7 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dynamite (12 Oct)
Ups…
7. Renee Paquette Is #AllElite...
...and all feels right with the world. Not because AEW can present itself as a wrestling utopia anymore or even because wrestling's favourite real life couple have been reunited under the auspices of the same brand for the first time in four years. It all feels right because that's just one of the many things Renee Paquette offers.
Paquette is wrestling broadcasting royalty, it's a buzz having her back in the space, and All Elite Wrestling felt like the destination for professional wrestling when she walked out onto her hometown stage.
A hire is only as good as how well they're used, and while Paquette had to suffer the same interruptions Tony Schiavone, Alex Marvez and others have been made to put up with for years, she provided the perfect opening to a red hot show and will next be deployed as the anchor of an intriguing sit-down with Bryan Danielson and Wheeler Yuta.
Invaluable for her intangibles, she's a longterm gain for the company beyond measure.