Mercedes Mone-WWE No Longer In Talks, Expected To Appear Elsewhere (Patreon)

Major movement in the Mercedes Mone free agent watch, as WWE sources claim talks fell apart between the two sides. 

Top free agent Mercedes Mone aka Sasha Banks and WWE had been engaged in conversations to possibly bring her back to the company. However, WWE sources stated to Fightful Friday night that the two sides are no longer in active negotiations regarding a return.  The two sides had recently been engaged in conversations about a return. We're told the dialogue was friendly, the back and forth failed to progress, and WWE sources claim that their side walked as a result of it. 

Another source within the company believed that she would end up appearing elsewhere imminently, but didn't state where. AEW has their Worlds End Show Saturday, NJPW has Wrestle Kingdom next week, and TNA Wrestling is rebranding for Hard to Kill in two weeks. 

As of August, Fightful was told that there was a working plan for Mercedes to come to AEW, however, as of early December, that particular plan was not happening. NJPW also was hoping to maintain a positive relationship with her as well, and hoped to talk to her in recent months. We're told that outside of WWE, all options were back on the table as of mid-December. 

This comes after what several perceived as teases to a WWE return on social media this week.