Renee Paquette did not get a heads-up before AEW announced Mick Foley as her co-host for the Double or Nothing Buy In. The All Elite Wrestling broadcaster found out the same way everyone else did, and she says she could not be happier about it.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Paquette said the booking caught her by surprise. “I had no idea that that was gonna be happening,” she said. “Of course, I’ve known Mick for such a long time, so to be able to work with him in this capacity, I’m excited.”
Paquette pitched Foley as a natural fit for the promotion, pointing to his reputation as a lifelong fan of the business. “Mick is such a fan of professional wrestling, so to have him be a part of AEW now, it just feels like such a perfect mix,” she said, adding that he “just fits in with the entire vibe and essence that is All Elite Wrestling.”
She also expects the Hall of Famer to be a resource for the locker room. “I’m pumped for our talent to be able to pick his brain,” Paquette said. “To have someone like him around, I think is going to be so valuable to so many people.”
On a personal note, Paquette said it had been a while since she had seen Foley, joking that her daughter Nora “does not know the magic that is Mick Foley yet.”
Foley’s Road To AEW
Foley announced in December that he was parting ways with WWE over the company’s ties to the Trump administration, declining to renew his Legends contract. That deal is set to expire in June, clearing him for outside work.
Tony Khan confirmed Foley’s arrival last week and has described him as a fixture of AEW programming going forward rather than a one-night guest. Not everyone in the company has rolled out the welcome mat in storyline, with MJF taking shots at Foley in character ahead of the show.
The Buy In streams free on AEW’s YouTube and HBO Max before Double or Nothing on Sunday in Queens, New York. The pay-per-view is headlined by Darby Allin (c) defending the AEW World Championship against MJF in a Hair vs. Title match.