Mercedes Moné Reveals She Was Still In Talks With WWE During First AEW All In: London Appearance
Mercedes Moné was in talks with WWE during her first on-screen AEW appearance.
At the first AEW event at Wembley Stadium, Mercedes Moné had a special moment on camera that many fans viewed as a sign she would soon sign with All Elite Wrestling. She had walked out of WWE following frustrations with the company’s booking and creative decisions and was working for New Japan at the time to prove she was still one of the best wrestlers in the world.
However, in the latest edition of Moné Mag, Mercedes revealed that she was in talks with WWE at the time of AEW’s show. She also revealed that she nearly did more than wave to the camera.
“Let me take you all the way back to 2023. At the time, I was still going back and forth in talks with WWE when I got an invitation to go to All In London. Now, you guys know me. I LOVE professional wrestling. So there was absolutely NO WAY I was going to miss the opportunity to witness something this big—a wrestling show of this magnitude, outside of WWE, at Wembley Stadium. I love history. I love being around history, and even more than that, I love being a part of it. The second I got to London, something just felt different. The energy was right. Then I saw Tony backstage, and he was SO excited to have me there. So excited, in fact, that he wanted me to do a backstage segment with… WILLOW! I was like— WOWOWOWOW. WAIT! I am NOT signed. I do NOT work here. I’m just here to enjoy the show! Backstage, I got to see so many familiar faces—Amanda Huber, Renee, Rusev—and I got to meet so many new people too. Then I was escorted to my box seats, and for once… I got to be a FAN. Do you understand how rare that is for me? I never really got the opportunity to sit in the crowd and just be a fan at WrestleMania. Okay… MAYBE there was one time I went in disguise for Bayley’s match. But that’s another story. This time, I could actually sit there. No match to prepare for. No entrance to think about. No pressure. Just Moné and more than 80,000 screaming wrestling fans celebrating the thing I love most in this entire world. From the way I was treated to the moment I arrived at Wembley, I remember thinking: Wait… I Love this!”
-Mercedes Moné
The following year, Moné would officially sign with All Elite Wrestling. Many in the wrestling community have pointed to her arrival as a key “paradigm shift” for the company, helping elevate women’s wrestling in AEW to the next level.
Fast forward to now, and Mercedes has appeared at the last two AEW All In events. She is once again part of the marquee lineup for this year’s show, which returns to Wembley Stadium, where she will face longtime rival Willow Nightingale for the AEW Women’s World Championship.
Elsewhere in the latest edition of Moné Mag, Moné opened up about the injury she suffered against Nightingale in a New Japan ring back in 2023. You can read more about that here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on future plans for Mercedes Moné as soon as we hear more.
