Renee Young Renee Paquette ( September 19 , 1985 ) better known as Renee Young is a Canadian sports broadcaster and actress who works for World Wrestling Entertainment as a backstage interviewer and host of WWE Active , Pay - Per - View Kickoff shows and WWE Talking Smack . Early life . Paquette was born in Toronto , Ontario , and was raised in Ajax , Ontario . She was a child model . After high school , she applied to several colleges and began training in improvisational comedy . At the age of 19 , she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a comedic actress , but later moved back to Toronto and auditioned for films , music videos , and commercials . Professional career . The Score ( 2009 – 2012 ) . Paquette began working for The Score in the later months of 2009 on the program called " Right After Wrestling " , later to be renamed " Aftermath " , where she presented alongside Arda Ocal and former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas . WWE ( 2012 – present ) . Paquette signed with WWE in October 2012 , where she was renamed as Renee Young , and made her on - screen debut on the 29 March 2013 episode of " SmackDown " , interviewing Randy Orton , Big Show , and Sheamus . Young had previously performed interviews exclusively for WWE Active since February 2013 , and had also presented the 2012 Survivor Series pre - show alongside Scott Stanford . Young debuted on the January 23 " NXT " as a backstage interviewer . Young began co - hosting the World Tour segments , which is a segment detailing the city they are filming in , showcasing various tourist attractions , before later being promoted as a third main presenter on " The JBL and Cole Show " , which is shown on YouTube and WWE . com . It received a Slammy Award for Favorite Web Show of the Year . She also presents " WWE Vintage Collection " alongside Hall of Famer Mean Gene Okerlund . In September 2013 , Young made her commentary debut on " NXT " . She began performing color commentary during NXT Divas ' matches , before later becoming a full - time color commentator on " NXT " for several months . From July 3 , 2014 to January 9 , 2015 , Young served as a color commentator on " WWE Superstars " , alongside Tom Phillips , which made her WWE ' s first full - time female announcer in more than a decade . In April 2015 , Young began hosting her own show titled " Unfiltered with Renee Young " , in which she interviews fellow WWE employees , which airs on the WWE Network . In June , Young served as the co - host of the sixth season of " Tough Enough " , alongside Chris Jericho . In August 2016 , Young hosting the " SmackDown Live " ' s post - show , called " Talking Smack " , along with the General Manager of " SmackDown Live " Daniel Bryan . 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 did 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 an national Noxzema commercial , and did a photoshoot for " Toro Magazine " . Personal life . On being a wrestling fan , Paquette 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 . " As of March 2015 , Paquette confirmed that she was in a real - life relationship with WWE wrestler Jonathan Good , better known by his ring name Dean Ambrose .