-- It's been just over a week since Mercedes Mone debuted for AEW, but her signing with the promotion didn't come up with a little bit of controversy based on comments that the star made. Appearing shortly before her appearance, Mone spoke on the "Kick Rocks" podcast and while never acknowledging that she was AEW-bound, Mone stated that she knows that she is going to be back in WWE one day, citing "unfinished business."
-- The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that her comments rubbed a lot of people (in AEW) the wrong way. The report added that most AEW signings fall into one of two categories - those who want to be there and feel that AEW is the place to be and others who see the promotion as a place to make money before returning to WWE. Given that Mone negotiated with both promotions before ultimately signing with AEW, those who were skeptical of her ended up being even more skeptical as some feel she telegraphed that she falls into the latter category.
