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Mercedes Mone pays homage to her lifelong hero Eddie Guerrero on AEW Dynamite
Mercedes Mone pays homage to her lifelong hero Eddie Guerrero on AEW Dynamite

Time of India

time6 days ago

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  • Time of India

Mercedes Mone pays homage to her lifelong hero Eddie Guerrero on AEW Dynamite

Mercedes Mone paid tribute to the man who inspired her to become a professional wrestler, Eddie Guerrero. Mercedes Mone has been one of the biggest attractions in the world of professional wrestling. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It was a young girl from Boston, Massachusetts, who was inspired years ago to make her living between the ropes. However, the superstar who inspired her to pursue that path was the late, great Eddie Guerrero. The CEO of women's wrestling has stated multiple times that Guerrero has been her lifelong hero, and she paid a fitting tribute to him recently. Mercedes Mone's homage to Eddie Guerrero was heartwarming on AEW Dynamite This week's edition of AEW Dynamite took place at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. The city was Eddie Guerrero's hometown, and at the same time, a huge night for Mercedes Mone herself. The CEO decided to make it extra special by paying homage to her idol. She was seen arriving at the arena on the back of a lowrider, the same vehicle that Guerrero made famous in the wrestling world. Eddie Guerrero would make his WWE entrances driving a lowrider to the ringside and showing the car's up and down movement before heading to the ring. Mone's vehicle did the same as she came out of it and headed straight towards the arena for her scheduled appearance later that night. Mercedes Mone won a high-stakes match at Double or Nothing Mercedes Mone had a significant match at AEW's latest pay-per-view, Double or Nothing. She battled fellow AEW star Jamie Hayter in the finals of the prestigious Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament. Following a hard-fought battle, the CEO emerged victorious with a quick rollup and claimed the accolade. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With her monumental win, Mone is now set to challenge for the AEW Women's World Championship, currently held by "Timeless" Toni Storm. The match will take place at AEW's premier event, All In Texas, in July. She is already the current TBS Champion and Rev Pro Undisputed Women's Champion and is looking to add another gold to her resume. So it will be interesting to see if she can etch another huge win at All In. Also read:

Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament winners crowned at AEW Double or Nothing 2025
Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament winners crowned at AEW Double or Nothing 2025

Time of India

time26-05-2025

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  • Time of India

Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament winners crowned at AEW Double or Nothing 2025

Image via AEW The Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament came to its conclusion at the AEW Double or Nothing 2025 event. AEW Double or Nothing 2025 was an absolute stellar event as the company celebrated the sixth anniversary of the very first show produced by them. One of the prime highlights of the show taking place in Glendale, Arizona, was the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament. Four of the best in-ring athletes from the AEW roster's men's and women's divisions competed to claim the glory. As the dust settled on the stellar pay-per-view, this year's winners of the Owen Cup were crowned. Which AEW stars won the Owen Cup this year at AEW Double or Nothing 2025? The opening of the AEW Double or Nothing 2025 pay-per-view saw the finals of the Owen Cup on the women's side. After weeks of undergoing extensive competition, it was Mercedes Mone and Jamie Hayter who were set to collide in the tournament finals. The duo had heated tensions for weeks, leading up to their match at Double or Nothing. Both women displayed their exceptional in-ring acumen in a spectacular showdown. They struck each other with the hardest moves in their arsenals, from backstabbers, submission holds, and even a Tombstone Piledriver by Jamie Hayter. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pierce Brosnan's Wife Lost 120 Pounds - This Is Her Now Undo However, the ending of the bout saw Mercedes Mone steal a roll-up and immediately rush out of the ring. With her victory, she became the Women's Owen Hart Foundation Cup winner. The main event of the night was the Men's finals, pitting top AEW stars Will Ospreay and "Hangman" Adam Page against each other. The men's side exceeded the expectations even further as both competitors delivered a highly compelling and captivating match worthy of being the closing bout for AEW Double or Nothing. It was a chaotic affair that spilled all over the ringside and saw multiple nearfalls with both stars executing hard-hitting moves. The final moments of the match saw counter after counter, but Adam Page finally connected with the Buckshot Lariat on Ospreay to win the tournament .With both Adam Page and Mercedes Mone winning their respective finals, they are now set to challenge for the AEW World Championship and Women's World Championship at the biggest stage the company has to offer, AEW All In Texas in July. Also read: Roman Reigns loses the social media crown to The Great Khali Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.

AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Results, Winners And Grades On May 25
AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Results, Winners And Grades On May 25

Forbes

time26-05-2025

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AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Results, Winners And Grades On May 25

Will Ospreay faces Hangman Adam Page in the finals of the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation Men's ... More Tournament. AEW Double or Nothing 2025 advertised the annual Anarchy in the Arena, pitting the Death Riders and the Young Bucks against Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale and The Opps. This will be the first intergender Anarchy Arena in AEW history. AEW also advertised two Owen Hart Foundation Tournament finals, which book-ended the show as Mercedes Mone faced Jamie Hayter and Hangman Adam Page faced Will Ospreay to decide the likely savior of AEW. Mercedes wore Bret Hart/Owen Hart-inspired sunglasses to the ring, except they were much larger and she did not give them to a little kid. There were dueling chants of 'Jamie Hayter' and 'CEO.' Despite the crowd heat, Mercedes and Jamie seemed to be on two entirely different pages early, resulting in some awkward single-leg crab spots. The match picked up after a great-looking Meteora by Mercedes to the outside. Mercedes mocked Hayter by kissing her biceps beforehand Hayter made her comeback after taking a series of Meteoras, mocking Mercedes right back before delivering a Meteora in the corner. Everybody with knees is going to be sore after this match even Aubrey Edwards who has to get down on her knees to count. Fans got more into this match as the women laid in their strikes. Hayter slipped on the stairsteps while trying to deliver a step-up lariat. The announce team tried to gaslight viewers by saying the move was more devastating due to the slip. It wasn't. Mercedes hit four consecutive Backstabbers before locking in the Statement Maker. Hayter brilliantly countered an O'Connor Roll with a rear-naked choke in the middle of the ring. Mone reversed it into a rollup for a nearfall. Hayter countered a second Statement Maker into an ugly Ushigoroshi followed by a Lariat for a nearfall that everybody fell for. Moments later, Mone kicked out of a Tombstone to the disgust of Glendale. Mercedes countered another Lariat with an ugly schoolboy rollup where Jamie landed right on her head, ultimately winning the tournament. FTR was little-brothering Daniel Garcia as Cash Wheeler gave him a sarcastic hug. Excalibur had to correct Tony Schiavone, who undersold what FTR tried to do to him. To Tony, FTR tried to bully him. Excalibur made it more dramatic by implying they tried to paralyze Schiavone. Garcia received a big pop for his signature dance, and Nigel received an even bigger pop as he tagged in and went toe-to-toe with Dax Harwood. The crowd reacted to this match like it was any other tag team match. There was no 'underdog heat" for Nigel like there was for Pat McAfee against Gunther at Backlash, because Nigel is an actual wrestler who hung with his foes and even towered over them. After FTR accidentally clotheslined each other, Nigel and Garcia locked in dueling submissions. StokelyHathaway tried to interrupt, but was thwarted by Daddy Magic. After FTR escaped the submission, Garcia hit multiple top-rope superplexes from different corners of the ring. It was the super Three Amigos, but Dax countered with a spinning suplex from the top rope of his own. After a Shatter Machine on the outside, FTR confronted Tony Schiavone. They then turned their attention to Daniel Garcia as Dax locked Garcia in a Sharpshooter. Garcia passed out. Two matches into a nine-match show and it's been an hour. This is going to be a long night. Ricochet missed a shooting star onto the stretcher for a big reaction. Briscoe capitalized by paying homage to Mick Foley with an elbow to the outside, then to Sabu by throwing a steel chair. Briscoe continued his domination by shining Ricochet's bald head with Mr. Clean. Briscoe attempted a Sabu-like Triple Jump dive but Ricochet interrupted by throwing a chair at Briscoe. Ricochet took control, busting Briscoe wide open to the tune of 'you sick F' chants. Ricochet stuffed Briscoe in the ambulance and tried closing the door, but Briscoe blocked it with a crutch. A bloody Briscoe came back with a J-Driller inside the ring. Briscoe