Lilian Garcia Shoots Down Rumors of Release from WWE, Explains Absence

Ring announcer Lilian Garcia has been absent from WWE programming for two weeks, and the 49-year-old explained her hiatus Saturday.

Per this Facebook post courtesy of Garcia, she has been tending to her ill father and will return to the ring on Monday's edition of Raw:

According to Marc Middleton of Wrestling Inc., Court Bauer of MLW Radio had reported that Garcia's absence was due to her being released by the company.

Prior to the Facebook post, Garcia mentioned a family emergency on Twitter and assured fans that she would be back on Raw:

Garcia joined WWE in 1999 as an announcer and backstage interviewer before leaving in 2009 to pursue a music career.

She returned to the company in 2011, however, and has been among its lead ring announcers on Raw, SmackDown and pay-per-views ever since.

During her absence, Eden Stiles has filled in on Raw and JoJo has served as SmackDown's announcer.

The concern regarding Garcia potentially getting released likely stemmed from a round of roster cuts that occurred last week, but every indication is that she is still with WWE and will continue to be its lead announcer moving forward.

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