The Problem With Mercedes Moné.

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[@shady_the_one]

You guys are only now realizing this?

[@basedmarlon]

Mercedes was better with writers lool

[@khelisiesalvatore8173]

I don't care for AEW but I love Mercedes. I don't know how much Jericho does with the talent backstage but if Mercedes and Jericho were teamed up to spice and animate her promo... it would and should be fire. I'm just remembering all the times Jericho cut one on Stephanie I'd be on tge floor laughing by the end.

[@jaymleung]

The WWE machine what her flaws were and knew how to hide them.

[@KevBean1]

She literally has her own writer

[@aichadiawara586]

This is why I wish she came back to WWE as “The Boss”

[@maraviyoso8473]

NO. WWE has passed her by

[@jeffthompson1685]

Tony Kahn messed up. She is a great wrestler who hasn't wrestled yet. Ummmm.... what?!

[@bryangore5643]

Yeah her ceo theme is horrible she had a much better theme in wwe when she was sasha banks and her promos suck . She looks really good .and thats about it. And i am a fan of hers but i got to keep it real aew dont know what to do with mercedes.

[@gmont28]

The dancing is worse too

[@scottmiller9174]

AEW doesn’t know how to book women. TK brought Mercedes in thinking she would solve it, but the issue is still TK…

[@hailtotheboomstick]

TK can't book anyone without an old Indy storyline. What he does great is get two guys who had classic matches in the indies that people want to see again...what he does poorly is everything else

[@Sagemode888]

Well, their ceo is pretty garbage.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

wrong

[@kelbosskii9769]

Yeah blame Tony and not the overrated chick got it

[@hailtotheboomstick]

@@kelbosskii9769 well since his booking sucks with not just her. As they say if the shoe fits. Cry about it mouth breather

[@gmont28]

She only signed because the title is being handed to her at double or nothing

[@ericnierstedt6242]

I think unfortunately WWE just knew how to better promote her and utilize her talents. Unfortunately, AEW has no plan other than her being there and it has emphasized per flaws which as I see it are 1. Not a great talker. 2. Over concerned with her image, and not having matches. 3. doing the same character over and over. 4. And this one is more of a theory, but I think the reason she isn’t wrestling is because while she is very good in the ring, she tends to take bumps that she’s not built to withstand. Hence she gets injured like in WWE and new Japan, and I think AEW is scared she’s gonna have her first match and get hurt, so they’re trying to delay.

[@mbryanf]

All of that effort that she puts into her hair, if she only put 10% of the effort into promos…

[@donrightgaming1455]

She really isn’t that great on the mic

[@misslouk]

She is awful.

[@maraviyoso8473]

She was never good on the mic; but WWE, at least, knew how to hide her lack of mic skills with segments in which she didn't need to put real effort into promos, especially having Bayley by her side. In AEW, she's on her own with NO ONE who can bring anything (limited as it is) out of her on the mic. Bianca Belair (to put into comparison) has a similar character to Mercedes; but at least Bianca doesn't come up as fake and it's much more likeable.

[@theforcelockgamer2972]

As a wrestler, yeah she’s good, but her promos could use some work

[@indiesongwriter5474]

Tony Kahn is the anti Heyman in that he seems to bring out the worst in his wrestlers from a creative and booking standpoint. I felt like Sasha was better on the mic in WWE, like she was slightly above average with their presentation and a clear heel role and now she's slightly below average in AEW where "face and heel doesn't matter" and she has no creative direction

[@FretzlemaniaPod]

They have fumbled Mone even before her first match. Unless she has some nagging injuries. All she has done is walk out on TV, get jumped backstage and moan like a p*rnstar and walk out on TV again. What are we doing here? And the theme song is worse than The Creed Bros current one. C E NO!

[@Sagemode888]

She just trash. Unprofessional spoiled brat.

[@BulletBunny]

Because I think she's INJURED dood. She suffered what should have been a career-ending injury back in NJPW but pressed hard to come back. I don't think she was even cleared when she 1st signed with AEW. I suspect Khan just didn't want her to sign with WWE before Mania, and he's desperate for gravitas ... for whatever reason, he LOVES collecting WWE's broken toys. Don't expect her to come back to form any time soon if at all, rather, expect her to be a glorified mouthpiece like Saraya from this point forward.

[@itsraid_bitchez8084]

It's like she got promoted backwards when she left WWE

[@RobertPagano226]

What's the problem: EVERYTHING. A BUILD-up-NOTHING! A complete waste so far.

[@kurtmcfc1629]

seamless and smooth are not words id associate with her.. Sloppy and daring are more appropriate. She's got the look and clearly loves wrestling but she totally lost without the WWE machine.

[@MickeysMenu]

Jade Cargill took 4 months

[@Wyatt6661]

Man 😂😂 she was book better in nxt tbh

[@MarieAmicalola]

3:57 😂

[@HTAD111111]

No, you right it’s just awful!

