On a recent edition of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, Matt Hardy explained why he wishes AEW had announced Mercedes Mone’s debut ahead of time. He said,
“Looking back in hindsight I wish it would have been advertised — and that’s not even looking back in hindsight, I wish it would’ve been advertised before she was even there.
“It was to mirror Punk’s debut when he showed up at “AEW Rampage.” And I feel like it would’ve been even more impactful if you would’ve just gone ahead and got it out there, and that would’ve been for the casual fans.”
While AEW didn’t announce that Mone would be debuting, both the promotion and Mone herself had teased her debut for the ‘Big Business’ themed episode of AEW Dynamite.
Mone debuted at the event in her hometown of Boston, MA. She has since entered a feud with AEW TBS Champion Julia Hart and Skye Blue.
Despite believing she should’ve been advertised, Hardy made it clear that he enjoyed Mercedes’ debut. You can read more of his comments here.
