AEW, sign Mercedes Martinez!

[eJm]

That’s the whole thread.

...ok, I’ll add a bit more. I loved her in the MYC but man, she looked like a damn star tonight.

Get her in, feud her with Sadie Gibbs and let magic happen.

[chrom]

There's a couple girls there like her I liked and wanted to see more before they got unceremoniously tossed out by Nyla

[This Player Hating Mothman]

When she came out as the last entrant I started yelling and hollering in excitement with my confused friends having no idea what was happening, and that's a travesty that needs addressing. She's done so much for the scene over the years and put in so much work; give her a nice contract and let her be on TV. She deserves it

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

I hope quite a few girls get signed off that battle royale

Shazza, Mercedes, and Big Swole to name a few.

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To be honest I have no idea who she is, though honestly I think I only watched the finals of the first Mae Young Classic and saw nothing at all of the second.

[King Devitt]

Absolutely positively agree!

When she came out I went from yelling "who the hell are the crowd cheering?! show me who the crowd is cheer-OH MY GOD IT'S f***ING MERCEDES MARTINEZ, YESSSSSSSS!!!"

I was watching with my partner, who has trouble remembering faces/people, so he didn't know who she was, and didn't remember her from watching the MYC, and he just sat there looking very confused as to why I was possibly waking the neighbors.

I love MM, and if anyone male or female deserves a full time contract somewhere that pays them what they're worth, it's her.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Yes, they totally should sign Mercedes Martinez and Nicole Savoy. I don't know how many roster spots they feel they need to fill, but I'd lock those two down.

[octopus]

Mercedes Martinez needs to be on the big stage, WWE. AEW's women are terrible. (sorry)

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

I popped so huge for her and booed in my living room when she was eliminated. So psyched that she got signed to AEW.

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I loved it and she got a great response. Hell of a signing.

[Muskrat]

As soon as she came out I said “Oh yeah. How the f*** has nobody signed Mercedes yet?”

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

It actually legit shocks me the WWE didn't sign her after EITHER MYC. They booked her pretty well in both tournaments, she was amazing in both, and... nothing. Weird.

[Allie Kitsune]

Sept 2, 2019 13:47:16 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

It actually legit shocks me the WWE didn't sign her after EITHER MYC. They booked her pretty well in both tournaments, she was amazing in both, and... nothing. Weird.

Seriously.

I knew nothing about her going into the first MYC, but I pretty much marked out for her every damn time.

[eJm]

Sept 2, 2019 13:47:16 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

It actually legit shocks me the WWE didn't sign her after EITHER MYC. They booked her pretty well in both tournaments, she was amazing in both, and... nothing. Weird.

It felt like a surefire thing, didn't it? Like, they were signing everyone else or at least a good majority and at least making plans with them. But Mercedes gets...nothing.

I genuinely think it's a looks thing. Like, that does feel like I'm stroking them with a negative brush but that'd be a very WWE reason.

[Mozenrath]

Sept 2, 2019 16:27:34 GMT -5 eJm said:

Sept 2, 2019 13:47:16 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

It actually legit shocks me the WWE didn't sign her after EITHER MYC. They booked her pretty well in both tournaments, she was amazing in both, and... nothing. Weird.

It felt like a surefire thing, didn't it? Like, they were signing everyone else or at least a good majority and at least making plans with them. But Mercedes gets...nothing.

I genuinely think it's a looks thing. Like, that does feel like I'm stroking them with a negative brush but that'd be a very WWE reason.

Thinking it might be since she's 38, going on 39 come November, so they might not think she's a worthwhile investment, but that does seem short-sighted. Like, not everyone's got to be part of the show for 10 years.

[eJm]

Sept 2, 2019 16:29:36 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Sept 2, 2019 16:27:34 GMT -5 eJm said:

It felt like a surefire thing, didn't it? Like, they were signing everyone else or at least a good majority and at least making plans with them. But Mercedes gets...nothing.

I genuinely think it's a looks thing. Like, that does feel like I'm stroking them with a negative brush but that'd be a very WWE reason.

Thinking it might be since she's 38, going on 39 come November, so they might not think she's a worthwhile investment, but that does seem short-sighted. Like, not everyone's got to be part of the show for 10 years.

That's a reason too. Which is also like...couldn't you have her be the women's version of Ohno or something?

[Mozenrath]

Sept 2, 2019 16:37:00 GMT -5 eJm said:

Sept 2, 2019 16:29:36 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Thinking it might be since she's 38, going on 39 come November, so they might not think she's a worthwhile investment, but that does seem short-sighted. Like, not everyone's got to be part of the show for 10 years.

That's a reason too. Which is also like...couldn't you have her be the women's version of Ohno or something?

True, though maybe they made the offer and she preferred to not give up her indie stuff for what would have maybe been more security, but probably not a lot more money.

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Aug 31, 2019 23:44:08 GMT -5 chrom said:

There's a couple girls there like her I liked and wanted to see more before they got unceremoniously tossed out by Nyla

Agreed. Though it may be an unpopular opinion, because people like seeing that Nyla is being pushed, I just don't think she's at the same level of actual wrestling skill and ability than a lot of the women they've had on the shows so far. If it comes right down to who is the best, in terms of wrestling talent, she's in the bottom 25% or so on the list. I would much rather see, for example, a Shida vs. Baker match to determine the first champion. Or Nicole Savoy vs. Jazz. Or Aja Kong vs. Mercedes Martinez.