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WWE Rumors on Samantha Irvin, CM Punk Backstage; Joe Hendry Desires John Cena in TNA

WWE/Getty Images Bleacher Report catches you up on the latest news from the WWE Universe. Details on Samantha Irvin’s WWE Departure WWE ring announcer Samantha Irvin shocked the pro wrestling world Monday by announcing in a statement on X that she was leaving WWE: Samantha Irvin @SamanthaTheBomb pic.twitter.com/RpkLIYkpNN Irvin made the announcement prior to Raw

WWE Rumors on Samantha Irvin, CM Punk Backstage; Joe Hendry Desires John Cena in TNA

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 13: Ring announcer Samantha Irvin performs during an episode of Monday Night RAW at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on May 13, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina.  (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)

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Bleacher Report catches you up on the newest information from the WWE Universe.

Particulars on Samantha Irvin’s WWE Departure

WWE ring announcer Samantha Irvin shocked the professional wrestling world Monday by saying in a press release on X that she was leaving WWE:

Samantha Irvin @SamanthaTheBomb

pic.twitter.com/RpkLIYkpNN

Irvin made the announcement previous to Uncooked, and former longtime WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia stuffed in on Monday evening’s present in Philadelphia.

In accordance with Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t WrestleTalk), Irvin had been contemplating leaving WWE “for a few 12 months” attributable to her need to broaden her music profession.

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Irvin, 35, is an completed singer and flautist who has carried out the nationwide anthem at a number of notable occasions, together with a number of WWE exhibits and a Las Vegas Raiders NFL sport this month.

Regardless of some quick hypothesis after Irvin’s announcement, Meltzer reported that she has no plans to go to AEW and is as an alternative pursuing music, though he didn’t rule out the potential for her becoming a member of AEW in some unspecified time in the future.

Irvin is engaged to former WWE Celebrity Ricochet, who left the corporate and made his AEW debut in August.

In response to a submit on X about Irvin presumably becoming a member of him in AEW, Ricochet denied that it may occur:

Ricochet @KingRicochet

Haha, she’s not coming to AEW.

You may all relaxation simple. 😂

PWInsider.com’s Mike Johnson additionally reported on Irvin leaving WWE, noting that whereas a “very tiny group” of individuals in WWE knew her departure was coming, most within the firm realized of it on Monday.

In response to a submit on X about Irvin informing WWE “hours earlier than Uncooked” that she was resigning from her place, Irvin wrote that WWE officers knew for “months” that she supposed to depart.

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Whatever the circumstances surrounding Irvin’s departure and her future plans, her tenure with WWE is over after three years, and he or she leaves as one of the vital beloved and celebrated ring announcers in latest reminiscence.

WWE’s Reported Emotions on Punk’s Present Run

Amid his profitable return to WWE, CM Punk is reportedly receiving excessive marks from these inside the firm.

In accordance with Fightful Select (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside Information), WWE is “very joyful” with how Punk’s return has performed out and the idea is that “every part has gone very well thus far.”

Fightful additionally famous that Punk and WWE have been engaged in contract talks “some time again” in an effort to place collectively a extra “expansive” deal than the one Punk rapidly signed earlier than his return at Survivor Sequence final November.

It’s unclear if Punk and WWE reached any type of settlement, however each indication is that either side are pleased with the connection and intend to proceed working collectively for the foreseeable future.

After receiving an enormous response from his hometown crowd in Chicago at Survivor Sequence, Punk competed within the 2024 males’s Royal Rumble match, however he tore his triceps within the match, which saved him out for a number of months.

Even whereas he was injured, Punk engaged in a rivalry with Drew McIntyre, which allowed him to have a ready-made opponent upon his return.

Punk and McIntyre had a extremely acclaimed three-match sequence, culminating with Punk beating McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match at Unhealthy Blood this month.

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On the following episode of Uncooked, Punk introduced he could be taking a while off so he could possibly be together with his household, and though he expressed uncertainty about his future, there’s little doubt that he will likely be again within the fold ultimately as one among WWE’s high stars.

Hendry Desires to Invite Cena to TNA

At Saturday’s Certain for Glory pay-per-view Joe Hendry is ready to problem Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship.

Ought to Hendry emerge victorious and win the TNA world title for the primary time, he divulged that he has some large plans within the works.

Throughout an interview this week on Sports activities Central LA (h/t Steve Carrier of Ringside Information), Hendry expressed his need to convey a professional wrestling legend to TNA offered he is ready to take down Nemeth:

“Let’s put it this fashion,” Hendry mentioned. “If I can get my palms on the TNA World Championship, what sort of champion would I be if I did not invite John Cena to cross the road into TNA Wrestling? That is simply hypothetical.”

That was not the primary time Hendry went on report about wanting to combine it up with Cena, as he mentioned again in June on the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy (h/t Jayakrishna Dasappan of WrestleZone) that he wished to wrestle Cena and believed it might occur based mostly on the thrill he has generated in TNA and through his appearances in NXT.

Earlier this 12 months, Cena introduced that he’s getting ready to go on a WWE farewell tour in 2025, which can embrace a number of appearances and matches all year long.

An entry into the 2025 males’s Royal Rumble match is predicted to be amongst them, and if that occurs, Cena might cross paths with Hendry, who is a well-liked option to be a shock entrant within the Rumble.

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Since Cena is without doubt one of the largest stars in wrestling historical past and Hendry is without doubt one of the most viral present stars within the enterprise, an interplay between them would undoubtedly get folks speaking.

Cena showing on TNA programming would not seem as seemingly, however since he’s wrapping up his professional wrestling profession in 2025, maybe he could be open to doing one thing he is by no means performed earlier than.

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