Jim Ross wants to see All Elite Wrestling get more out of current TBS Champion Mercedes Moné.
On the latest episode of Grilling JR, the All Elite Wrestling commentator spoke about his recent comments regarding Mercedes Moné stating he believes she needs more of a storyline right now.
“One thing that’s on my mind that I want to clear up. I said something regarding Mercedes Moné, that she had not rung my bell shall we say,” Jim Ross said. “That was no disrespect meant to her. It’s all depending on how you’re booked and who you’re working with and the scenario, the storyline. I think she’s been short of storyline, therefore I haven’t got to feel that grit and that aggression.
“She’s very athletic and she’s a beautiful woman, but golly, I just, she could be used a lot more efficiently I think. I’m not knocking the company. But she’s a significant investment and when she gets — I’m anxious to see how it all works out when she gets into a scenario where at some point in time, she’s got to lose and lose one of those belts. We’re lucky to have her. I don’t want to take it back, but I’m just saying.”
Jim Ross doesn’t want Mercedes Moné doing a series of one-offs
Ross would go on to agree with his co-host that Mercedes has a lot of time left in AEW to get to where she needs to be, but he admittingly finds it hard to get invested in one-off matches.
“I like her. She’s very personable,” Jim Ross said. “She takes a lot of pride in what she wears and you know, her music and all of those things that a lot of those talents just take for granted and move on about their business. Not her, she pays attention. I’m just saying that how she has been booked and the opponents that she’s worked with, she’s done a series of one-offs.
“That’s hard to get over when you’re doing a series of one-offs, you don’t have time to sink your teeth into a personal issue. If you don’t have a personal issue, in my world, personal issues are everything. I’m a big fan of her work, I just think she could be even more effective. I agree with you, the best has yet to come for her.” [H/T: Fightful]
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