7 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Nov 5)
5. Wild & Young
WWE
"I don't know Book, you say a lot of things...neckbone?"
Immense credit is always due to Renee Young for her ability to carry any WWE broadcast of this nature, regardless of the panel or guests sat alongside her, but only a relationship cultivated with patience, class and humility could yield a line like this in response to yet more nonsense from rambling co-host Booker T.
Lost in thought (or lost trying to find thought), he got so wrapped up that he had to ask her what he would normally say in this particular situation...live on the air.
Her affable, amusing response above was the perfect way to break the silence and adjust his momentum accordingly. For a company that so often appears to run with the wheels permanently off, this was a welcome dose of professionalism.
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