talented


Firepro316

Dam. She is incredible


XxSasukeUzumaki14xX

already miss sami in the bloodline


TheDogsPaw

JOHONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MOXLEYYYYYYYYY


BenjenUmber

The announcement is awesome, and then you get the cherry on top of seeing Heyman mouth along to Roman being announced.


AP_Raptor

She fucking killed it for sure


MarioKart-

I'm not a big fan of her announcing style. Some of it sounds good, the other parts not so much. Can't really put my finger on it, could be the emphasis on certain letters that just comes across as a little bit too over the top.


nodnarBBackward

She is really damn talented. You hear someone like her and it really highlights what an art there is to announcing.


moderndukes

Seems like a hot take but I honestly don’t like her announcing. I find it weird and a little off-putting the way she has two widely-disparate tones to her voice. Other announces have multiple tones too, but I feel like they have more connectivity between them whereas hers feel so jarringly disconnected.


kinggareth

You're not alone. I feel the same exact way


MrSocko72

She's good when announcing lower or mid card guys but over does things like this way too much, I wish she would tone it down a bit


Pastapopulous

Her intro and Michael Cole on commentary summarizing what’s up makes the Bloodline intro seem like a huge deal. Art.


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She fucking killed it at the Rumble. I don't think I've ever heard a female announcer who was willing to put that much edge in her voice when she introduces people.


lakhyj

I don't like it


runikepisteme

She is the greatest Ring Announcer since Howard Finkle IMO , she is killing it .


Pristine_Cash_6219

Samantha iS THE best ring announcer right now. When Imperium apoears its just as good .


JuanjoArenas

It sucks that I'm in the absolute minority that doesn't like her way of announcing. It was one of the things that turned me off NXT a handful of years ago. This is only subjective, of course. It is clear that she is probably the most talented ring announced they've ever had. She's insanely consistent with the crazy ways she announces the names of people.


pitifulan0nym0us

I don't care for her. The way she says Roman Reigns...she starts his name with an H.


MR_E7

I prefer her announcements of Imperium better, to be honest. She has to change her accents just to make GUNTHER, Vinci, and Kaiser seem even more elegant and imposing at the same time.


Justice989

For me, it's how she spit "undisputed" that did it.


CasualDasual

The tempo of the song greatly benefited the announcing pace.


PabloLFC

She says Undisputed like Daffy Duck and it makes me laugh every time. Other than that, she's really good.


IniMiney

Samantha’s so incredible


TheRealMrMaloonigan

I'm aware I'm apparently in the minority here but I personally find her ring announcing way over the top and corny. I appreciate the enthusiasm but it's not my style.


MentallyIllRedditMod

Worst announcer since Justin Roberts. She sounds like an over the top burlesque show host. It's so corny and cheesy, especially for bigger matches. Dorks love cheese though


BadMeetsEvil24

Username checks out. Terrible take btw.


MentallyIllRedditMod

Terminally online


HarshangLad

She's the best


BreathRedemption

Samantha Irvin has such gravitas in her voice, everyone feels big time with her announcing them, Bloodline and Imperium being her top tier works


Becksdown

She is the goat


BeardedRingo

Normally, I'm not a fan of higher pitched voice announcers but she is incredible at this Edit: can someone explain why I got downvoted?


Man_Weird

Why WWE dont ring annoucement in the ring like Dapper Yapper does??


Kenny_Bomb

She is the worst to ever do it


Known-Ad7468

They honestly should have keep them together for a while. Since Sami is not in the main event of Wrestlemania, they could have waited for Summerslam. I feel it was rushed specially the way Roman turned on Sami. It made him a true dumbass. Why Roman would think that Sami wants to be the tribal chief seriously? Roman was the smart manipulative leader of the Bloodline not some sort of insecure teenager.


Swingman1120

Well she’s a phenomenal singer so I’m not surprised. If I’m not mistaken, she’s from America’s Got Talent, or one of those talent search shows and has performances on YouTube. Her real name is Samantha Johnson for anyone wanting to look her up.


BathedInDeepFog

As opposed to Chris Irvine