Redmond says being at WWE has loosened her interview style.
On top of her reporting and hosting duties with the NHL, Jackie Redmond is a backstage interviewer and correspondent on WWE Monday Night Raw.
She officially joined the company in October 2021. She went on to co-host Raw Talk and Talking Smack. Fast forward to present day, Redmond joined the Rangers Ed. Podcast and explained why she feels covering WWE has made her a better NHL broadcaster.
You know, it’s so funny because hockey and WWE are so different but in a lot of ways, I feel covering WWE has made me a better broadcaster in a lot of ways. I think for a long time, I always wanted to — like in post-game interviews or arrival interviews which are the bane of most reporters existence because you record them at 5 o’clock and the player is in their routine of getting ready for the game. They don’t really wanna do them. It’s not a place that generally you can have fun or anyways, I used to stress like crazy over these interviews because you only get two questions, you know the player’s not really in the mood to do it because their puck drops in two hours. They’re just trying to get there, listen to their music, do their stretches, whatever, get their gear ready and so I always used to ask just the stereotypical boring question about the game and let them be on their way and I feel like since I’ve been covering WWE, not just on the road with them but just the last couple of years of watching the product closely and covering it, I’m like, you know what? Every moment is an opportunity and these guys are human beings and they like to laugh and joke around and have fun so, screw it. Not every pre and post-game interview has to be super serious and so, this year I’ve really taken on the attitude of just ask about the game, cover the game but if there’s an opening to do something different, do it…
Redmond was present on the 12/18 Raw and alongside Peter Rosenberg, she’ll be hosting the WWE Raw Best of 2023 episode on 12/25.
The next time Raw will be live is on January 1st for the Day 1 edition of the program.
If the quote in this article is used, please credit Rangers Ed. Podcast with an H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcription.
