| Renee Young | |||
| Ring Names | Renee Young | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | |||
| Born | September 19, 1985 (38) | ||
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Died | |||
| Resides | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Billed | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Trained by | |||
| Debut | January 23, 2013 | ||
| Retired | August 23, 2020 | ||
Renee Jane Paquette is a Canadian television host and personality. She is best known for her time in WWE between 2012 and 2020, where she served as a commentator, presenter, and interviewer before ultimately doing backstage interviews and color commentary on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Renee Young. During her time in WWE, Young also appeared as a main cast member on the reality television series Total Divas. Prior to signing with WWE, she was a sports broadcaster for The Score Television Network.
Biography[]
Since making her WWE television debut on March 29, 2012, Renee Young has quickly proven herself as a natural for all aspects of WWE broadcasting, arguably assimilating to the wild world of WWE faster than any broadcaster before her.
A lifelong WWE fan, the lovely broadcast personality came to the squared circle after working with The Score network in Canada for several years, building her reputation by co-hosting WWE Aftermath and interviewing high-caliber talent such as The Rolling Stones on other programming.
Young's professional, magnetic and sometimes comedic personality shined through in countless interviews and led her to a full-time spot on the Raw announce team, breaking ground as the first woman to ever join the broadcast booth on WWE's flagship program.
- WWE.com
Other media[]
Before joining The Score, Paquette worked for BiteTV, where she 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 had a part in a Tom Green music video. Prior to this, she had a cameo in the music video for Kelly Clarkson's 2005 song "Behind These Hazel Eyes". She also appeared in a national Noxzema commercial and did a photoshoot for Toro Magazine. In 2016, Paquette began appearing as a main cast member for the sixth season of Total Divas. She had previously appeared in several episodes on a recurring basis. She also hosted the podcast Regular Girls with Stacy McGunnigle.
Personal life[]
Paquette began dating American professional wrestler Jonathan Good (better known as Jon Moxley and formerly Dean Ambrose) in 2013. They were married at their Las Vegas home in an impromptu ceremony in the early hours of April 9, 2017. In November 2020, Paquette and Good announced that they were expecting their first child. Their daughter, Nora, was born on June 15, 2021.
Paquette is a fan of the Vegas Golden Knights ice hockey team. On being a wrestling fan in both her childhood and adulthood, she said, "I attended a few events and WrestleMania VI. My dad is a concert promoter, and he'd get me into the events. I remember being backstage and meeting Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Chyna, and Trish Stratus as a kid, so it's really funny to me that I ended up here. I went on a different path than wanting to become a WWE Superstar."
In June 2020, Paquette revealed that she had tested positive for COVID-19.
In March 2021, Paquette announced that she became an American citizen.
Bibliography[]
- Messy In The Kitchen: My Guide to Eating Deliciously, Hosting Fabulously and Sipping Copiously (2021)
Awards and accomplishments[]
- WWE
- Slammy Award for Favorite Web Show of the Year (2013) – with Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield for The JBL and Cole Show
Social Media[]
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnfilteredRenee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneepaquette
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReneePaquette
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZDPtxoaWMsY-YwlD1PXg9g