Mercedes Mone made her AEW debut at AEW Big Business, and she wasted no time when Dynamite opened with Mercedes’ new theme song “CEO. “Mercedes was excited, thanked the enthusiasts and her brother, and said she couldn’t wait to part ways with the women. your back. Mone also noted that she had some notable affairs with Willow Nightingale, who defeated her for the NJPW Women’s Strong Championship.
Aside from the big pop and her forged promotion, Mone didn’t say much about the content, and there were no angles in her opening segment either. Her presence, however, will be a boon to the women’s department as Mone seeks to help AEW awaken a sleeping giant in a department of talented women.
Last week’s AEW Dynamite stream underperformed with 779,000 viewers following Sting’s retirement and a newsworthy AEW Revolution 2024.
Mercedes Mone opened the show, stepping out of a Mercedes Maybach for a new “CEO” track. Fans chanted “CEO” as they opened the show, like CM Punk.
An emotional Mercedes thanked the enthusiasts for accompanying her in her highs and historic moments.
Mercedes hinted at a fight with Willow Nightingale, but there were no angles or big outdoor moments of her big pop and “CEO” chants. It’s wonderful to see her in AEW, which now has to rely on its all-female department to escape its existing funk.
Prior to that match, AEW aired a vignette of Adam Cole reading a story about Wardlow’s journey. It was literally time to bring in Adam Cole, which took a long time.
Samoa Joe kicked Wardlow’s knee, the first time anyone had done so. Joe continued to move out of the way of a Senton Splash.
After being built as a pig to be slaughtered, Wardlow lost by submission to the Coquina Clutch. Wardlow’s rinse, wash, and repeat cycle in AEW has now reached its practice session level as Wardlow moves to the back of the line.
Behind the scenes, the Young Bucks intimidated Alex Marvez by speaking on behalf of Kazuchika Okada, whom they called “the living wrestler. “Matthew Jackson also said there were 14 million reasons why they hired Okada. At the end of the promotion, Okada forced Marvez to sing “Happy Birthday” to Jackson.
The Young Bucks won with pyrotechnics when they entered. Then Matthew Jackson tossed a coin, and when the coin landed, Okada’s music blared.
Commentators marveled at all the skill in the ring, calling it an “All-Star Game” of skill. It’s a microcosm of AEW, loaded with skill but limited in terms of plots.
Penta El Zero M and Matthew Jackson were dressed in red, which is very confusing.
It’s a game of “this is awesome. ” Okada won with the Rainmaker over Eddie Kingston, preceded by a low blow.
Will Ospreay, dressed as if he had just returned from his son’s soccer practice, dressed as a goalkeeper, did a lively promotion about Bryan Danielson. He said he was looking to bring the feeling back to AEW, and he was the sensation. He then proved that sentiment by making his story in front of Bryan Danielson to find out who is the better fighter. It’s not a story.
AEW continues to rest on its laurels by booking Danielson vs. Ospreay as a “dream match”. No script, no private problem. We just fought. They just don’t get it.
The Gunns continue to have some of the most productive ears in the business thanks to their new theme song. It’s also the band that in the past starred in 50 Cent’s “Many Men. “
The story of this fits with that of Darby Allin stitched up, coming out of his famous glass jump, running due to injury. It’s also impressive that Darby is still so close to his next Mount Everest adventure.
White was very pleased to see Allin around the ring (both in and out), taking credit for Allin’s injuries. It’s still unclear if Bullet Club Gold is babyfaces, heels, or if we even care.
Jay White won the attack using heel tactics and taking advantage of Allin’s injuries, especially after Allin attempted a Coffin Drop on the platform. Bullet Club Gold turned on its heel and attacked The Acclaimed, who were looking to make amends. After following Max Caster’s Twitter feed, I was convinced he was drifting away.
Chris Jericho continues to use his old Lionheart music, which sounds like LeBron James is doing dunks, but settling for mid-range jumps.
In fact, fans began to show symptoms of fatigue on an otherwise hot AEW Big Business screen.
Lionheart synced up with an ugly Lionheart-Redrum combo on Bishop Kaun. Hook took the win via submission with a Redrum on Kaun.
Fans continued to boo Chris Jericho when he gave the impression in a segment alongside Hook. Jericho then challenged Hook, live from Toronto, teasing a potential heel trick. The enthusiasts kept booing. The wonderful thing about this display is that they used it to combine Dynamite’s programming next week in Canada.
Behind the scenes, Mercedes Mone wanted Riho to have the best luck in her main event unlike Nightingale. There is also a high probability that Mone would appear in the main event after naming Willow in her opening promotion.
AEW is talking about how Riho has been wrestling since he was nine years old, which is crazy because he doesn’t look more than 12 years old.
Riho connected a terrifying Northern Lights Suplex with Nightingale, but drew enthusiasts to the attack as chants of “that’s awesome” followed. Riho then applied a Dragon Suplex, but Nightingale landed on the more sensible one of her. They asked Riho to throw Willow, more than Willow was throwing at Riho.
Nightingale won with a Dr. Bomb, in a confrontation with Mone.
Julia Hart and Skye Blue attacked Nightingale after the match, taking out Mercedes Mone to make the pit stop, completing Hart with his modified Gory Special. Fans chanted “CEO” as the exhibition came to an end.