Wrestling veteran questions WWE policies over Samantha Irvin's no-compete: "How do you not go to a lawyer?"(Exclusive) 

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo recently spoke about Samantha Irvin being locked into a two-year non-compete. The star recently shared some shocking details about her deal.

Samantha Irvin was one of the most beloved personalities in the WWE broadcast crew. She made a name for herslef with her signature announcement style and charisma. However, the star asked for her release and was let go by the company in October last year. She recently shared on social media that it has been one year since she left WWE, and has one more year remaining in her non-compete clause.

This week on Writing with Russo, the veteran writer questioned why stars never fought back against extremely long non-compete clauses. He felt some stars should have sought legal help to bust the non-compete issued by the company. Russo claimed there was no way a two-year non-compete would stand in front of a jury.

"I just, I don't know how they don't do anything about it because my God, how do you not go to a lawyer and say, 'Listen man, I'm in this profession, this is what I can do. They're not paying me. I can't not work for two years.' There's no way that's gonna be withheld. There's no way, man, that's gonna stand," Russo said.

Samantha Irvin's revealtion about her two-year non-compete got fans talking about WWE policies. Many belived that such a harsh rule would not stand in a court of law.

Samantha, however, noted that she was grateful for the memories she created while working for the company. It will be interesting to see where the talented ring announcer shows up after her non-compete is over in October 2026.

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