Everybody was outstanding in a backstage vignette that continued Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston's current hostilities, but Renee Paquette's involvement elevated the scene beyond the usual wrestling bluster.
Sick of seeing the pair let their hotheadedness and conflicting motivations get in the way of their obvious bond, she tellingly identified Moxley as the cause and Kingston as the solution. "You need to fix this", she said to 'The Mad King', having previously lost her patience with her husband's bad attitude. Both men were absolutely fantastic delivering their incredibly real-feeling lines, with Moxley yet again showing off his comedic chops when trying to undermine Eddie's longstanding fury with Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta chipping in when he wasn't needed.
Wrestling - from the action in the ring to the necessary drama elsewhere - is best when it feels real, and there are still simply no two realer men in the game than Eddie and Jon.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years.
As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say.
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Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.
