AEW contracts expire: Matt Taven, Mercedes Martinez, Alex Abrahantes

Sky · Jan 5, 2026

https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-post-aew-147494929

Deadd2009 · Jan 5, 2026

I see Taven maybe going back to TNA for a bit. Mercedes to WWE as a trainer unless they use her as a veteran hand.

Big Jean Studd · Jan 5, 2026

Jericho too

Roy Mustang · Jan 5, 2026

Matt Taven impressed me a lot during his AEW run including his OC match on Dynamite that one time. But tbf all of these make sense to me as Martinez and Taven were not being used plus a few people thought Abrahantes was overused with Lucha stars

Chris · Jan 5, 2026

Kind of in a spot with wrestling talent nowadays that anyone not used regularly is always good enough for people to be able to say they deserve better tbh and I feel that with Taven especially. Everytime he and Bennett were used regularly, I loved it, but I can't say I ever really thought they should be on TV over anyone else when they weren't being used at all.

No real excuse with how ROH is booked that they couldn't have been used more consistently there but that's more of a general ROH problem that I harp on often lol

Tremendez · Jan 6, 2026

It honestly blows my mind that someone like Tony who I seemingly was a big ring of honor fan just didn’t seem to vibe with the kingdom whatsoever but now that he’s free hopefully he can go to TNA and be used because TNA really needs some new stars right now especially coming up on AMC and I’m hoping Bennett follows suit but even if it’s just Taven, I’m really high on him as a single wrestler too.

camdudetenger9 · Tuesday at 4:49 PM

mercedes will most likely become a producer writer and director for the womens aew womens division

while matt and alex will either go to tna or japan

Barry Poppins · Tuesday at 5:17 PM

Not sure why people think Mercedes is gonna retire when she's 33 and still in her physical prime.

Tremendez · Tuesday at 5:20 PM

Barry Poppins said:
Not sure why people think Mercedes is gonna retire when she's 33 and still in her physical prime.

people probably don’t realize how young she is cause she’s been in the game for like decades at this point. She’s legit.

Tremendez · Tuesday at 5:20 PM

But also women do typically retire much younger than men do or at least they used to.

Barry Poppins · Tuesday at 5:21 PM

I mean shit, Kairi Sane is fucking 37.

Chris · Tuesday at 5:30 PM

Barry Poppins said:
Not sure why people think Mercedes is gonna retire when she's 33 and still in her physical prime.

She said this would be her last year wrestling a few days before this news broke lol but also she's 45...Mercedes Mone is staying put

Blaze · Tuesday at 5:31 PM

Not Barry getting Mone and Martinez confused :heston

Chris · Tuesday at 5:35 PM

O-Blaze said:
Not Barry getting Mone and Martinez confused

Sportskeeda has ran like 8 variations of this story implying it's Mone unless you actually read their cancerous articles lol

Tremendez · Tuesday at 5:37 PM

That makes more sense. Martinez been here forever.

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