Lilian Garcia is a WWE ring announcer and singer. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss being back in WWE and how her moment with Samantha Irvin on Raw led to her return to announcing, her 2016 departure and what led her back to wrestling, how the current era compares to The Attitude Era, her previous podcast "Chasing Glory" possibly making a comeback, memorable interview segments with The Rock, her storylines with Viscera, 3 Minute Warning and Howard Finkel, taking a Samoan drop from Jamal (Umaga), announcing Triple H as a former World Champion and the viral reaction, singing the national anthem at WWE events and more!

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00:00 Intro
00:45 Welcome back Lilian Garcia!
02:31 Her father was a major inspiration for Lilian to get into wrestling
07:26 Being the first woman in wrestling to have a podcast
08:16 Why Lilian Garcia left WWE in 2016
09:20 What happened in her life to lead to her coming back to WWE
18:16 Triple H asking her to return to WWE
22:12 The warm reaction she received for her WWE return in Philadelphia
25:06 Wanting her story to be an inspiration to others that are struggling
32:31 How has it been being back in WWE?
33:32 What’s the biggest difference in WWE now since when she started?
34:55 Learning to deal with the loss of her father leading her back to WWE
38:19: Appreciating the movement that you have right now
41:02 Seeing CVV in the press box at Elimination Chamber
43:41 Does she have any plans to bring her podcast ‘Chasing Glory’ back
46:43 Who was she most excited to announce when she returned to WWE?
49:02 Is she able to realize the impact that she’s had in wrestling?
49:44 Being involved in a storyline with Viscera
51:09 Getting in the ring with Three Minute Warning
55:58 Charlie Haas accidentally knocked her off of the ring apron
58:07 Reuniting with The Rock after all of these years
01:02:47 Howard Finkel and Tony Chimel helping her with ring announcing
01:06:27 How does she decide how she makes certain announcements
01:08:43 How ring announcing has evolved within WWE over the years
01:12:03 Her last scheduled Smackdown being in Spain where she grew up
01:14:02 Wrestling fans occasionally being negative on the internet
01:16:34 Getting to say YEET in the ring with Jey Uso
01:19:59 3 things Lilian Garcia is grateful for

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