Published 16:00 IST, August 26th 2020

Renee Young claims Stone Cold Steve Austin checked on her after testing COVID-19 positive

Renee Young recently recalled the time when Stone Cold Steve Austin acted like a true gentleman and checked on her when she was down with COVID-19.

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On WWE SummerSlam 2020 Kickoff Show, long-time WWE anuncer Renee Young confirmed that she will be leaving mega promotion soon. During her almost 8-year long WWE career, Renee Young broke many barriers as a host, interviewer & commentator and established herself as one of best n-wrestling performers in WWE. In company, Renee Young worked with many superstars and legends, including WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin with whom she has h a friendly relation so far.

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Recently, Renee Young shared a lengthy statement on Players' Tribune, where she paid tribute to numerous WWE superstars and legends. While writing about Stone Cold Steve Austin on open letter, Renee Young recalled time ' Texas Rattlesnake' acted like a true gentleman and checked on her when she was down with COVID-19. Renee Young stated that after she contracted terrible disease, used to feel terrible and stay in bed most of time. She ded that one day, her phone buzzed and when she checked, Stone Cold Steve Austin’s name flashed on screen. She claimed that she was surprised at first, but liked talking to Hall of Famer.

“I pick it up. And I’m like, “Umm….. hello, Mr….. sir?” “HEY KID, IT’S STEVE HERE. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE ALRIGHT. WANTED TO CALL ABOUT WHAT YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE LIKE, SEE WHAT’S WHAT. KW YOU’RE STAYING TOUGH.” Oh, right, OK, for sure. It’s just Stone Cold Steve Austin — checking in. He wants to see how my COVID is doing. Totally rmal!!"

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Renee Young – real name Renee Jane Paquette – joined WWE in October 2012, making her first WWE TV debut as a co-host on 2012 Survivor Series pre-show alongside Scott Stanford. Soon, Renee Young started working on WWE NXT as a backst interviewer, before making her SmackDown debut where she interviewed legends like Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus. Renee Young n started co-hosting World Tour segments, before becoming main presenter on JBL and Cole Show.

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In September 2013, Young me her commentary debut on WWE NXT and soon became WWE’s first full-time female anuncer in more than a dece. A few years later, Renee Young started hosting her own WWE Network show ‘Unfiltered with Renee Young,’ before serving as co-host of Tough Eugh Season 6, alongside WWE legend Chris Jericho. Things got even better for Young when she replaced commentator Jonathan Coachman for an episode of WWE RAW, becoming first woman in WWE to call an entire red brand episode. Because of her work, Young joined WWE RAW commentary team full-time following month and became first permanent female commentator on program.

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In October 2019, Renee Young moved to WWE SmackDown as a "special contributor" and began co-hosting WWE Backst on Fox Sports 1 with WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T. show ran for months before getting cancelled on June 2020. Renee Young n me many TV appearances as an interviewer and commentator before saying goodbye to promotion on August 23, 2020.

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16:00 IST, August 26th 2020