followed up with a 'Froggy Bow' (Frog Splash/Flying Elbow Combo.) Ricochet came back with his trusty scissors on Briscoe, who was now bleeding worse than viewers when Ricochet is on television. MJF walked out with The Hurt Syndicate to a rousing ovation. The Sons of Texas came out of the breaks firing as Dustin laid in the strikes while Speedy Sammy laid into Shelton with his own high-flying offense. MJF attacked Sammy Guevara on the outside, then appeared to lambaste the fans as they cheered him on. Guevara made the lukewarm tag to Dustin Rhodes, who opened up on Benjamin with Lashley still on the apron, where he spent most of the match. MJF distracted the referee, which opened the door for Rhodes to kick Shelton in the nether region with the Unnatural Kick. MJF tried to give Shelton his Dynamite Diamond Ring right in front of Aubrey Edwards, who did nothing to stop him. Instead, Bobby Lashley did Aubrey's job for her and stopped MJF from using the ring. After MJF gauged Dustin Rhodes' eyes, a proud Bobby Lashley speared Rhodes through the barricade. Benjamin was late to cutting off a Sammy Suicide Dive, leading to a Hurt Syndicate win. Mike Bailey accidentally kicked the stairs, hurting his leg, but he followed up by doing the Crane pose on his good leg. Bailey worked very hard with dives to the outside and running shooting-star presses, but Okada worked more like a big man by cutting him off and slowing down the offense. Tony Schiavone noted the breaths were coming out heavy for Speedball, but not so much from Okada. That's because, true to form in AEW, Okada really wasn't working all that hard. Okada avoided a superkick and countered with a middle finger. A shooting star from the top rope was met with double knees from Okada. Okada hit an impressive dropkick and tried the Rainmaker, but Bailey countered with another kick. Bailey pinned Okada after The Time Adventure, but Okada grabbed the bottom rope right despite referee Rick Knox making the three count. The ref immediately reversed the call. There was more half-and-half chants for Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa. They spent the opening moments trying to outshine one another. Luther tried to stand in front of a charging Mina, but she attacked him and hit a spinning cross body splash on Storm. Luther then took a flying cross body from Shirakawa. Mina worked her ass off, and threatened to beat Toni a couple times, though fans didn't take most of the nearfalls seriously. Storm was in 'imminent danger' while locked in a second Figure Four by Shirakawa, even teasing tapping out. Instead, Storm reached the bottom rope to a polite pop from Glendale. After a Big Package attempt and a headbutt, Storm secured the win with a Storm Zero. Justin Roberts announced this match by saying 'Aww shit, it's time for Anarchy in the Arena!' Swerve Strickland walked out in Predator cosplay. The Deathriders walked out in different areas of the arenas and made a Shield-like entrance. Conspicuous by his absence were Samoa Joe. The Young Bucks walked out to a hilarious Civil War-inspired entrance about how they 'blazed a trail' of a 'land of prosperity for all professional wrestlers.' Roberts read this from a scroll. The Founding Fathers walked out dressed like Founding Fathers to a chorus of boos. Samoa Joe appeared in the concourse to attack Claudio Castagnoli. There was a four-way split screen and Civil War music played on the PA during the match. Omega asked for a music change, and the next track was 'I'm So Excited.' Kenny Omega continued the one-man game of Pass the Aux as he requested 'Bodies' by Drowning Pool. I was hoping Powerhouse Hobbs would get the aux next so I could hear 'Knuck if you Buck.' Wheeler Yuta was tossed off the balcony into a crowd of catchers while Kenny Omega hit a moonsault off the same balcony onto the heels. Hobbs hit a spear through a table on Castagnoli to another big reaction. As the women brawled outside, Marina Shafir loudly said 'hit me' as Willow Nightingale hit he with a bottle. Shafir was busted open. Katsuyori Shibata hit Yuta with a barbed-wire kick. Castagnoli hit the giant swing on Swerve and released it into a speaker as the music stopped. A bloody Shafir continued to scream spots at Willow as the reentered the arena. The camera missed another big Young Bucks spot as Matthew double-stomped Omega on the top rope, causing him to flip into a Nicholas Jackson powerbomb. The heels dominated as