Last night,
Lilian Garcia stepped out of the ring and waved
goodbye to her career as an announcer for the WWE. Garcia, one of
the federation's most famous voices, participated in many of
the dramatic story lines while wielding the mic for
Raw
and other wrestling specials and shows.
Dubbed the first and only "Decade Diva" for the WWE,
Garcia's ten-year stint came to an official and
emotional close, which she described as
"tough." Although her contract expires at the end of the
year and wrestling publications report that
her retirement was not a surprise.
What is most interesting to me about this story is not that the
singer, radio deejay, and pageant winner made a career out of
belting out the national anthem and playing along with wrestling
hijinks, but the reason given for her departure.
Garcia, blogs and other pubs are saying, left to get
married.
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