Top Indie Wrestling Veteran Signs For WWE

A huge, huge boost for WWE's women's division.

by Andy H Murray
Mercedes Martinez
WWE.com

It looks like WWE are about to add another highly-talented name to their stacked women's roster, with indie standout Mercedes Martinez set to start with the promotion later this month.

This is according to SoCal Uncensored (the website, not the AEW trio), who report that the 39-year-old is expected to report to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida in late January, though there's no word on when she'll be slotted into NXT programming.

One of the most highly thought of names left on the independents, Martinez is a 19-year-old veteran with a wealth of experience working for companies like Shimmer and SHINE, and it's borderline miraculous that she remained a free agent for so long.

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Martinez has previous WWE experience from the 2017 and 2018 Mae Young Classic tournaments, and has also filled a couple of spots on NXT television as well. On top of this, she competed for AEW twice in 2019, first as a participant in All Out's Casino Battle Royal, then again on episode five of Dark, where she and Big Swole lost to Allie and Sadie Gibbs.

Neither Martinez nor WWE have commented on the situation at the time of writing.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.