Mercedes Mone wanted to open AEW Dynamite: Big Business and couldn't be more excited to have debuted in Boston.
Mercedes Mone opened and closed AEW Dynamite: Big Business on March 13, 2024, celebrating her debut in All Elite Wrestling.
Speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Mone says she needed to open the March 13 event, noting she'd been full of energy the whole day.
“F--- yeah, I needed to open the show,” said Moné. “All day, I was so full of energy. Ten minutes before the show, I was in gorilla [backstage]. I could feel the energy in the building. When my music hit, I felt the energy and I knew I was home.
“I’ve honestly been thinking about what I wanted to say for the past year. When I finally signed with AEW, I put even more thought into it. I decided to speak from my heart. That’s what I did, and the crowd made it so special for me. Everything started in Boston. I wouldn’t be ‘The CEO’ if it wasn’t for my time here. “That’s why I mentioned wrestling in North Andover. I remember looking up and reading about so many wrestling schools. I learned about Chaotic Wrestling when I was 12. When I was 16, I emailed them–but I was too young. When I was 18, I signed up for a fantasy camp. I was the only woman there. I won it, got to train at Chaotic for free, and they created a championship for me so women could come and wrestle me. I was only 18. That place created so much magic for me. It was a place for me to dream and become who I am.”
Read Tony Khan's thoughts on Mercedes Mone in AEW at this link.
Fightful Select reported on December 29 that talks between Mone and WWE fell apart. Shortly after, Fightful Select reported Mone was expected to join AEW.
Fans can find Fightful's coverage of AEW Dynamite by clicking here.
