Renee Paquette, who previously worked for WWE as a presenter and commentator under the name Renee Young, has officially announced the return of the FS1 studio show WWE Backstage.Paquette made the announcement in a video shared to the official WWE on FOXÂ Twitter account. "Oh baby, it's happening! I am so freaking excited about this because... it's happening," Paquette said. "Jan. 30 on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET, you guys can feast your eyes on an episode of WWE Backstage! The gang is getting back together, we're gonna talk all things WWE. It will air, as I just said on the eve, right before the Royal Rumble, my personal favorite pay-per-view of all time, so I cannot wait." Paquette also confirmed the return of her co-hosts: former WWE Divas Champion Paige and former World Heavyweight Champion Booker T.
WWE Backstage premiered on FS1 on Nov. 19, 2019, originally running for 33 episodes across two seasons and concluding on June 16, 2020. Filming on the show was halted in March of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, though it returned under a modified remote format, airing the final episode of its initial run on June 16. A few days later on June 22, FS1 effectively canceled WWE Backstage, announcing that it would no longer be a weekly show and that production had been suspended indefinitely.
Citing the show's cancellation as one reason as to why, Paquette departed WWE in August, with her last appearance as an employee of the company coming during that year's SummerSlam PPV. However, she did make a special appearance during a SmackDown pre-show on Oct. 16 to celebrate the show's second season on FOX.
WWE Backstage returns with a new episode on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1. The 2021 Royal Rumble airs on the WWE Network on Sunday, Jan. 31.
Source: Twitter\@WWEonFOX