[@Austin2tall97]

She sucks in both WWE & AEW and

[@marcusmelancon3426]

I’ve always said her speaking and promos were horrible and I think it was just over looked by her matches but she’s not having any so it’s bad

[@totallykoolyeah]

She needs somebody else to say what someone else wrote. Congrats tony

[@_F1nN]

03:56 Mercedes it's you?

[@Modest_Memory_SYM]

The first 3 seconds sums it up 😂 great analysis

[@derekwilliams1066]

They should have had Mercedes debut at a PPV and interfere in a match or something. Or have her debut and immediately get physical with someone. Now they've blown her debut. They will probably rush her into a poorly-done feud with Dr. Britt Baker next, which is the kind of thing that would be awesome with the right build up, but disastrous if not done properly.

[@biggietothex]

Def rebel made her theme song lol

[@belladeann8398]

SHE'S NURSING A BAD ANKLE ‼️‼️‼️‼️ 👠 👠 APRIL 2024 FROM HER, LAST JAPANESE, TITLE MATCH.

[@TeganCantEven]

Maybe they should have waited to put her on tv until that was resolved?

[@PraiseChukwuma-kg2sq]

I totally agree with you

[@bornagaintexan8097]

2 women I wanna see on WWE programming is Statlander and Hayter. AEW isn’t doing sht to promote em. Time to move on.

[@herotheancient1352]

I'm sure the reason she batrly wrestling is because she is just there in AEW for the huge check Tony "Fear of his life" Khan offer her. We should know that reason. She just gonna be there till her contract is up. She will end her career back in WWE. She did stated she want to end her career in WWE in the interview in the same week before she made her AEW debut.

[@anthonyflores9648]

She secretly divorced. The divorce just completed, she wanted to make sure no AEW money went to her ex.

[@ApronBump]

How do you know this if it was a secret?

[@fredeinsel7983]

Any one can be a critic

[@kelbosskii9769]

Changed her weave so many times and still didnt draw a dime.

[@geraldcena8980]

Sorry? But Mercedes mone is good at both😂

[@thomasj.foolery7025]

JIF? Unsubscribed. Real talk. You’re right on the money.

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

That's how it's pronounced and how the Creator pronounced it is. Cry more lol

[@michaelspltwrng]

I love her and support her but she needs a new character, the boss/ceo is sooo done and her theme song needs to go. she needs to secure herself as more of a dominant heel

[@kazkaze2456]

the boss character & the ceo are not the same thing. u just dont get it. & she will be a dominant heel when the time is right.

[@michaelspltwrng]

@@kazkaze2456 the fact they're synonyms literally shows they're the same. it's cringe and a change is sooo needed

[@kazkaze2456]

@@michaelspltwrng no its not, its just name appelation to show an evolution.. the vibe is completely different., the purpose is different. u just dont get it. if u dont like it, just dont watch it. simple. ur just a fake fan, find u a new fav, bc she ain't gonna change anytime soon.

[@Gamez5475]

@@kazkaze2456so what’s the difference between “The Boss” And “The CEO”

[@RobertPagano226]

Mone is all about Sasha Banks, both are a bore!

[@YakBat]

Holy shit, AEW is making the same mistake Mandalorian did- have her talk instead of showing her in action. Only had a few lines, but it was embarrassingly bad, but you could see this chick didn't need a stunt double, but sadly we never saw her kicking ass.

[@DavidJones-sv5ty]

That theme is cringeworthy.

[@matthewthomas9194]

Your wrong she not a good wrestler she small she's injury prone and botches all the time and she sucks on the mic no promo skills . and she got her own personal female writer hired. But she cant talk period. She being exposed she always been overated!!!plus she is difficult to work with.

[@hailtotheboomstick]

Tony Khan is a kid with money but no direction. AEW could seriously be a power house if he actually knew what he was doing.

[@sarvophongrongphar4736]

sorry .. i just watching this just for the boss sasha .

[@villain5824]

She shouldve just stayed with wwe

[@gmoney8585]

She has 0 charisma

[@KINGJALLA114]

I hate the CEO shit🤮

[@DLTyrus]

Mercedes/Sasha sucks, and has always sucked, and basically got lumped in with other more talented women because she happened to come up at the same time as them in WWE during at time when they (and fans) were trying desperately to change the perception/presentation of female wrestling, and thus criticism of any female talent was implicitly forbidden.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

still draws

[@DLTyrus]

@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 gonna need to see some proof of that given what I know about her on the show so far 😂

[@petebagwell6666]

Nah she still is alot better in ring than the majority of other women, she just has the absolute worst promo of the other 3 girls becky Charlotte and bayley but they also outwrestle her, she's never been on the heel level of Charlotte and she's never been on the babyface or heel level or becky and bayley, she just comes out and says her catchphrases and leaves

[@Lufsixq]

@@petebagwell6666 Show me one match, just one where she carried the match. You can't because it's never happened. The only thing she has is the look. She's the modern day Ultimate Warrior.

