Mercedes Mone is officially All-Elite, and the arrival of the former WWE Superstar has proven to be a huge talking point among those in pro wrestling.
Mone arrived in AEW during the Big Business episode of Dynamite, following weeks of speculation that she’d be joining. Mone had hardly been subtle in the run-up to the show, making clear to fans that she was in Boston, MA, her hometown and the host of Big Business, mere hours before the show.
Wrestling World Reacts
After weeks of anticipation, Mone’s arrival in AEW has spawned a ton of reactions. WWE’s own Tyler Breeze was pleased to see his former colleague become All-Elite.
? hell ya @MercedesVarnado
— Breeze (@MmmGorgeous) March 14, 2024
Matt Hardy was excited to see Mone at the show and felt her kicking off Big Business was the right move.
If you’re gonna do #AEWBigBusiness in Bo$$ton, that’s the way to kick off #AEWDynamite. Great to see @MercedesVarnado back in a North American wrestling ring.
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) March 14, 2024
Taya Valkyrie was ready to throw out the challenge to the newest member of AEW’s women’s division.
Oh hi @MercedesVarnado, let’s lucha babyyyyyyyy ? @AEW #AEWBigBusiness #AEWDynamite
— TAYA VALKYRIE (@thetayavalkyrie) March 14, 2024
Renee Paquette was also pleased to see the ‘CEO’ in AEW.
That’s my CEO pic.twitter.com/ug3rTlkcvW
— Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) March 14, 2024
AEW’s chief music producer Mikey Rukus joked that he was under the impression that a different woman in wrestling would be debuting on the show.
Wait…. this whole time I was making music for Wendi Richter… NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS ONE…..saawwwwwwwwwwwwmmmm btch ?
She made that track herself!
WELCOME TO AEW MERCEDES MONE!#CEO #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/CXYKkLKhFy— RUKUS (@MikeyRukus) March 14, 2024
Former Women’s World Champion Nyla Rose had similarly been under the impression that AEW had something planned other than Mone.
So wait…. It’s NOT a Springsteen thing???????? https://t.co/JXpqtp51Fh
— Nyla The Rizzanator? (@NylaRoseBeast) March 14, 2024
Referee Aubrey Edwards shared her own experiences watching Mone compete during her WWE run as Sasha Banks.
I flew to Brooklyn in 2015 to watch Mercedes wrestle in a main event. I’m over the friggin’ moon right now #AEWDynamite #AEWBigBusiness
— Aubrey Edwards – AEW Referee (@RefAubrey) March 14, 2024
Danhausen had quite an interesting reaction to Mone’s arrival, as he’s clearly a fan of AEW’s newest signing.
— Danhausen (@DanhausenAD) March 14, 2024
WWE’s Cathy Kelley shared her excitement for Mone’s debut through the power of emojis.
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— Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) March 14, 2024
And AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter to make things official.
It's official: @MercedesVarnado is ALL ELITE!
Welcome to @AEW, Mercedes Moné!#AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork#AEWBigBusiness pic.twitter.com/Jf1XQ7J8PE
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 14, 2024
