In April of 2021, Samantha Irvin was hired by WWE as a ring announcer as she quickly made a name for herself. However, much to the surprise of wrestling fans Irvin announced her departure from the company in October of 2024.
Since parting ways with WWE, Samantha Irvin has mostly stayed away from the wrestling world, and she revealed last year that she was under a lengthy non-compete.
Now the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that Samantha Irvin’s two year long non-compete clause is set to expire next month. It was noted that Irvin had an employee contract with WWE, not a talent contract.
According to the report the contract allowed her to quit the company at any time provided she give two weeks notice, but she would have to wait out a 24 month non-compete clause if she were to quit before the end of the three year deal. Under talent contracts talent are paid their salary during the non-compete period, but there is no pay during the non-compete period for employee contracts.
It’s not clear what’s next for Samantha Irvin, but back in February of 2025 she teased a return to the wrestling world during an interview with USA Today when she said, “That’s a guarantee. My wrestling career has barely even begun. I think it would be an absolute waste of everything that I’ve done so far to not continue the story. I gotta finish my story.”