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Renee Young became the first person in WWE to announce that she had contracted the Covid-19 virus last week, off the back of this reveal, the former RAW commentator has revealed on Twitter recently that she is set to make a big announcement on Wednesday.
Whilst Young has already responded to a fan to state there are three things that the announcement won't be, including her following in Becky Lynch's footsteps and announcing a pregnancy, returning to Canada and even announcing the all-clear from COVID-19, there are several big announcements that she could make.
Young will seemingly make the announcement on her Twitter account at some point on Wednesday and ahead of this, here are five announcements that the former Total Divas star could make.
#5. The return of Talking Smack?
The WWE Network has recently debuted a tiered structure with many of the usual Network features being given out for free. This means that WWE could bring back shows like Talking Smack or RAW Talk on the Network following their respective shows once again.
WWE Backstage was recently canceled, which means that Young will need a new project (Young left the commentary desk for WWE Backstage in the fall of 2019.) Young has appeared on SmackDown in recent weeks in her former role as an interviewer, but it's thought that someone of her caliber should be given much more purpose on WWE TV.
Young used to host Talking Smack before it was canceled back in 2017. The show was reportedly canceled by Vince McMahon because "it didn't serve the company's best interests."
Talking Smack usually took place after SmackDown aired, so in order for it to be put back in place, 205 Live would have to be moved or the show would have to air after the Cruiserweight brand took center stage.
#4. Renee Young heading back behind the commentary desk?
Renee Young has noted since she was moved from the commentary desk that she was aware that she wasn't very good at the role. Young became the first full-time female commentator in WWE history back in the summer of 2018, but went on to leave the role just over a year later when WWE decided to shake up all of their commentary teams.
Young moved over to host WWE Backstage, a role that she was able to step easily into. WWE Backstage was canceled last week due to lack of viewers and this could force WWE to send Renee back to her old commentary role.
Young could head over to RAW and replace Samoa Joe if the former United States Champion is ready to make his return to the ring. Whilst this is unlikely since Young didn't enjoy her time behind the commentary desk, the former Total Divas star could be set to make her return so that she can further improve her skills as a commentator.
#3. The return of Unfiltered
When the WWE Network was still in its infancy, a number of WWE stars were able to have their own shows. Corey Graves would talk all about fellow stars' tattoos and the reasons behind them in his show called Superstar Ink, for example. Renee Young, meanwhile, would speak to fellow stars all about their careers in her talk show called Unfiltered.
The show has been largely forgotten about over the past few years since Young has moved on to much bigger projects in WWE, but now could be a good time for a return. After all, when Young is able to make her WWE return, it won't be to host WWE Backstage following its shock cancelation.
Renee Young is a fantastic interviewer and is at her best when she sitting in a chair talking freely to another star. It would be fantastic for her to be allowed to bring the show back or even debut her own podcast on the Network so that fans can listen to the stories behind some of their favorite wrestlers once again.
#2. WWE Backstage heading to the Network
WWE Backstage was a weekly show that debuted on FOX after WWE SmackDown was moved over to their Network back in October 2019. Backstage was a huge hit for a number of months, especially since CM Punk made his return to the wrestling business as a commentator for the show just a few weeks after its debut.
Despite the inclusion of the former World Champion as part of the show, the viewers were not coming in and the show hit a number of lows for a few straight weeks so FOX decided to pull the plug.
It would be interesting to see if WWE decided to equalize on this and move WWE Backstage to the WWE Network. The new tiered system allows the company to make some changes to their current layout and WWE Backstage on the Network would definitely bring in some viewers on days that there's no wrestling.
The Undertaker's recent documentary proved that the WWE Network can get decent audience figures so this could be beneficial for the company in the long run.
#1. Renee Young joining the active roster?
There was a rumor a few years ago that, when The Miz revealed that Renee Young and Dean Ambrose were in a relationship on WWE TV, it should have led to a mixed tag match.
Maryse and Miz were reportedly set to team together to take on Renee Young and Dean Ambrose at WrestleMania 33, before Nikki Bella and John Cena stepped in and took their place.
The storyline was playing out well with Renee slapping The Miz before Maryse stepped in to return the favor. Ambrose has since moved over to AEW, which means that Young would no longer have a tag team partner in WWE, but there's nothing stopping her from training and seeing if wrestling is for her.
It would make for an interesting documentary if her training was filmed before she was then able to make her main roster or NXT debut and make a decision on whether or not she wanted to wrestle or remain part of the company's broadcast team.
It's true that many times in the past, when asked about possibly entering a WWE ring as a competitor, Young has flat out stated she had no interest in doing so. But, stranger things have happened in the past, and she can always have a change of opinion.
Young already has a huge fanbase so if she did decide to make the switch then the WWE Universe would definitely be behind her every step of the way.
