Mercedes weighs in on the bouts at All Out.
Coming off the heels of AEW All Out, the reigning TBS and NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Mercedes Moné wrote about the pay-per-view in her latest Moné Mag release.
She reacted to the ‘extreme violence’ from All Out. She noted that she has mixed emotions about it and then touched on the Bryan Danielson-plastic bag angle. Mercedes noted that she would not want her brother or children for that matter to be watching that.
All Out was extremely violent, and honestly, Daniel Bryan’s stuff was tough to watch. I have mixed emotions. When done right, that kind of stuff can tear a roof off like Daniel’s did. However, I wouldn’t want my brother Joshua to watch stuff like that, or kids, for that matter. Let’s face it, wrestling is multi-generational. When I do signings, I greet so many parents and their children. Growing up, I didn’t have a father, so it especially warms my heart to meet families and hear how much their wrestling viewing experiences and memories mean to them. Then again, there is an audience that loves the extreme, and you want to cater to them, too.
When you see your favorite stars going to the extreme, you may want to blame the promotion. Honestly, though, it’s the talent who will usually make the calls in the ring. While I credit talents who go to the extreme in terms of violence inflicted upon themselves for their passion and courage, I also want talent to have longevity and to graduate from this world healthy and able to function. Our bodies go through enough with all the bumps, not to mention the travel and schedule. Personally, I’m at a place careerwise where I’d like to avoid extreme matches – unless it’s a true big value add to the company.
Elsewhere in the newsletter, she heaped praise onto Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander’s Street Fight. She thinks it stole the show and called it one of the best women’s matches of 2024.
Okay, here I am talking out of both sides of my mouth. After sharing some strong thoughts on extreme wrestling, I’ll state, hands down, Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale’s street fight absolutely stole the show. It was one of the best women’s matches of the year, and one of the greatest women’s street matches I have ever seen-ever! I mean it. I couldn’t take my eyes off the monitor. Kris and Willow hooked me from go. Our women’s division just keeps ascending.
Moné was not present on the September 11th edition of Dynamite but her enforcer, Kamille is scheduled for in-ring action against Robyn Renegade on the 9/13 AEW Rampage.
