Adam Copeland: AEW is a ‘blank canvas’ for Mercedes Mone

Adam Copeland is excited to have Mercedes Mone in AEW.

Mone made her AEW debut on last Wednesday’s Big Business edition of Dynamite from Boston. In a new interview with Sports Illustrated, Copeland reacted to Mone joining the AEW roster. Copeland thinks Mone is going to have fun with all of the new opponents she can face in AEW’s women’s division. Copeland said the appeal of new opponents he’s never worked with before was one of the reasons he decided to sign with AEW.

Copeland said:

For her, AEW is a blank canvas with a brand new palette of paint. For me, it was the same. I saw Swerve, The Young Bucks, Jon Moxley, Hangman Page, Kenny Omega, Claudio, FTR, all these names I’ve never crossed paths with. It’s the same with Mercedes–think of how much fun she’s going to have here. Think of all the new opponents.

I think it’s super exciting. I love that AEW is here to bring a different product to the industry. Now there’s [Kazuchika] Okada, [Will] Ospreay, Mercedes, plus all of us already here, and that makes one hell of a roster.

One week after her debut, Mone will make her second appearance for AEW on tonight’s Dynamite episode from Toronto. The show also includes Christian Cage vs. Copeland in an “I Quit” match for the TNT Championship. Copeland spoke to Sports Illustrated about the match: 

With an ‘I Quit’ match, there is a finality to it. We’re going to go out and feel the audience, react, and take chances. When you watch Christian, he’s such an assh—, I can’t wait to feel the energy from the crowd.

It’s a real story, and that adds a different twist. This is our third match in AEW, and there is a lot of special meaning in this one. When I made the decision to continue wrestling, I came back for a match like this.

Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto is hosting tonight’s Dynamite. Immediately after the episode ends, a live edition of AEW Rampage will air. Rampage is airing outside of its normal day this week due to NCAA March Madness coverage.