Nightingale's ear was literally chained to the post. Fans chanted 'Please help Willow!' Matthew Jackson hit a Swanton Bomb from the top of the screen through a table. Swerve returned on a forklift, where he hit a double-stomp on the Young Bucks. Awesome. Schiavone mocked the Founding Fathers as the 'Floundering Fathers.' Prince Nana protected Black women by unlocking Willow Nightingale just in time to deliver a spinebuster to Shafir and reveal a matching 'Big, Black and Jacked" tee. Matthew Jackson stapled Hobbs, but Hobbs liked it. In fact, he stapled himself. Swerve absconded the staple gun and stapled everything that moved. Marina stapled Swerve's tongue shut, then the woman-on-man violence continued as Willow gave a double-spear to the Young Bucks. Moxley took out Nightingale to massive heat, and Omega hit a snap-dragon suplex on a defiant Marina Shafir. Back came Willow, who reversed a Meltzer Driver as Swerve came flying in to spike Matthew. Hook returned and mauled Castagnoli with a golf club before storming off. Gabe Kidd hit the ring and wiped out the babyfaces with a briefcase. The Young Bucks hit the EVP Trigger with thumbtacks in Omega's mouth, followed by a Bulldog Choke. Samoa Joe broke it up. Mark Briscoe came flying off the stage onto the heels as the action spilled toward the ambulance. I guess this was Eddie Kingston's replacement? With the Death Riders locked in the ambulance, The Young Bucks were left alone. Omega and Swerve hit a stereo V-Trigger and House Call. Prince Nana pulled out a pair of spiked Swerve Answer 3's. After a One-Winged Angel through an exploding table on Matthew Jackson, Swerve hit a spiked stomp on Nicholas Jackson for the win. Swerve showed off the staple on his tongue in celebration. This was an incredible Anarchy in the Arena Match. Every person in the match got to shine and it delivered on its ominous match title. Worth the price of admission for this match alone. Lance Archer randomly appeared on commentary alongside Don Callis. The crowd was quiet throughout, but not nearly as dead as I expected them to be after such a wild Anarchy in the Arena Match. This was just move, after move from one Dave Meltzer teacher's pet after another. There was a good reaction for a series of spots with the barricade on the outside, but fans were mostly watching politely. After the Don Callis Family win, Brodie Lee and Tomohiro Ishii came out followed by Hiroshi Tanahashi. The babyfaces evened the odds ahead of Forbidden Door. There was a great video package for both Hangman Adam Page and Will Ospreay. Hangman emphasized that he needs this, and his vignette featured several callbacks to his feuds over the past two years. There was a faint 'Holy shit' chant as the match began, followed by chants of 'Cowboy shit!' Ospreay hit a springboard forearm, but he landed awkwardly on Hangman's knee, appearing to hurt his back. Thankfully, Ospreay waved off the injury and continued the match. The announcers pointed out how Ospreay was appealing to the crowd much more than Hangman was. At the halfway point of the match, the audience reaction wasn't dead, but it didn't feel like a main event reaction either. In hindsight, Anarchy in the Arena should have gone last. Fans finally came to their feet after a running Spanish Fly from Ospreay. Hangman paid homage to Christopher Daniels with the Angel's Wings for a nearfall. Page tried another homage with a BME, but he stumbled a bit and missed. Ospreay followed up with a Styles Clash from the apron to the floor. The match broke down into a fight as Ospreay pummeled Hangman, drawing boos from the crowd. Hangman briefly contemplated a Buckshot Lariat, but Ospreay kicked him off the apron. An increasingly heelish Ospreay bashed Hangman's head into the announce table as the boos continued. Ospreay went for a Stormbreaker on the table, but Ospreay tried to counter with a Deadeye as the table collapsed before he hit the move. Both Ospreay and Page removed their arm pads and charged at each other, but Ospreay took the Buckshot Lariat for a great nearfall. After a second Buckshot Lariat attempt, Ospreay intercepted him with a Hidden Blade for a nearfall. Ospreay invoked Kenny Omega with a V-Trigger, but Hangman countered a One-Winged Angel withSwerve's Made in Japan finisher. Hangman hit another Buckshot Lariat for the win. After the match, Hangman Adam Page returned to the ring to console a desolate Ospreay. The two shook hands.

AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Preview, Start Time And Streaming Info
AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Preview, Start Time And Streaming Info

Forbes

time25-05-2025

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  • Forbes

AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 Preview, Start Time And Streaming Info

AEW Double or Nothing 2025 AEW Double or Nothing 2025 advertised another lengthy card with two high-stakes Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals. Mercedes Mone battles Jamie Hayter on the verge of yet another championship win as part of her belt-collector gimmick, and more importantly, a win that could set the stage for the biggest women's match in wrestling between Mone and current AEW women's world champion Timeless Toni Storm. Storm is also in a lookahead situation as she defends her world title as a major favorite against Mina Shirakawa. The men's Owen Hart Foundation Final pits Hangman Adam Page against Will Ospreay in one of the most anticipated pay-per-view matchups in years. Ospreay and Page's tournament final match will likely decide AEW's next world champion, and as a result, the savior for the promotion in the main event of AEW All In Texas come July. Keeping up with tradition, AEW Double or Nothing 2025 also advertised Anarchy in the Arena pitting Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale and The Opps vs. The Deathriders and The Young Bucks. Mercedes Mone has not suffered a single pinfall or submission loss since her AEW debut at Big Business in March of 2024. In addition to her executive bona fides as AEW's CEO, Mone's winning ways has become her gimmick as a belt collector. Mone lays claim to the AEW TBS Championship, the RevPro Undisputed British Women's Championship, the RevPro Southside Women's Championship and formerly the NJPW Women's Strong Championship, which she lost in a Triple Threat match where she did not take the losing fall. It's very likely that Mone's next belt will be the ceremonial Owen Hart Tournament Championship. Mone is a -300 favorite to keep her AEW undefeated streak alive, thereby setting up a dream showdown opposite AEW women's champion Toni Storm. After an underwhelming return on a pre-show, Jamie Hayter has had a revival in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, but has little chance to shock the world and win the Owen. The Hurt Syndicate (THS) has been the best-booked faction in all of AEW, above both The Death Riders and The Elite who have felt forced since each of their respective returns to the company. Alongside MJF, The Hurt Syndicate is the best storyline in AEW, with MJF serving as a fish-out-of-water member of the group. In fact, all of Twitter is making the same Owen Hart/Nation of Domination joke. Like, literally everybody on Twitter is making that joke as if they came up with it themselves. MJF does not have a scheduled match at Double or Nothing, but is expected to be in the Hurt Syndicate's corner. Expect Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships as they run through a weak tag team division. I also expect MJF's involvement to help THS before he inevitably falls out with the stable in the very near future. Toni Storm went undefeated in championship eliminator matches until Mina Shirakawa showed up. On a night where Tony Khan—who has become notorious for his lack of authority—panicked midway through the Beach Break Dynamite and changed Shirakawa's music at the demand of AEW's internet-bound sickos, the charismatic challenger earned a shot at the AEW Women's World Championship. Unfortunately for Mina, Toni Storm is on a collision course to finally face fellow top star Mercedes Mone in what is easily the biggest women's match in all of AEW, if not in all of women's wrestling. After WWE successfully pulled off the announcer-turned-wrestler gimmick with Pat McAfee and Gunther at Backlash earlier this month, it's AEW's turn to book a babyface announcer to wrestle not one, but two heels. Former wrestler-turned-announcer Nigel McGuinness stood up for himself and Tony Schiavone against FTR's bullying ways, with Schiavone playing the Michael Cole to Nigel's McAfee. FTR opp Daniel Garcia has since asked McGuinness to team up with him, opening the door to what could be one of the more emotional matches of the show. FTR needs this win as they continue to rise up the tag team ranks alongside new manager Stokely Hathaway. FTR also needs to be booked stronger as they are one of the few real threats to dethrone the Hurt Syndicate amid a decimated tag team division. Don't be surprised if McGuinness turns on Garcia. Ricochet has tried his hardest to reinvent himself as a Twitter heel, but the act has fallen short in terms of generating real-life interest. Ricochet has been highly entertaining as a heel character on TV, but far from a ratings draw. Since January 1, 2025, Ricochet's quarter-hour segments have lost a net 655,000 total viewers and a net 172,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic. This translates to an average loss of 25,000 total viewers per quarter-hour and 11,000 in 18-49 viewership. The trend continued this past Wednesday on Dynamite where Ricochet was prominently featured in back-to-back quarter-hours. From 6:00 pm PST to 6:15, Ricochet's match against Anthony Bowens lost 70,000 total viewers (10,000 in 18-49.) The next quarter-hour, featuring the conclusion of Ricochet vs. Bowens and a brawl with Mark Briscoe, lost 39,000 total viewers (4,000 in 18-49.) Ricochet's feud with Mark Briscoe has been rushed. Briscoe ran Ricochet off after Ricochet defeated Zach at Beach Break, only for AEW to announce a Stretcher Match. This despite zero physicality between the two in one segment, not to mention no singles matches. I expect Ricochet to defeat Briscoe and become the first heel to feud with Darby Allin (and lose) upon Darby's return from Mount Everest. Anarchy in the Arena never disappoints, but it will be difficult to top last year's fire-breathing extravaganza, especially with two ice-cold heel stables joining forces in The Death Riders and The Young Bucks. The Death Riders continue to dominate AEW whether the fans want it or not, but with Moxley's forced dynasty likely to come to an end this summer, he must be kept strong in order for that inevitable loss to mean something. AEW Kazuchika Okada has been a shell of 'The Real Okada,' and it has nothing to do with age or physical limitations. Okada took a certain pride in his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling that he simply does not seem to have since coming to America, where he signed a big contract with AEW. 'Everybody who's gonna wrestle Okada has it in their mind, 'I'm gonna get the real Okada. I'm gonna get this guy,'' said Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live. 'It almost never happens, but Mike Bailey's the next.' If Okada doesn't seem to care about his AEW matches, why should I? The Paragon is a reimagined version of The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly) facing off against The Don Callis Family, consisting of Dave Meltzer teacher's pets Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita. Josh Alexander will be there, too. As AEW looks to build up its tag team division to give THS real competition, Fletcher and Takeshita are another pair of candidates to heat up as a top tag team, especially with Meltzer—Tony Khan's favorite reporter—begging for the Callis Family duo to become stars in AEW based on technical wrestling alone and little else. AEW has done a great job building up a babyface savior to dethrone the Death Riders. AEW pay-per-views typically struggle from being too predictable, which is not a problem when it comes to storyline development. The problem is, AEW is not good at telling stories. Storylines come secondary to the real calling card of AEW pay-per-views: Match quality. But when all match outcomes are predictable, it makes it more difficult to justify spending upwards of $50 for a glorified exhibition. This time around, however, AEW has succeeded in telling a meaningful story between Will Ospreay and Hangman Adam Page at the climax of an important tournament. I legitimately can see either man winning, which is a great thing, especially in the most important match of the night, which also happens to be the main event. Ospreay and Hangman did a very good job stating their case as to why they should and would win, and sealed their dueling babyface promos with a beer. I can't wait for this one.

