5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Jan 7)
3. Funny Is Money
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Michael Cole might constantly prattle on about WWE stars loving to have fun, but it hardly ever f*cking looks like it on television.
Not show on Backstage - with Renee Young still shining her natural role, this panel work perfectly well without CM Punk because of the natural chemistry they seem to have developed.
Christian and Booker T were on the wind-up during their "Hot Tag" takedowns of various on-screen issues, leading Young to split them off and even accidentally refer her fellow Canadian as "Jay".
More of this on Raw and SmackDown please - it's nice to be reminded that there are human beings portraying the Sports Entertainment Robots sometimes.
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