The reports on where the hottest free agent will land continues.
Per Fightful Select, it is now being said that Mercedes Moné is back in talks with AEW and this will likely be her landing spot. It continues to be a back and forth between WWE and AEW on where she will be signing on the dotted line.
Fightful reported this past week that Mercedes, the former Sasha Banks, had been in conversations with WWE about a potential return to the company. However, the two sides were far apart on terms. In following up, we’ve learned that Mercedes Mone has continued conversations with All Elite Wrestling, just a month after it looked like the two sides couldn’t come to terms. Beyond that, those in the industry we’ve spoken to say that All Elite Wrestling is the likely landing point.
Those that we’ve spoken to expect her to land in All Elite Wrestling, though nobody could confirm she’s signed on the dotted line. Of late in both WWE and AEW, there have been instances – specifically with Will Ospreay and CM Punk – where the physical contracts were not signed until the day of their appearances with AEW and WWE respectively. One source claimed that they heard AEW and Mercedes were close to agreeing on terms, but said “it’s never official until it’s official.”
Mercedes was said to have been seeking one of the largest contracts in women’s wrestling history.
WWE sources claimed that the “former WWE Champion” rumored to appear on WWE Day 1 Raw was not Mercedes.
