Tony Khan's latest big announcement follows a tweet from the official TD Garden account earlier today officially branding the March 13th episode of “AEW Dynamite” as “Big Business.” According to Fightful Select (as those with insight may have guessed from the graphics), this special episode will feature Mercedes Mone's AEW debut.
Reports from both Fightful and Matt Men Radio's Andrew Zarian specify that Mone (formerly WWE's Sasha Banks) has been under contract with AEW since “at least early January.” Although other debut dates were being considered, the announcement to follow Wednesday's debut in Monet's hometown of Boston had been finalized for several weeks.
From a contract standpoint, Fightful previously reported that WWE confirmed negotiations with the former Women's Triple Crown and Grand Slam champion in late December, but an agreement could not be reached. Prior to that, Mone appeared on screen in the crowd at AEW All In in August, sparking speculation that she would make her debut soon, but nothing materialized for her there either.
Khan called the event “one of the most important nights in AEW history and a memorable night for the entire professional wrestling industry,” and graphics promoting the event graced the screens. In the lower left corner below the TD Garden logo, the words “BO$$TON” (such as a dollar sign) are visible to people all over the world, which is exactly what “debut without actually announcing the debut”. was announced. “Like Khan and AEW did something very memorable before.
