Mercedes Moné (formerly Sasha Banks) hasn’t wrestled since the NJPW Resurgence event on May 21st when she suffered an ankle injury. This past week, Mercedes published a video of herself training which has fueled speculation about her return to the ring soon.
While some fans expect Mercedes to end up with AEW due to her attending All In at Wembley Stadium, Dave Meltzer noted during Wrestling Observer Radio that a return to WWE can’t be ruled out if she hasn’t signed a contract…
“I have always thought it’s interesting that she hasn’t signed there [with AEW]. And until she does, I keep thinking that she doesn’t want to make the commitment not to go back to WWE.”
“She’s not ready yet … even if she has signed a deal, there’s really no point in announcing it right now. They just announced Will Ospreay. It would be better for her to debut as a surprise than them announce she has a deal. So her not being announced as having signed a deal, to me doesn’t necessarily mean anything. But if she legitimately hasn’t signed, then I could see her going back to WWE easily. Especially right now.”
(quotes source: WrestleTalk.com)
So there’s this thing that can happen, but there’s also this other thing that can happen. The first thing may not happen because the second thing will happen. But if the first thing already happened, it may be a surprise. Or it may be announced. Wow. The insights you get from Unca Dave…
Seriously speaking, I don’t think she wants to be associated with blood drinking and skewers at this stage in her career and I’d be very surprised if she goes anywhere near AEW in the near future.
@Luke: But we’re missing one key element that would make this peak Meltzer: how does this affect the Young Bucks?
@What?
Shhh. The Bucks have gone away to prepare for being the awesome heels they always are. You’re not supposed to talk about them so people will start missing them. If they’re gone long enough, Antonio may even make a special announcement where he will announce that he has a special announcement, which may be the announcement of them returning (or something else of equal magnitude). And then? Babies flying, panties soaked, all the stuff that usually happens when the Bucks appear. So Meltzer, as hard as it may be, can’t talk about the Bucks and their feelings (which – make no mistake – continue to be of the utmost importance) right now in conjunction with absolutely everything, as is now customary because wrestling has evolved. Please understand and respect his position.
Sorry, I forgot. Wouldn’t want to disrupt the announcement of the announcement of the upcoming event that’s being speculated about (or not speculated, in Meltzer’s case). I respectfully withdraw the question and move to have it immediately stricken from the record. 🙂