Mercedes Moné Says Her Dreams And Opportunities Are Endless At AEW | TMZ Sports

TMZ Sports caught up with Mercedes Moné in NYC ahead of her ‘Title for Title’ match against Stephanie Vaquer at AEW & NJPW’s “Forbidden Door” pay-per-view this weekend. The AEW TBS Champion talks about her creative opportunities in AEW, and how she’s ready to become a Double Champion in Long Island this weekend. Plus, could the wrestler formerly known as Sasha Banks ever make a return to WWE? Check it out!
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[@xboxnintendoforce8276]

It just never fails that someone has to always bring up the WWE even though she made a conscious decision to go to AEW...How about people start asking reporters do they ever plan on leaving their current network or wherever they are now for their old job I bet they would feel really awkward 😳

[@chris7_uyahshgs981]

It’s because wwe is seen as THE pro wrestling company. It’s like how the ufc is THE mma company, no other is even close, similar to wwe with wrestling. Most people that don’t watch wrestling aren’t even aware aew exists 😂

[@michaelruiz6616]

the thing is vince mcmahon was there and he is not any more he pissed off a lot of people wow , but now that he is gone things have changed and going to change more even wwe going to netflix so lets see what can happen who can show up , and its good more companies like years ago wcw people going back and forth so this is nothing new , and if she wants to stay at aew for life good for her

[@mikemadsen7926]

That's because wtf is a aew... nobody watches that sh*t

[@wrestlejap]

Love Mercedes! Need to see her in Japan again

[@WomensWrestlingMoments]

She said next year she will wrestle in Japan again. AEW allows wrestlers to wrestle anywhere

[@WomensWrestlingMoments]

Me too. Shes awesome. Can they please stop asking her about WWE

[@johncalvinardaniel7398]

​@@WomensWrestlingMomentsexactly 😭

[@toxic.31]

she's so beautiful😊

[@gulraizbhutta]

She is Amazing

[@maraviyoso8473]

Really????

[@thepristie205]

​@@maraviyoso8473 no..

[@peterjay5878]

Creative control of your own character always works out well for the company 😂😂

[@raumyurena5693]

Sasha looks and sounds genuinely unhappy but is only accepting the situation out of profit..

[@johncalvinardaniel7398]

she is happy compare to her wwe run specially when shes at the back before wrestle mania 37 she looks so unhappy and lonely

[@user-fb7vf4px6q]

She has literally said that she is happy why are you guys switching her emotions over a company

[@hotspot171]

She looks happy lmfao

[@johncalvinardaniel7398]

​@@user-fb7vf4px6qthey want wrestling to be only at one place 😂

[@maraviyoso8473]

@@user-fb7vf4px6q and????? Just because her lips moved? Do you know her personally?

[@gusfring9194]

The way those "fans" treat her like she left the Jehovah's Witnesses is hilarious.There's more than one Wrestling company folks.

[@johncalvinardaniel7398]

Exactly 😂 they want wrestling to be in one place only 😂😂😂

[@SpiteHook09]

She's coming back to WWE at some point anyway. She's only 32 and Vince is long gone

[@kyleday5026]

@@SpiteHook09 hhh has some similar traits like booking

[@trondadon2527]

Top 3 funniest things I read about her situation lmao. Bruh said she was a Jehovah’s Witness 😂

[@mikemadsen7926]

That's because wtf is a aew nobody watches that sh*t. The worst thing about aew is their fanbase which completely just turned on mone at forbidden door

[@hotspot171]

Love herrr

[@MatthewSmith-nc3vg]

So is her people sending in videos to TMZ? Does she know she's not on either website and just this low veiwed channel

[@TheVileOne]

What an awkward situation.

[@trondadon2527]

This is gonna sound weird to say so please don’t fry me: I think she is a good wrestler and in ring personality. But, tbh after watching wrestling for over 20 years(and seeing wrestlers before), she is nowhere near the best. Sasha banks came in at a time where wwe was lacking and falling off especially in the women’s department, and she was one of the first females to kinda be a good enough wrestler to revive/revamp wrestling entertainment in the wwe for the women’s division. This is a great respectable feat, but when you look at other wrestlers/female wrestlers, she really ain’t up there. She just seems so good because she was the main solid one when everyone else was crap at the time. She has my respect tho and I hope she finds more success cause she is talented

[@williamrojas5052]

legend

[@rooseveltheath]

until a true talent comes along and humbles and defeats her.. honestly she isn't all that to begin with

[@vince11harris]

AEW exposed her. She can’t cut a promo for shit and her wrestling skills are meh

[@klausfischer3675]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WomensWrestlingMoments]

She doesn’t need WWE. WWE needs her. Stop asking her about it. The women’s division in WWE hasn’t been good since she was there

[@chris7_uyahshgs981]

