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Renee Paquette

Canadian-American sports broadcaster

Renee Paquette (born September 19, 1985) is a Canadian sports broadcaster. She is currently working with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), for which she does interviews and occasional commentary, using her birth name. Previously, she had worked for WWE under the ring name Renee Young, performing the same duties. Paquette first worked as a sportscaster for The Score, known now as Sportsnet 360.

Renee Paquette
Paquette speaking at PandaConf in June 2023
Born (1985-09-19) September 19, 1985 (age 39)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Renee Young
Renee Paquette
Billed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Billed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Billed fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Debut2012

Early life

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She was born in Ajax, Ontario. She grew up in both Ajax and Whitby, Ontario.[1] She grew up as a WWE fan. When she was asked about it, she answered: "I was. 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. I have a broadcasting and performance background."[2]

Career

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The Score (2009–2012)

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She started her career by working with The Score. While there, she worked on a programme called Right After Wrestling, later renamed Aftermath with Arda Ocal and former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas.[3]

WWE (2012–2020)

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In October 2012, Paquette signed with the WWE and was renamed under the ring name Renee Young.[4] She made her on-screen debut on the March 29, 2013 episode of SmackDown where she interviewed Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus.[5] She made her commentary debut on NXT in September 2013.[6] She was also a presenter on The JBL and Cole Show and hosts WWE Vintage Collection alongside WWE Hall of Famer Mean Gene Okerlund.

Young left WWE in 2020 following that year's SummerSlam.[7] Young explained that she left WWE because of the cancelation of WWE Backstage and that she felt that she had accomplished everything in WWE.[8]

Post-WWE work (2021–), AEW (2022–)

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In 2021, she made a one-off WWE appearance[9] shortly after creating a podcast and an accompanying YouTube channel,[10] and also started a show on the Sirius XM satellite radio platform.[11]

On October 12, 2022, Tony Khan confirmed via his social media account that Paquette had signed with AEW.[12] She made her debut the same night on Dynamite.[13]

Personal life

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In 2013, Paquette began dating Jonathan Good, then performing in WWE as Dean Ambrose, a member of The Shield stable, and now known in AEW as Jon Moxley.[14][15] The two lived near Las Vegas,[16] where they were married in a ceremony at their home in the early hours of April 9, 2017.[17] Their daughter Nora was born on June 13, 2021.[18][19][20][21] A few months later, they settled in Good's hometown of Cincinnati to be closer to both his family and Paquette's family in her hometown of Toronto.[22]

Awards

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References

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  1. ↑ "Actress Renee Paquette puts laughs ahead of looks". Durham Region Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive interview: Backstage with WWE's broadcasting beauty Renee Young". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Aftermath's Paquette blazing a trail that started in grade school". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2014-05-16.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Sat. Update: First Punk vs. Ryback match, Rutten Box Office, 69-year-old legend still packs a whallop, previews of tonight's Bonnar & Fitch matches, WWE signs new announcer, new WWE DVD". Wrestling Observer. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  5. ↑ "WWE Names 10 Stars Who Were Ahead Of Their Time, Renee Young On Her SmackDown Debut". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  6. ↑ "Antonio Cesaro's Swing Featured On The Soup, Renee Young Does Commentary, Next NXT Tapings". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  7. ↑ Chase, Stephanie (August 23, 2020). "Renee Young confirms departure from WWE". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Renee Young explica el motivo de su marcha de WWE". Solowrestling.com (in Spanish). September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Renee Young Returns to WWE SmackDown". essentiallysports. October 8, 2020. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Renee Young Youtube". Renee Paquette. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Renee Paquette Teams Up With Miesha Tate For New Show | EWrestling". ewrestling.com. September 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 12, 2022). "Renee Paquette signs with AEW". ProWrestling.net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 12, 2022). "10/12 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH Championship, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Luchasaurus, Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter, Swerve Strickland vs. Billy Gunn". ProWrestling.net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ "WWE's Renee Young Confirms She IS Dating Dean Ambrose!". MTV. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "WWE's Dean Ambrose comments on dating Renee Young". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Renee Young joins Raw announce team full-time". WWE. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  17. ↑ Traina, Jimmy (April 12, 2017). "WWE's Renee Young and Dean Ambrose recently got married". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  18. ↑ Wilding, Josh (May 21, 2021). "Renee Paquette (Renee Young) Reveals The Name Of Her And Jon Moxley's (Dean Ambrose) Baby". TheRingReport.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  19. ↑ Paquette, Renee (June 15, 2021). "Baby girl is officially here, so I'm checking out and becoming a mom. (She's absolutely incredible!!)". Twitter.
  20. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (November 18, 2020). "Jon Moxley Reveals Renee Paquette Pregnancy On AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  21. ↑ Juneau, Jen; Leon, Anya (November 20, 2020). "WWE's Renee Paquette and Jon Moxley Expecting First Child". People. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  22. ↑ Alvarez, Bryan (November 3, 2021). "WOL: Jon Moxley, Tony Khan talks Dynamite, more". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Daniel Bryan wins Superstar of the Year at the 2013 Slammy Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

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