Renee Young is set to take a new road in her journey with the WWE. The company announced that Young will join the announcer’s desk on a full-time basis on the red brand alongside Micheal Cole and Corey Greaves beginning with the upcoming edition of RAW in New Orleans.
Young, who will be replacing Jonathan Coachman, was initially tried out as a temporary figure in the commentator’s table filling in for the Coach, a couple of times in the recent past.
Coachman is set to take up a new role as a pre-show host for the pay-per-views alongside Sam Roberts, David Otunga, Booker T and Peter Rosenburg.
Check out the WWE’s statement regarding the same.
Renee Young joins Raw announce team full-time
Starting tonight, Renee Young will be the first woman to join the Raw broadcast booth full-time.
She will now bring her unique voice and perspective to the longest-running weekly episodic program in the U.S. as she joins Michael Cole and Corey Graves at the commentary desk. Renee joined WWE in 2012 and has served as a backstage interviewer and commentator on Raw, SmackDown LIVE and NXT. She is currently part of the Mae Young Classic commentary team on WWE Network.
In turn, Jonathan Coachman will take over as the new host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. A veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience hosting shows for WWE, ESPN, MSG Network and the Golf Channel, Coachman will bring his unique style to millions of viewers around the world on WWE Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WWE.com, as the host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. Coachman will begin his new role this Sunday, Sept. 16 alongside WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, David Otunga, Sam Roberts and Peter Rosenberg prior to WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.
