Presently, Mercedes Mone is among the greatest feminine stars in AEW, nevertheless it might be additional argued that she’s proper on the prime of maybe not simply the ladies’s division, however the complete promotion. Surprisingly, this take comes from frequent AEW critic Eric Bischoff, who believes that Mone is in some respects reaching heights hit by WCW icon Goldberg, explaining why on his podcast “83 Weeks.” Nonetheless, the reasoning behind this comparability is not essentially meant to be flattering. Based on Bischoff, Goldberg was one of many best staff within the enterprise throughout his WCW run, however he is not utilizing the phrase “employee” like most followers would, as a substitute making use of tips as soon as laid out to him by none apart from Hulk Hogan.
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“Hulk Hogan instructed me as soon as, and when he stated it, it kinda rubbed me the incorrect means, however the extra I considered it, the extra I spotted that it was true.” Bischoff then defined what Hogan instructed him, recalling that the “Hulkster” claimed one of the best employee was decided by how a lot cash they have been making — one thing the legend has instructed others, like Nick Aldis earlier than. “And by that commonplace, Invoice Goldberg was one of the best employee within the enterprise, he made much more cash! As I’ve talked about a number of moments in the past, a yr and a half earlier than his contract was even set to run out, he compelled a renegotiation. (…) As a result of he was one of the best employee within the enterprise on the time.”
By that logic, Bischoff then claimed that not solely Mone however even Will Ospreay are on the identical degree as Goldberg. “Mercedes, for positive, with out query: one of the best employee within the enterprise — of the ladies, anyway. So yeah, all of it relies on your perspective, would not it?” Mone and Ospreay have been each reported to have signed extremely profitable offers with AEW.
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