Wwe is selling out arenas and stadiums all over the world. Mercedes mone is on a show with declining tv ratings and bad ticket sales, she’s not the draw she thought she was going to be for aew. Wwe has women like Rhea ripley, Bianca Belair, Becky lynch, and bayley. Wwe is doing better now than they were when they had her. They definitely don’t need her 😂

[@Kobe24brady12]

Hmmm

[@yvngxshordy5435]

Ehhh naw you’re wrong😂

[@gabrielagent20]

​@@chris7_uyahshgs981 Dude lets be real on Friday nights the women's division is lacking focus and excitement and the only reason on RAW is getting proper attention and spotlight is because of the The Judgement Day storyline with Liv seductively making her way into the group, not the wrestling itself, she has no opponents lined up other than Zelina Vega after 1 month of reign ! Mercedes Mone instead in AEW is putting on the BEST WRESTLE just like the company's motto, this Sunday her and Stephanie will be tremendous !

[@chris7_uyahshgs981]

@@gabrielagent20the women’s division was getting plenty of attention before the Liv and dom thing. Let’s not pretend like Rhea ripley isn’t by far the best female talent. Plus girls like Bianca Belair could do everything mone could do so why would Wwe pay mone all that money?

[@elvinbossmone991]

Te amo Mercedes Moné 💙

[@zoeytheranger749]

She’s about to be 2 belts MONE

[@elvinbossmone991]

Mercedes Moné 💙 THE GOAT 🐐👑

[@EugeneMentor-mq8vp]

I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT MERCEDES ❤

[@mikegambino3362]

The who killed AEW documentary will be 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Harmony4ever06]

That's right!!! Mercedes Mone 💰 🤑 💸 💲 🪙 💶 💰 🤑 💸 💲

[@elvinbossmone991]

CEO CEO CEO CEO CEO 🗣️💸💸💸💸💸

[@michaelruiz6616]

ceo crap

[@vince11harris]

A-S-S A-S-S A-S-S A-S-S

[@johncalvinardaniel7398]

damn she called wwe cheap 😂

[@michaeldodd6181]

Yes, her stuff is endless cause Tony handed her full control cause she screamed and demanded it.

[@scottsweet7993]

Mone is money 💰 😎 sexy money 💰

[@an152771]

She's not Hulk Hogan. She's not worthy of creative control.

[@marchbros-bk9hp]

Any wrestler is always worthy of their creative control what a silly thing to say.

[@an152771]

@@marchbros-bk9hp Most of the wrestlers in AEW are lucky to have a job there. The company makes no profit. Many weeks they only half fill an arena at best.

[@gmont28]

Hulk wasnt worthy either

[@BoxingFights-iq2cx]

The only thing good about Sasha banks is her looks

[@jondelvalle7139]

It's all about the money.The legacy is just an excuse

[@vanityplayz4578]

Wwe get win again better

[@WinstonWolfe21]

Garbage signing

[@m8datmoney837]

She's overated Bianca is better, Bayley has better mic skills, Charlotte is a legend, Becky Lynch is a absolute great story teller.......she's terrible on the mic (it's either her voice or the way she talks but she can't cut a good promo EVER) & her wrestling was good a few years ago but she's injury prone n the few classic matches she had was with Bayley who can wrestle a trash bag n make it entertaining and Bianca who is a absolute great wrestler n character, I'm glad they let her leave n grabbed someone whose sexier n stronger n is willing to learn rather than whine n cant draw a dime without WWE aka the machine behind her.......BTW she copies Gunther theme music n Roxanne Perez is gonna be twice what sasha banks was in WWE

[@gabrielagent20]

All you said is a bunch a crappy non-sense ! You just don't like the woman and act this way out of jealousy cause she's doing and about to do more great things in AEW ! "Roxanne Perez will do twice of what Sasha did" That sentence certainly didn't crossed your brain filter ! Are you out of your mind !??!

[@chris7_uyahshgs981]

@@gabrielagent20yeah wwe is super jealous at all the money Mercedes mone is brining to aew 😂 I guarantee you for a fact there’s no way Tony khan is ever making his money back on her. She debuted in March and ratings/ticket sales have only declined. She also isn’t doing good merch numbers or getting a lot of media attention. There’s no objective metric to where Tony khan gets his money back from her

[@gabrielagent20]

@@chris7_uyahshgs981 She's getting no media attention you were saying !? I see a lot of interviews of Mercedes taken in New York, all over the sports radio and different outlets as we speak in the wake of the Forbidden Door PPV in Long Island, NY, this Sunday at the UBS Arena !

[@anjicrz]

The Boss, The CEO>>> Flair

[@MaliduDilchin-tr9yj]

Who cares you ?she's better than everyone who you mentioned Go get a life

[@gmont28]

She is the problem, we all know she books herself to win