This afternoon (Jan 3) report said that Jan 4 dynamite She will clarify who will be the “mystery partner” for Saraya next Wednesday in Los Angeles.
When Tony Schiavone interviewed her opponents, AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter and Dr. Brett Baker, early on this week’s episode, she called herself “The Boss” and winked at the camera. Fans of the recently rebranded Mercedes Mooney got excited.
But when Renee Paige sat down with Saraya and the two former AEW champions, the wrestler formerly known as Paige chose someone she described as the best wrestler in the world… Tony Storm.
Not only did you not pronounce Sasha Banks’ new name, it made the other woman in the interview – Hikaru Shida – clearly unhappy.
.@employee She officially chose her tag team partner for her match against her @employee friendship. @employeeDMD next Wednesday through #AEWDynamite in a @employee!
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It seems clear that trouble is brewing between Shida and Saraya or Tony or both. Will that create an opportunity for Mooney? Or is this just a bit of a fantasy reservation that didn’t materialize?
This seems like a good move, as now fans will either be surprised when Mercedes (or some other new face) shows up, or have justifiable reason to be upset if she doesn’t. But they left the door crack open, and they’d probably get some flak if it was President The CEO does not appear … whether or not this is justified.
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