WWE allegedly wanted popular star to stay in the "big leagues," fiancée backs his decision to leave for AEW

Former WWE star Samantha Irvin claims that the Stamford-based promotion wanted Ricochet to stay instead of signing with AEW. Samantha was signed to the company from 2021 to 2024.

The One and Only signed with WWE in 2018 and seemed to have had a promising run ahead of him after being booked as a major player in NXT. However, he faced some poor creative direction during his main roster career, but he still managed to capture both the Intercontinental and United States Championships. Ricochet left the company in July 2024 to sign with AEW.

On Instagram, Ricochet's fiance Samantha Irvin announced her departure from the Stamford-based promotion which shocked many stars around the world.

In the comments section, many claimed that she left the promotion to be with Ricochet in AEW. Samantha responded to the criticism and claimed that the promotion wanted Ricochet to stay despite his poor creative direction.

Samantha Irvin's response to a fan (Screengrab from Instagram)

We will have to wait and see what the future holds for Samantha Irvin in professional wrestling.

Samantha Irvin reveals why she left WWE

In the comments section of the same post, Samantha Irvin made a shocking revelation about her departure from the Stamford-based promotion. She said that becoming a ring announcer was her plan to climb up the ladder in the promotion. However, they wanted to limit her to ring announcing. Samantha also claimed that she doesn't like announcing.

"I don’t like announcing, I’m serious! Announcing was only supposed to be my way in. I wanted to manage, maybe even become a General Manager one day. But WWE saw no other future for me besides announcer. I love watching the action, but I don’t love being an announcer,” wrote Samantha Irvin.

We will have to wait and see if Samantha Irvin returns to the Stamford-based promotion in the future or potentially inks a deal with All Elite Wrestling to join her partner, Ricochet.