Mercedes Martinez, recently released from WWE, has since appeared on Impact Wrestling. Originally debuted on AEW in 2019, but since her release from WWE, she hasn’t returned to the AEW. In a recent interview, Martinez explains why she hasn’t returned to AEW. In the interview with Bell To Belles. It went into detail of how her signing with WWE came about.
What Mercedes Martinez said
“There was no contract offer. Yes, I mean, if you want to straight shoot, we can straight shoot. People think there was [a contract offer], but there wasn’t,” Mercedes revealed. “We were in talks, you know? I just think that WWE, when they gave me the contract, they let me still do AEW. They offered the contract after I was revealed as the joker. Yeah, as soon as I did [All Out], it was maybe two weeks afterwards that WWE contacted me. I was in a position where I was like, ‘I’m just not sure yet. I have AEW Dark to do,’ and they said, ‘That’s fine. You can go ahead and do it and then let us know. The offer is there but it won’t last very long, so I’m like, ‘Okay, just let me figure out some things.’ I had my son, and at that time, there were just a lot of thing going on personally. I just wanted to make sure everything was intact.
“But, you know, I talked to Cody, and talked to Brandi, and it was more or less, ‘When you guys are ready for me, I’m here, but I won’t be there for long.’ I believe Awesome Kong was, at that time, helping with talent,” she continued. “We talked, and I told her, ‘WWE is knocking at my door, so if there is an offer to be made, it has to be done now because if this is the only offer on the table, with me being close to 40, I need to take something because my legacy has to end at some point. And after that, there was nothing, so I took the contract with WWE, negotiated with what we needed to do, and I was very happy with what they offered.
“We were both happy on each side, and I signed. They let me fulfil all my obligations until the end of the year when I signed. And that way I can report in January, so yeah, I think if AEW offered something, who knows? I really don’t know. The ball is in their court because I did let them know that whenever they’re ready for me, just contact me. They have my contact info because we’ve talked, so I’m not sure. I’m not sure what would have came for me– I felt like I was a good fit, but, you know, life has a way of bringing you where you need to be at that moment.”
Transcript from WrestleInc
Where is Mercedes Martinez now?
Martinez recently wrestled in Impact’s Special Knockout event but hasn’t confirmed if she signed a contract with Impact after this appearance. It seems to be possible that we may see Martinez in AEW in the future as it seems like no bridges were burnt, but at the minute, there is not much known about her future career.
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