In the latest edition of her Mone Mag newsletter, Mercedes Mone made an interesting revelation about her plans to return to WWE.
She departed from the company in May 2022 due to a disagreement with Vince McMahon before going to NJPW the following January. There, she made her debut at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023. The following year, she signed with AEW.
In the newsletter, Mone noted that she planned on being in WWE for WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles. However, things changed once AEW President Tony Khan invited her to All In at Wembley Stadium that same year. Here is an excerpt:
“Mercedes Set to Compete in WrestleMania 39?
The funny thing is that before last year’s All In, I attended an LA Rams game at the new Sofi stadium in LA. Kev and I were, of course, on the field for it – that’s just how we roll. It was fun, but in the back of my head, I kept thinking, ‘This is where WrestleMania is going to be.’ It’s an enormous, beautiful stadium in the tinsel town, the city of Angels. How could Snoop’s first cousin and a member of the Mandalorian cast NOT be here? Thus, at the end of the game, I leaned over to Kev and said, “I need to be here for Mania.” And at that time, that’s truly how I felt and what my plan was.
Tony Khan & The Reason Mercedes Attended Last Year’s All In
I had planned on returning to WWE for WrestleMania in LA. That was, of course, before Tony invited us to see the show. Mind you, there were no discussions of signing with AEW. Zero. Tony, Kev. and I had texted as friends, but it was just a casual invite. I wanted to go not out of curiosity or to kick the tires but honestly because I love wrestling. To this day, when I have the time, I still watch the Indy shows. I really continue to have that much passion for it.”
Mone is days away from defending her AEW TBS Championship at AEW All In against Britt Baker this Sunday. You can sign up for the newsletter here.
