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PRODUCE Wrestling Names Lead Agents & Talent Advisory Council
- Mercedes Martinez, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Jonathan Gresham and more assume leadership roles -
NEW YORK, NY - PRODUCE Wrestling is proud to announce that it has appointed independent wrestling veterans "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Mercedes Martinez as lead agents of their men and women's divisions, respectively.
Brooklyn's "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams is one of the most well respected wrestlers and trainers on the independent circuit. A former Ring of Honor Television and World Tag Team Champion, he is also known for his work in EVOLVE, Chikara, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. He currently serves as a program coordinator and coach at CATCH POINT and T2T Wrestling Academy. Recently, he performed in artist Clayton Lee's critically acclaimed play "The Goldberg Variations".
Mercedes Martinez is a member of the Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. She has held championships in over 20 leading independent and national promotions, including Ring of Honor, wXW, SHIMMER,and SHINE, while also performing in NXT, AEW, and Impact Wrestling.
Having assumed their roles ahead of the critically acclaimed MyAEW pay-per-view NIGHT LIFE on September 14th, 2026, the new appointees have been tapped by PRODUCE management to advise on match structure, talent presentation, and assisting with talent communications.
In addition, Former Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Champion and reigning PRODUCE King of New York Jonathan Gresham (Atlanta) has been named Chairman of PRODUCE's Talent Advisory Council. Members of the Talent Advisory Council will assist PRODUCE leadership on identifying recruitment and expansion opportunities across North America, underscoring the promotion's ethos of putting the ideas and expertise of active talent at the forefront.
Other members of the committee include:
EFFY (Atlanta / Florida)
Dark Sheik (Las Vegas / Oakland)
Fred Rosser (Los Angeles)
Darian Bengston (Atlanta)
"Beast Man" Wes Fetty (Pittsburgh / West Virginia)
"Gringo Loco" Charlie Santo (Chicago)
Oni King (Brooklyn)
Nixi XS (St. Louis)
Liiza Hall (PNW / Vancouver)
"Filthy" Tom Lawlor (Las Vegas)
On October 9th, Gresham will be hosting a closed door recruitment event and independent wrestling leadership conclave, bringing together executives from PRODUCE, ACTION Wrestling, Maple Leaf Pro, Beyond Wrestling, WXW, Relentless Wrestling, and Progress Wrestling, as well as additional luminaries from independent wrestling. PRODUCE will be selecting two standouts from this combine to participate in a future live event. On January 9, 2027, Gresham, PRODUCE, and QT Marshall's 1 Fall Wrestling will partner to debut a new wrestling concept in Atlanta, Georga: ROUND 1.
PRODUCE Wrestling returns to MyAEW PPV on October 12 in Brooklyn, NY with their Season 2 premiere, SKODEN, co-produced by Karl Fredericks on the occassion of indigenous people's day. On October 22, PRODUCE is set to make their Los Angeles debut in partnership with AEW faction The Dogs, consisting of Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, and Clark Connors. Fans can pre-order PRODUCE Season 2 in its entirety on MyAEW.com for 50% off using the code PRODUCESeason2.
https://myaew.com/event/produce-s2
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