Jackie Redmond Reveals How Scripted WWE Countdown Shows Really Are

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Jackie Redmond explained that WWE countdown show reports are not completely scripted, revealing that while WWE production assigns her specific matches or storylines to cover, she decides how to approach and present each story. Redmond said she and other personalities like Peter Rosenberg, Cathy Kelley, and Byron Saxton work with producers to structure the show but have creative freedom in how they tell the assigned stories. She compared the process to her hockey reporting work, noting that she finds the most interesting angles to cover the given topics, such as when she approached The Undertaker backstage to get his perspective on Oba Femi for a report about Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi.