Alicia Taylor Reflects on WWE SmackDown Debut – As noted, former NXT ring announcer Alicia Taylor has been called up to the WWE main roster to serve as the ring announcer for WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

Following the 5/10 episode of SmackDown in Wilkes-Barre, PA., Taylor reflected on making her official blue brand debut.

“[It was] incredible,” Taylor said. “I’m glad that I got through one of them. [Laughs] I couldn’t tell if it was my caffeine intake or anxiety or what it was, but before the show, I was like, ‘ah, let’s do it. Let’s go. Let’s f’n go!’ [Laughs].”

Taylor also reflected on her NXT Farewell earlier this week, noting Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Shawn Michaels tried to make her cry they were so nice.

“The other night [at] NXT, my last NXT, they tried to make me cry.” Taylor said. “I’m a gangster, okay, I can’t be crying. I’m not gonna lie, they brought a little tear. It was special. It was really special. NXT is such a special place, and like you said, Shawn Michaels and Triple H. I’ve always been really close with Triple H and both of them. Shawn, he’s done a great job of taking over NXT and helping it grow to what it is today. It’s just all really special.”

Alicia Taylor Reflects on WWE SmackDown Debut