'She's Boring' Jonathan Coachman Shoots Down Embattled WWE Superstar
'She's Boring' Jonathan Coachman Shoots Down Embattled WWE Superstar

Yahoo

time11-05-2025

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'She's Boring' Jonathan Coachman Shoots Down Embattled WWE Superstar

The wrestling business is so ruthless because the opinions on a performer are contingent on interesting, creative, and consistent booking. Even if a wrestler has an excellent idea for their character, it has to be approved by the proper channels and then make its way onto the card. The inverse is also true—think about all the times Vince McMahon shoved a performer down the audience's throats with a subpar gimmick that likely deserved half the television time they were receiving. According to former WWE commentator and personality Jonathan Coachman, there's one current marquee superstar he thinks has overstayed their welcome. Jonathan CoachmanGetty Images On a recent Behind the Turnbuckles interview, "Coach" went in on Bayley. "Bayley is done," Coach said. "She's washed up. She's boring. She's nothing—she's nothing anymore. She's been boring since day one. I just don't think she's ever sold a ticket for any rivalry that she's ever had." Coach went on to suggest Bayley's very public friendship with AEW's Mercedes Mone will affect her standing in the company. He even theorized she cares more about her relationship with Mone than her career. Advertisement Disliking Bayley is fine, but some of Coach's talking points were simply inaccurate. Even with a horrific entrance track, Bayley still gets a massive pop when she comes out. As a dastardly heel or pure babyface, she always generates a reaction from the crowd, which is half the battle. She's crisp in the ring and has always been a solid talker. This idea that she's "washed" is ludicrous. A feud with Becky Lynch would instantly increase her stock, and this analysis would be moot. Related: WWE Star Sends 'Brown Egg Head' Ricochet a Fiery Message on X Related: Potential Cody Rhodes Return Date Revealed

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