Renee Young "Slighted" By WWE's Lack Of Concern After Testing Positive
Former WWE broadcast tells all in new Sports Illustrated interview.
The former Renee Young has given one of her first major interviews since leaving WWE after SummerSlam 2020, speaking with the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast's Jimmy Traina on a number of issues relating to her time with the world's biggest wrestling promotion.
Renee revealed that WWE wasn't best pleased with her decision to go public with news that she had tested positive for the illness currently sweeping the globe. This happened in June, with Young tweeting the revelation, and the broadcaster claims this "was not well received" by the company:-
"They weren't even even like 'You shouldn't have posted it.' But it was like, 'We really wish you gave us a heads up that you were going to post it.' It was bad for PR and whatnot. But again, I wouldn't have even thought to be like, "Hey guys, I'm gonna tweet that I have [it], ha, ha. Like, that was just not what I was thinking about when I posted about it."
Young, who now goes by Renee Paquette, went on, stating that she felt "slighted" by the lack of concern the company showed when she fell ill, the lack of care bothering her.
On whether WWE should have ceased production early in the global health crisis, Paquette said simply that WWE is now doing everything it can with regards to running tests and mitigating risks, though she believes they should have been doing this from day one.
And with regards to her WWE departure, Paquette states that her decision was respected. Contracting the illness and WWE Backstage's cancellation made her reevaluate her career, but nobody tried to talk her out of it, knowing her mind was made up.