[@kjdee140]

She talks like that mermaid from the box office bomb movie Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken. Just cringe.

[@vladpootin5973]

She actually always has been pretty awful, she was decent at the most when she was at her relative highest, and the WWE made the most out of her during her tenure there, she has an interesting look, but tha is about it. She barely has any physical strength, lack of necessary bodily tension, she requires assistance by her opponents to properly execute most moves and her timing in the ring is mostly terrible too, and this whole „boss/swag“ thing is cringe. And look at her run in japan, everything there was totally forgettable and irrelevant. She took the opportunity to take home of what I am sure will be a good amount of Khan money, and who could possibly blame her for that, but if anyone actually expects anything noteworthy to come out of her in aew, then they are in for a major let down I’m sure.

[@ryumike1478]

Probably was hurt

[@cameronsarmiento4102]

Let's just say it she is like the majority of young black women these days

[@Oldschool1943]

her promos always been terrible, it sucked in: WWE, stardom and AEW

[@osiawideman4851]

So do you, I guess she doesn’t talk white and boring, you can’t relate

[@Ching.A]

Her wrestling is mediocre, her promo is a cringefest She is her own biggest fan and hype when in actual fact, WWE just told her to kindly f off to her scam of a contract

[@littletom1978]

Always big Sasha Banks fan, thought wwe could have gotten alot more from her if didnt always shove Charlotte ahead of her. So far, not a Mercedes Mone fan in aew. She has never been the best actress but seems very cringe to watch now, almost feel she gets no direction or coaching as opposed to in wwe. If you watch any clips/interviews where being herself comes off likeable, well spoken, sweet, etc. Everytime shes starts "acting", it is just hard to watch now. Her cadence of talking is very fake and voice is grating. Again, I was a huge Sasha fan and didnt want her to land in aew over wwe. I think this , so far, is exposing Mercedes when not produced, and aew not actually producing anyone as well as Tonys lack of storytelling. He wants matches, and does lazy build up and anticipation to see a match. As you pointed out, story is we fought in japan, that appeals to hardcore audience only. You could add more compelling layers ot that simple story but its clunky and bad acting instead. Once she wrestles may change things, cause felt she was a superior performer to Charlotte and Becky, so lets wait and hope this wasnt a major mistake career wise for her.

[@mikemadsen7926]

She,s not doing herself any favors by coming off as a egomaniac. She chose money over career by now she must be realizing that going to aew was a big mistake

[@badguy13]

Bad wrestler, bad promo botcha banks

[@ColbyC711]

None.

[@themexicananimal]

Listen man she is the BOS......Uh huh I mean CEO. That's the story. I know sarcasm can't be read but this is what the comment is.

[@patrickbarry6273]

Haven't seen her since wwe, but she's very overrated. Ok in ring. Obnoxious on mic.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

they all are arent they

[@rebeccabrown543]

🤬👿👹

[@isitoveryet9525]

I forgot what a terrible talker she really is lol that promo was so bad on every level

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

wrong she can talk alright

[@TheFailedmessiah]

She should be making bang bros videos imo.

[@Pokemon_collects]

I’d watch

[@TheBloodsin]

shes not great on the mic and outside wwe matches... i looked at clips and she botches alot even in WWE she botches alot

[@robertrogers074]

Her character is the CEO.

[@DravenBlackWrites]

She's better than Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch and other top women of WWE.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

exactly none of them are good talkers she can outwrestle them all looks better too

[@captaindeadpool2655]

No she's not. She's not better in the ring than any of them nor a better promo. You're coping huge.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

No she isn't. Not now anyway

[@kelbosskii9769]

Rhea has surpassed her. And let's not talk about bianca. Bianca has done everything in a short amount of time. Should I continue?

[@Celes2001]

Becky is the best storyteller Bianca can cut a decent promo Rhea isn't good your right But Mercedes/Sasha downfall on the Mic​@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780

[@user-ci6hb3mq1q]

Shes as bad on the mic as this channel is as content.

[@nvelez11973]

She's overrated and underwhelming! Average in the ring, and horrible on the mic.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

not average in the ring shes very good in the ring horrible on the mic thats true

[@MaliduDilchin-tr9yj]

She's obviously great in ring and fine on mic

[@gamesps9562]

​@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 "Average" is the perfect way to describe her wrestling. She's not strong, she's not athletic. She's got some techniques that don't look believable, but it's there. That's it. You'll never see power moves or anything especially athletic from her. She's also well known for her botches. Her latest injury was a botch, and she's not agile enough to land like a pro athlete.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

@@gamesps9562 she is athletic you watch any of her matches that injury wasn't a botch shes not Punk shes not that great on the mic i agree there how many women do power moves now anyway shes strong enough she can out perform most of these women