World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1999–2010) In 1999, Garcia was hired by
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a
ring announcer. She made her debut on the August 23, 1999, episode of
Raw is War in
Ames, Iowa. She was involved in her first
angle on the September 13 episode of
Raw is War, when
Jeff Jarrett applied a
figure four leglock to her after she angered him by announcing his loss by disqualification to
Luna Vachon. Garcia's second angle occurred on the December 13, 1999, episode of
Raw. She introduced
Miss Kitty for a
Women's Championship chocolate pudding pool match. After Garcia announced her, Miss Kitty grabbed the mic and informed Garcia that she was now to be known as "The Kat". Her opponent,
Tori, came out for their match and right after the two women began,
X-Pac came poolside in a skin diving suit complete with snorkel, flippers, and goggles. As he was adjusting his goggles Tori jumped on his back causing both of them to fall into the pool with X-Pac landing up on top of Tori, giving Miss Kitty an easy pinfall. Garcia announced the winner as "Miss Kitty", which infuriated The Kat, who threw Garcia into the pool of pudding. Garcia sang the national anthem of the United States for the first time on February 11, 2000, at a
house show in
Denver, Colorado. After hearing that she did a great job, Chairman and CEO
Vince McMahon had her sing the anthem before
Raw went on the air on February 14, 2000, in
San Jose, California. Impressed with her performance, McMahon then had Garcia sing the anthem every week before
Raw. In August 2002, García briefly
feuded with rival announcer
Howard Finkel after Finkel left her to be decimated by
3-Minute Warning, culminating in an "evening gown versus tuxedo match" that Garcia won with the assistance of
Stacy Keibler and
Trish Stratus. During the Memorial Day episode of
Raw on May 26, 2003, Garcia was singing "America the Beautiful" to the crowd when she was interrupted by
La Résistance members
Sylvain Grenier and
René Duprée as they insulted America saying they should've been more like the French and they mocked the American people by calling them "fat and ugly". Just then, Garcia's friend, co-general manager
Stone Cold Steve Austin came down to the ring and tossed Grenier out of the ring and delivered a Stunner to Duprée. After the two Frenchmen walked out of the ring, Austin sang "America the Beautiful" with Garcia and the two celebrated with a beer bash. During the November 24 episode of
Raw, Garcia announced Trish Stratus as the winner of a
bra and
panties match over
Jackie Gayda. Infuriated, Gayda stripped Garcia down to her black bra. In June 2005, García began an on-screen romance with wrestler
Viscera. The angle saw García
propose to Viscera, stating that she wanted to marry him during the
Vengeance pay-per-view on June 26. The angle ended at Vengeance, when Viscera rejected Garcia in favor of
The Godfather's
Hos. The angle was briefly resurrected eleven months later when Viscera proposed to Garcia on the May 22, 2006, episode of
Raw, but was interrupted by
Umaga and his manager
Armando Estrada before receiving an answer. Garcia took part in her first major
Diva publication in 2005 with the release of the
Divas 2005 swimsuit magazine and related DVD
Viva Las Divas of the WWE. During the last week of August 2009, Garcia celebrated ten years with WWE, becoming the organization's first and only "Decade Diva". On the September 21, 2009, episode of
Raw from
Little Rock, Arkansas,
Jerry Lawler announced to the live audience that it was Garcia's final night with WWE. Garcia then made an emotional speech in the ring, thanking the fans and all of her colleagues. The final match she announced live featured
Randy Orton,
Chris Jericho, and
Big Show taking on the team of
John Cena,
Montel Vontavious Porter, and
Mark Henry, although a match between
Primo and
Chris Masters was taped earlier that evening and aired three days later on
WWE Superstars, marking her final television appearance. Garcia made a special appearance before the
Madison Square Garden audience on November 16, 2009, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the evening's
Raw telecast. Garcia filled in for
Raw ring announcer
Justin Roberts on April 19, 2010, due to being stranded in Europe with other WWE Superstars and crew as a result of the
Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption. Her appearance caused a surge in online searches, resulting in the term "Lilian Garcia" becoming the eighth most searched-for term on Google that evening and into the next day.
Return to WWE (2011–2019) On December 5, 2011, WWE announced that Garcia would be returning to ring announcing full-time, appearing on
SmackDown. She returned at the December 6 tapings of the show. She also served as the ring announcer for
Main Event and pay-per-views. Garcia suffered accidents prior to
SmackDown tapings in 2012. While heading to the ring prior to the March 13 taping in
Columbus, Ohio, the strap on her left shoe broke. One month later, during the April 17 taping in
London, England, she tripped over
pyrotechnic equipment on the top of the stage and fell down on the ramp, landing on her knees. On the April 19, 2013, episode of
SmackDown, Garcia was instructed dance steps by
Fandango and insulted. On the June 6, 2014, episode of
SmackDown, she was involved in a confrontation with
Alicia Fox after Fox lost a match to
Natalya. On October 20, 2014, after
Justin Roberts was released from WWE, Garcia returned as the full-time ring announcer for
Raw. Lilian returned from knee surgery on May 31 at
Elimination Chamber. On August 1, 2016, Garcia announced her departure from WWE. Garcia made a one-night return on December 14, 2016, at
WWE Tribute to the Troops where she sang the American national anthem. She made another special appearance before the
Talking Stick Resort Arena audience in
Phoenix, Arizona, on July 4, 2017, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the evening's
SmackDown Live telecast. She was also the ring announcer for the finals of the
Mae Young Classic on September 12, 2017. On January 22, 2018, in the
Raw 25 Years special episode, Garcia was honored as part of a segment involving women considered legends that contributed to the company's success, including the
Bella Twins,
Maryse,
Kelly Kelly,
Torrie Wilson,
Michelle McCool,
Terri Runnels,
Maria Kanellis and the
Hall of Famers Jacqueline and
Trish Stratus. She announced the first-ever
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal in
WrestleMania 34's pre-show on April 8, 2018. On October 28, 2018, she announced the first-ever WWE Women's Pay Per View
WWE Evolution. On the July 22, 2019, episode of
Raw, Garcia made a special appearance at the Raw Reunion.
Professional Fighters League (2019–2023) Around the end of May 2019, Garcia announced on her
Chasing Glory podcast that she had joined the
mixed martial arts organization, the
Professional Fighters League (PFL), as a ring announcer. In an interview with
Chris Van Vliet, Garcia revealed that late in 2023 she found she was unable to use her announcing voice and due to this, PFL informed her that they would not be renewing her contract for the 2024 PFL season. It was later discovered that her voice was being affected due to a severe gas leak that was in her old family home in South Carolina. Once she had moved from that home to her current residence in Atlanta, her singing and announcing voice recovered and returned, which led to her current return to part-time announcing with WWE.
Second return to WWE (2024–present) On May 13, 2024, Garcia made a one-night return on
Raw where she was asked by ring announcer
Samantha Irvin to help introduce a
King of the Ring Quarterfinal tournament match between
Gunther and
Kofi Kingston. On the October 21, 2024, episode of
Raw, Garcia would serve as announcer for the entire night in place of Irvin, who had announced her departure from WWE earlier that day. It was later announced that she had re-signed with the company on a full-time basis. From January 3, to March 14, 2025, Garcia served as the
SmackDown ring announcer once again, switching roles with
Alicia Taylor. After the March 14 episode of
SmackDown, she announced it was her last as full-time announcer of the brand, though would continue working with WWE as the ring announcer for
Saturday Night's Main Event and other roles within the company. On June 7, 2025, Garcia sang the American National Anthem that opened
Worlds Collide and was also the ring announcer. On July 12, 2025, Garcia returned as the ring announcer for
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