AEW star Mercedes Moné fires back at a critic who wrote that her “downgrade” had to be studied.
Moné, formerly known as Sasha Banks, walked out of WWE in 2022. She had a brief run in NJPW in 2023 before she went down with an ankle injury. Moné then signed with AEW and debuted at AEW Dynamite: Big Business. Since then, Moné has won the AEW TBS Championship and the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship.
In a post on TikTok, Mercedes Moné responded to a fan who wrote that her “downgrade has got to be studied.” The AEW TBS Champion shut down the criticism by saying that she was richer than ever, and she was putting on the greatest matches she’d ever had. Moné wrote that she “went forward”, and she did not go back.
Mercedes Moné defended the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship against Hazuki at NJPW Strong Style Evolved. She is set to face Mina Shirakawa at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynatsy.
At AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash, Moné will defend the TBS Championship against Anna Jay.
Mercedes Moné On Kris Statlander
Moné noted that she was having great matches, and she recently highlighted one of them. In her MonéMag, she wrote that her match with Kris Statlander at AEW Full Gear was one of the best bouts she’d ever had.
“Wow! What an incredible night at AEW Full Gear,” Mercedes Moné wrote. “I’m still buzzing from the electrifying atmosphere and the unforgettable matches that unfolded, but there’s one moment that has etched itself into my heart and mind—the jaw-dropping showdown between me and Kris Statlander. It might just be my second favorite match of my entire career!
“Kris Statlander truly impressed me. She embodies strength and determination, and I was blown away by her willpower. She brought everything she had to the ring, pulling out all the stops trying to take me down. Her tenacity was something to behold, and it’s clear that she’s a force to be reckoned with in the AEW women’s division. While I’ve always said that Willow Nightingale is the heart and soul of our division, Kris is undeniably its strength. She pushed me to my limits in a way that made me appreciate her talent even more.”
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