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Newsweek
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
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WWE Veteran Returning for Saturday Night's Main Event
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Longtime WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia recently took to Instagram to announce that she will be returning to the company after officially stepping away in March. More Pro Wrestling: Recently Released Superstar Working With WWE Again "9 more days until I'm back on the mic inside a wrestling ring in front of the best fans in the world!" Garcia posted. "Saturday Night's Main Event can't on [NBC and Peacock] can't get here soon enough!! Let's gooooo!!" Garcia began her career as a singer before joining WWE as a ring announcer in 1999, making her debut on the Aug. 23, 1999, episode of RAW. Garcia would be involved in multiple angles during her first tenure with the company, including storylines with Jeff Jarrett, Viscera, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Her first stint with WWE ended in 2009. SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 28: (L-R) Charlotte Flair, Lilian Garcia and Bayley of WWE pose for a photo during ACE Comic Con at Century Link Field Event Center on June 28, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 28: (L-R) Charlotte Flair, Lilian Garcia and Bayley of WWE pose for a photo during ACE Comic Con at Century Link Field Event Center on June 28, 2019 in Seattle, returned to WWE in 2011, this time announcing for SmackDown and Main Event as well as various pay-per-views. She would leave the company again in 2016. After announcing for the Professional Fighters League and making sporadic appearances for WWE, Garcia returned full time to RAW to replace Samantha Irvin in 2024. More Pro Wrestling: WWE Superstar Undergoes Dramatic Character Change Garcia isn't the only WWE veteran who will be returning for the upcoming Saturday Night's Main Event. Former Superstar Tatanka announced on social media that he will be attending the event alongside his wife and sons. "Thanks to God Almighty and a big thank you to the #1 Sports Entertainment Company in The World, WWE!" Tatanka announced. "Next Saturday, May 24th, I will be attending WWE Saturday Night's Main Event LIVE with my wife Michelle and our 2 sons, Joseph and Jeremiah Chavis!" Tatanka wrestled professionally from 1990-2022, a majority of which was with WWE. While he never took home a championship, he won the Slammy Award for greediest wrestlers in 1994. More Pro Wrestling: Indie Wrestling Icon Matt Cardona Addresses WWE Return Currently, there are two matches planned for Saturday Night's Main Event. Jey Uso is set to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Logan Paul. Also, CM Punk and Sami Zayn will join forces in a tag team match against Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker. More Pro Wrestling: Wrestling Legend Jim Ross Diagnosed With Cancer For more WWE and professional wrestling news, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
Newsweek
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Fans React to WWE Veteran Claiming Bayley is 'Washed Up'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Both backstage and in the ring, Bayley remains one of the most beloved WWE Superstars of the modern era. Despite this, she has been surprisingly absent from WWE television. After earning an opportunity to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Lyra Valkyria, she was written off in favor of Becky Lynch making her surprise in-ring return. More Pro Wrestling: Former WWE Star Reacts to Backstage Situation That May Have Led to Release Needless to say, fans want to see The Role Model back in the ring as soon as possible. However, one former WWE personality doesn't think she belongs there. SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 28: WWE SmackDown Champion Bayley speaks onstage during ACE Comic Con at Century Link Field Event Center on June 28, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 28: WWE SmackDown Champion Bayley speaks onstage during ACE Comic Con at Century Link Field Event Center on June 28, 2019 in Seattle, an episode of Behind the Turnbuckle, former WWE personality Jonathan Coachman went in on Bayley, claiming that she was "washed up." "Bayley is done!" Coachman declared. "She's washed up! She's Boring! She's nothing! She's nothing anymore!" Coachman went on to question whether anything would feel different if Bayley left the roster, and that he was never a fan. Jonathan Coachman says Bayley is washed up 'She's boring. She's nothing anymore.' (Behind The Turnbuckle) — Vick (@Vick_8122) May 8, 2025 "When I was in the WWE for 13 years, there would be certain people – and she'd be one of them – that you'd walk around backstage going, 'How in the world is she winning the Royal Rumble?' Or 'How in the world is he doing that?'" "To me, I've never, and I think she's a very sweet person, but there are a lot of sweet people. But I just don't ever think that she's sold a ticket." More Pro Wrestling: Big Name Could Make WWE Debut At Backlash: Report Naturally, this justifiably led to a massive backlash from the pro wrestling fandom, with multiple people online defending Bayley and slamming Coachman. "Mercedes and Bayley helped sell out the Barclays," one fan explained. "Bayley has sold out her own merch and people would go to shows to see HER. I can't believe a dude that NO ONE, in the HISTORY OF EVER, bought a single solitary ticket to see could try to speak on her legacy." Mercedes & Bayley helped sell out the Barclays Bayley has sold out her own merch & people would go to shows to see HER I can't believe a dude that NO ONE, in the HISTORY OF EVER, bought a single solitary ticket to see could try to speak on her legacy — #WEWANTBAYLEY #CEO ⚠️ (@baymonebrainrot) May 8, 2025 "Nah man. Not cool," said another fan. "Of course he's entitled to his opinion but Bayley is damn great. And let's be real, her story with Damage CNTRL and Iyo specifically last year was fantastic. She was also cooking recently til they shoehorned Becky into Mania." Nah man. Not cool. Of course he's entitled to his opinion but Bayley is damn great. And let's be real, her story with Damage CNTRL and Iyo specifically last year was fantastic. She was also cooking recently til they shoehorned Becky into Mania. — Michael Vizard (@VizTheRogueTTV) May 8, 2025 "Funny like real goats like Stone Cold, Taker, Bret, Cena, Punk see Bayley as one of the best, while it's always the irrelevant and jobless ones like Coach and [Vince] Russo who say the worst things about her," said another fan. "As Punk says, don't listen to the opinion of people you wouldn't ask for advice." Funny like real goats like Stone Cold, Taker, Bret, Cena, Punk see Bayley as one of the best, while it's always the irrelevant and jobless ones like Coach and Russo who say the worst things about her. As Punk says, don't listen to the opinion of people you wouldn't ask for advice — Ted - Fan Account (@TedBayRose3) May 8, 2025 In the end, Coachman appears to be completely off base. Bayley has had a legendary career and remains one of the best wrestlers to step into the ring. Bayley is a four-time world champion with WWE and is the first-ever WWE Women's Grand Slam Champion. She is, without a doubt, one of the best to ever do it, and deserves to be respected as such. More Pro Wrestling: WWE Superstar Set To Depart From The Company Recently Released WWE Superstar Could Return Sooner Than Expected: Report For more WWE and professional wrestling news, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
