WWE announces backstage interviewer shakeup for Raw and SmackDown
WWE is making a couple of changes to its broadcast teams for Raw and SmackDown.
It was announced via Variety today that Jackie Redmond, who has been with WWE since 2021, will now serve as a backstage interviewer for Raw. Byron Saxton will also continue to do backstage interviews on the show.
With Redmond joining Raw, Cathy Kelley is moving to SmackDown. Kelley and Kayla Braxton will be the backstage interviewers for the brand. After leaving WWE in 2020, Kelly returned to the company last October.
Braxton and Redmond will be the co-hosts for WWE PPV pre-shows. Booker T and Peter Rosenberg will continue to be pre-show panelists.
Redmond started with WWE as a co-host for Raw Talk and Talking Smack. Variety notes that she’ll continue to do studio work for WWE. Redmond is also a hockey broadcaster for the NHL Network and WBD Sports and will continue in those roles during the hockey season.
Megan Morant, who had been on SmackDown, will now host Raw Talk, The SmackDown LowDown, international shows for television, and digital shows. That includes hosting WWE’s Twitch sidecast during Raw.
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