Mercedes Martinez Prefers ROH To AEW Because Of Dream Match Possibilities Without TV Constraints

Mercedes Martinez is a former Ring of Honor Women’s Champion who unified the titles on the May 4, 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite when she defeated Deonna Purrazzo. 

Martinez defended the title on episodes of AEW programming before ROH gained its own weekly television show. 

Speaking to Cultaholic, Mercedes was asked about the differences between AEW and ROH, and if she had a preference. 

“There is a difference. With the AEW roster, and it’s with any big company, it’s still a chance to thrive. I still believe they haven’t reached their ‘shoot’ potential. Yeah, you have your big matches here and there, but there is no chance of matchups. Me, being there, I’m not able to wrestle someone like Jade (Cargill), I haven’t wrestled Anna Jay, I haven’t wrestled Skye Blue or Britt Baker in a singles, Kris Statlander in a singles. In the AEW division, there is so much potential there, but there’s just not enough time to have these matchups. In Ring of Honor, you can have those matchups. You can have matchups from outside of your roster. You can bring in people from the independents or from overseas. That’s where Ring of Honor is so close to home for me and why I love Ring of Honor. That’s where the magic happens, that’s where creativity happens, that’s where those dream matches are going to happen. Not to say one is better than the other, but if I had to choose which one, I will always go with Ring of Honor because that’s my home. It always has been. It’s always been the pinnacle of trying to build their division. It’s where I’m going to get those banger matches that is going to give me 10-12 minutes, compared to an AEW match where you get 5-6 minutes because you’re constrained to a TV time compared to a streaming time,” she said.

Martinez competed on the June 9 episode of AEW Rampage in a four-way bout where the winner earned a shot at the AEW Women’s Championship. Skye Blue won the contest, besting Martinez, Britt Baker, and Nyla Rose. 

Martinez last wrestled for ROH on the June 8 episode, defeating Vertvixen. 

Fans can find results from past episodes of ROH television at Fightful’s results section. 

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