AEW Dynamite is going to Boston in mid-March. Mercedes Moné grew up in Boston and started her wrestling career there. Coincidence?
Many wrestling fans and observers think not. AEW hasn’t officially announced the show yet, but Ticketmaster has listed the Dynamite/Rampage taping for TD Garden with an on-sale date of this Saturday, Feb. 10.
That suggests that Moné will indeed be either the subject of or at least a big part of Tony Khan’s big announcement promoted for tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Phoenix. The timing for AEW to be able to sell tickets based on Moné’s star power almost dictates that the company reveal her signing now.
Moné, the former Sasha Banks in WWE, is one of the biggest free agents available in pro wrestling at the moment. She did a brief stint with STARDOM and New Japan Pro-Wrestling last spring, but has been out of action for more than eight months due to injury.
While she was recuperating, there was a period of intense speculation about where she’d sign next, including some hope from WWE fans that she’d make her way back there. However, industry insiders like Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp and Wrestling Observer/The Mat Men’s Andrew Zarian have been adamant that it was a question of when, not if, she would arrive in AEW.
It’s possible that date gets confirmed tonight. Having Moné back in the spotlight should make a lot of wrestling fans very happy, and it will be a big feather in AEW’s cap as it gets its schedule of big events for 2024 underway in earnest.
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