There’s nothing wrong with having a dream and trying to realize it, and while reaching the WWE is many wrestlers’ dream in itself, Mercedes Mone reportedly had bigger aspirations for her career.
She wanted to change the sport and lift women’s wrestling onto equal footing with the men so everyone would be wrestlers and not just men and women.
Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) Wanted to Be the Next Rock and Steve Austin
It’s a huge dream given how the WWE and other companies have portrayed their women’s divisions over the years.
The WWE has been especially curious given how Vince McMahon recruited the Fabulous Moolah to screw over Wendi Richter when she wanted equal pay as the men while she was on Hulk Hogan’s level.
Then in the Attitude Era, while breaking barriers, also had it’s share of putting women in specialized matched like bra and panties matches and so on.
And it’s impossible to ignore how there was virtually no women’s division in the WWE in the late 80s to early 90s until Alundra Blayze burst onto the scene.
Changing the game
Mercedes made headlines when she and Naomi walked out of Raw seven months ago over a dispute over how the Women’s Tag Team Championship and women’s division in general were being booked.
Now that she’s free of the WWE and made her first appearance at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 and is reportedly signed with AEW, more information on Mercedes’ reasoning has come to light.
Granted, it’s second hand, but there’s no reason to think it’s false until she comes out and says so.
Dax Harwood has ruffled some feather with FTR with Dax Harwood podcast as he’s shared his opinion and what he’s been told about various things happening.
In the show’s recent episode, Dax talked about how she wanted to make an impact in professional wrestling during her 12 year career.
“She did take the Tag Team Titles very seriously, but she took wrestling very seriously too. She didn’t get into wrestling just to get into wrestling. She got into wrestling to make a difference. Not just women’s wrestling, but for all of wrestling.
“She wanted to be looked at in the same light as Stone Cold Steve Austin or Hulk Hogan or The Rock. She wanted to be looked at that way and she wanted to make a difference in wrestling that way. She’s very prideful.
“Sometimes, speaking from experience, pride can rub people the wrong way because you do stand up for what you believe in and you don’t take no for an answer because you want the best for yourself and you want the best for your craft and your art, as corny as ‘art’ sounds, that word is too cliche now; but when you take it so seriously, it’s a recipe for success, but a lot of people aren’t going to like you because of it.
“I think that’s maybe what happened to her.”
This makes sense and sheds more light on why she took such a hard stance before walking out of the WWE, and now she’s able to make her statement on her own.
Do you think she’ll be remembered in the same breath as the other greats? Let us know in the comments below.
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