[SRS on Fightful Select] "Mercedes Moné doesn't have creative control in AEW. It's just reasonable influence with her saying, 'Oh, I think this would be cool,' but not creative control."

Sean also said that while AEW has allowed certain stars to pass on creative ideas, Mercedes has never been one of them. She's seen as collaborative and respectful of the creative process as a whole.

Reports claiming Moné has creative control stemmed from a TMZ video from June where Mercedes was asked if she had more creative control than she did in WWE, to which she responded "Yes, and I work with Tony Khan very closely." The narrative that she had somehow negotiated Hogan-level creative control then spread across social media and wrestling news sites despite the very obvious context of her statement.