Mercedes Mone On WWE Signing Megan Thee Stallion: "I Should Have Kept My Mouth Shut"

-- WWE ushered in a new era for Friday Night Smackdown last week on its return to the USA Network by launching a new logo as well as new theme music. Hip hop star star Megan Thee Stallion's song "Neva Play" was debuted on Friday as the new opening theme and an interesting story then came out stating that prior to WWE inking Megan, Mercedes Mone and AEW were looking to partner with her and Mone teased as much in recent interviews.

-- In the latest edition of her Mone Mag newsletter, Mercedes confirmed the story stating that she should have "kept her mouth shut" as once she went public with the collaboration, WWE swooped in and signed Stallion to do the Smackdown theme.

"Sports Illustrated and other sources reported on conversations between my advocate Kev, and Meg's manager, Mike B., regarding her and me doing stuff at AEW. It's true. A few weeks ago in an interview, I made the mistake of teasing the idea, which made headlines. More recently, it was announced that Meg would be part of the new Smackdown theme. It could all be a coincidence, of course. But then, they don't call me the blueprint for nothing. In hindsight, I should have kept my mouth shut about it but all you can do is live and learn. I'm flattered and honored in a way, as it proves we are clearly on the right path. While I would have loved to work with Meg and would have loved to see her work with our brand, I'm still happy for her. She's a great person and talent who will get exposure to the vast wrestling audience. Trust in this, AEW and Team Moné have a lot more brewing so it's all good. You all will just have to wait this time to hear about it."