Longtime WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia opened up on her journey to WWE and her career in the wrestling business on the latest episode of her podcast, Making Their Way To The Ring, and during the interview with her co-hosts she recalled a harrowing experience from her very first day on the job.
Following a series of auditions and interviews, Garcia was hired for a trial period beginning in 1999 – but she hadn’t been following WWE at the time, and had no idea who everyone was. She was informed upon arriving for her first day that she would be put on live TV for an episode of Raw that night – and just before the show went on air, she found out that she couldn’t use the cue cards she had prepared as a guide.