6 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (10 April - Results & Review)
Downs...
4. Left In The Dark With Mercedes Moné
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Mercedes Moné desperately, desperately needs a wrestling match and the longer her AEW run goes without one, the longer it'll feel like its a case of can't rather than won't.
There are ways to make the most of a semi-injured wrestler without them having to work matches - see, appropriately, CM Punk's current shtick in WWE for an example of it - but AEW are running out of tricks to play with the 'CEO', especially when its not happening in front of live crowds as was the case here.
Taken out by a mystery assailant after an awkward exchange with Alex Marvez, she does at least now have a direct rival rather than a passing interest in other people's business. The frontrunner appears to be a turning Kris Statlander, which is one of the more appealing combinations the division has to offer it. But...offer it now. The magic of Mercedes simply appearing on AEW television is wearing thinner by the week but it'll take less than ten minutes of bell-time to immediately turn that around.
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