Earlier this year, Tony Khan revealed that AEW’s tagline is “Where The Best Wrestle”.
During an interview with Cultaholic, MJF defending this tagline while taking a shot at All Elite Wrestling’s roster’s mic skills.
Here’s what the AEW American Champion said:
“Look, I talk a lot of sh*t. It’s what I do, but at the end of the day I don’t think ‘Where The Best Wrestle’ is just a catchphrase. I think it’s the truth. I think we have just an insane amount of talent bell to bell.
On the microphone, a different discussion. I think that’s why I stand out more than everybody else because everybody else sounds like a bumbling idiot, with all due respect.”
Eric Bischoff will certainly agree with MJF regarding the point about promo skills.
On his 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff criticized AEW’s TBS Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone’s promo skills and ripped Tony Khan for giving her creative control. Here’s what Bischoff said:
“WWE knew how to utilize Sasha Banks’ strengths, but more importantly, WWE understood her limitations and produced her around those limitations. What does Tony Khan do? He gives her the ball and gives her creative control. For some reason, Mercedes Mone, previously Sasha Banks, feels like she’s great—she’s a great promo.
One of the reasons I never heard her do promos in WWE is that WWE knew better. She cannot carry a promo; she should never be allowed to open her mouth. Every time she opens her mouth, her stock goes down, and it’s to the point now where I don’t know if she’s worth anything. You think Kamille’s getting a rub because she came out there? By the way, did you watch the match? Of course, Mercedes. It’s all about Kamille. This is her big moment.
So reportedly, she has creative control, and if that is true, she apparently thinks she can handle a lot of dialogue. She’s wrong, and Tony Khan doesn’t have the balls or the ability, or both, to say, ‘Hey Mercedes, let’s back this up a little bit.’ Because I’m a data analyst, that’s my thing. People, you know, Dave Meltzer and everybody talks about how great I am at data analytics and providing that to the NFL, blah blah blah, which may all be true. But clearly, he doesn’t have the ability to research his own data and look at his own analytics. Because if he did, he’d be going, ‘This isn’t working; she’s horrible.’ She was introduced poorly. The setup was horrible. It wasn’t horrible; it was just not effective. But when she started talking, her stock went down.
Reportedly, (she’s getting paid) $5 million annually with a limited number of dates and a seven-figure contract reportedly for Jen Pepperman—who’s a friend of mine, and I think the world of—I don’t know that it’s a fact. I have not had any conversations with Jen. I would not compromise her position or her relationship with anybody by communicating with her while she’s working for AEW. I have too much respect for her.
Regardless of how talented Jen Pepperman is—she is a writer, a director, and probably in this case, a producer as well—she can’t go out and cut the promo for Mercedes. She can’t grab the mic and do it. No matter how good a writer or director is, if the performer, actor, actress, or wrestler doesn’t have any talent, it doesn’t matter who’s writing or directing.
The fact that Tony gave creative control to someone who has never demonstrated the ability to be good at creative, because she certainly didn’t have creative control in WWE, and to spend $5 million a year plus on a talent and give that talent creative control, and then once you do realize that she’s going to drive her own character—and by the way, your company—into the ditch and not do anything about it.”
You can watch a recent promo of Mone from Dynamite below:
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. has a message for "The CEO" Mercedes Moné and will be at #AEWDynamite NEXT WEDNESDAY!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@Kamille_Brick | @MercedesVarnado | @RealBrittBaker pic.twitter.com/viuOIOJOOt
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 8, 2024
Mercedes will defend the TBS Title against Britt Baker at All In.
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