Renee Paquette Makes AEW Debut – The news broke just hours before this week’s AEW Dynamite debut episode in Toronto, Canada, that former WWE announcer Renee Paquette (Young) had signed with All Elite Wrestling.
It was reported last week that WWE had believed Renee was heading to AEW after they showed interest in bringing her back to the company. WWE sent an offer to Renee for a return as they looked to shake up their announce teams, which Renee turned down. WWE did bring back another former interviewer in Cathy Kelley.
On Dynamite, Renee made her debut appearance on the show, where she interviewed Canada’s own Christian Cage ahead of Luchasaurus’ match with Jungle Boy Jack Perry. Christian spoke about being the biggest star in Canada and Toronto specifically.
Renee is of course married to AEW World Champion Jon Moxley, who recently signed a lucrative five year extension to his AEW contract, including coaching and mentorship roles.
During her time in WWE, Paquette used the name “Renee Young” on-air. In addition to her role as a backstage interviewer, she also played a major role on “WWE Backstage” and was the first full-time female commentator for “Raw.” In the time since her departure from the company, Paquette went back to using her real name and started her own podcast series “The Sessions.”
Paquette’s signing closely follows in the footsteps of her former WWE coworker and “WWE Backstage” partner, Saraya, who made her own debut last month during the Grand Slam edition of “Dynamite.”
Renee Paquette Makes AEW Debut
