Following the September 11 attacks , Garcia sang " The Star-Spangled Banner " on the September 13 , 2001 , episode of '' SmackDown ! '' , receiving a standing ovation . In the course of the evening , Garcia commented on the attacks , saying " Well , to say the least , this has been a real roller coaster of a week . And especially because I live in New York City . I have loved ones there , and I 'm just very fortunate and very glad that a specific one did n't get to go to his meeting at 8:30 in the morning that he was supposed to be at the Twin Towers , and so I thank God for that , and I still do n't know about a lot of my friends . I have , we 'll be finding out , I guess , little by little . I pray for everybody there ... " 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
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Lilian Garcia