WWE introducing Renee Young on TV as part of show-hosting or announcing was the perfect change that was needed in their programming. Back at one point when the fans were used to seeing and listening to the same Michael Cole or Jerry Lawler or Josh Matthews, she appeared to be a breath of fresh air. While she was eye-soothing for sure, it’s undeniable that she was also loaded with talents.
With no prior female broadcaster setting an example, Renee Young was all on her own in the WWE locker room whose work ethics and dedication helped in living up to the expectations. Today, she stands as one of the most popular journalists in the world of professional wrestling as well as perhaps the most popular broadcaster in the history of WWE, at least as a woman.
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Renee Young: A Lookback To The Career Of WWE’s Pioneer Journalist
Let’s take a look at the journey of this 35-year-old WWE talent who’d soon become an ex of the company.
– Born with the real name of Renee Jane Good (Height 5’5” weighing 121 lbs) or Paquette is a Canadian sports broadcaster. Upon signing with the WWE, she’s better known as Renee Young who’d leave the company after Summerslam 2020. She used to be a former sportscaster for The Score Television Network.
– Renee Young was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 19, 1985, with the aspiration of becoming a model as a child. After completing high school, she applied to several colleges and took training in comedy. Only at the age of 19, she relocated to Los Angeles, California as she wanted to pursue a career as a comedic actress. Without much of a success there, she later moved back to Toronto and auditioned for films, music videos, and commercials. Since the auditions didn’t work out well for her, she became interested in broadcasting instead of acting.
– Renee Young began working for The Score Television Network in late-2009 on the program called Right After Wrestling which was later renamed to be Aftermath, where she presented alongside Arda Ocal, Mauro Ranallo and former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas. This was the first time that she got associated with a program related to wrestling.
– WWE then signed her in October 2012 where she was initially given the ring name of Renee Sterling. But later she opted the name of Renee Young (a nod to Neil Young)
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– Her first TV appearance was as a co-host on the 2012 Survivor Series pre-show panel alongside Scott Stanford. She then made an appearance on January 23, 2013 episode of NXT as a backstage interviewer. WWE Active regularly featured her in interviews from February 2013. Renee Young then made her SmackDown debut on the March 29th episode, interviewing Randy Orton, Big Show, and Sheamus.
– From July 3, 2014, to January 9, 2015, Renee Young served as a color commentator on Superstars, alongside Tom Phillips. This made her WWE’s first full-time female announcer in almost a decade. She got her own WWE Network show, Unfiltered with Renee Young in April 2015, where she interviewed fellow WWE employees. In June of that year, Young also served as the co-host of the sixth season of Tough Enough, alongside WWE veteran Chris Jericho.
– In December 2016, while interviewing the then WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Miz sarcastically addressed Young and Dean Ambrose’s real-life relationship, prompting her to slap Miz. It was the first and only time that she did a TV storyline with then real-life boyfriend Ambrose.
– Renee Young filled in for Jonathan Coachman as a guest commentator on the August 13, 2018 episode of Raw that made her the first woman to call an entire episode of Raw. Later, her popularity made her a permanent member of that post on September 10, 2018. Since then she called all the episodes of Raw as well as the pay-per-view events to follow for the red brand.
– Beginning in October 2019, WWE moved Renee Young to SmackDown as a “special contributor” who also began co-hosting the new studio program WWE Backstage on FS1 with Booker T. She also did a full-time commentary on SmackDown during the November 1, 2019 episode.
– Before coming to the wrestling world, Renee Young presented a show about extreme sports and music called Rippin’ It-N-Lippin’ It, during 2008 and 2009. She appeared in a commercial for Oxy and be a part of a Tom Green music video.
– We can also spot the blonde-head in the music video for Kelly Clarkson’s 2005 song “Behind These Hazel Eyes”. She also appeared in a national Noxzema commercial and a photoshoot for Toro Magazine. In 2016, WWE roped her in to be a main cast member for the sixth season of Total Divas.
– This led to a glimpse of Renee Young’s personal life to the WWE Universe. She began dating wrestler Jonathan Good better known as Jon Moxley or Dean Ambrose, in 2013. They got married at their Las Vegas home in an impromptu ceremony on April 9, 2017.
– Renee’s father used to be a concert promoter who took her to some wrestling events, notably WrestleMania VI. She also got to meet meeting Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Chyna, and Trish Stratus as a kid.
– Renee Young is a huge fan of NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. On June 24, 2020, she declared that she had tested positive for COVID-19 but she is doing okay after getting fully recovered.
– On TV, she made appearances on shows like The Smart Woman Survival Guide, Gotta Grudge, Gillette outside the WWE.
– Renee Young received her only Slammy Award for Favorite Web Show of the Year (2013) – with Michael Cole and John “Bradshaw” Layfield for The JBL and Cole Show. (Sources – Wikipedia)
