Mercedes Mone wants more for women's wrestling, and she says she was born to lead the charge.
Mercedes Mone, formerly known as Sasha Banks in WWE, made her official AEW debut at AEW Dynamite: Big Business in March. Since then, she has won the AEW TBS Championship and the NJPW Strong Women's Championship. She has often made it clear that her goal is to help women's wrestling grow.
Speaking with Raj Prashad of Uproxx Sports, Mercedes Mone discussed joining AEW, and she emphasized her mission to get more respect for women's wrestling.
“(I knew) where I wanted to be and what I want to leave in professional wrestling, to take this women’s division to whole new heights all over the world. I wanted to have more for women’s wrestling, so I knew going to AEW was the place to be to make that happen. I feel like the women’s division has really changed the game. The women’s division has been the best it’s ever been. The women’s storylines are headlining AEW pay-per-views. So it’s just been amazing to come this far and I’m really excited for more. I was born to be the best. I was born to have this purpose of leading a charge of making sure that women’s wrestling is known and respected and it deserves the respect that it’s given. So just leaning on the standard that I put for myself, I’m here to be the best, to show the world that I’m the best, and I’m here to bring the women along with me. So that’s the goal," Mone said.
Mercedes Mone recently commented on potentially expanding her faction. Check out her comments here.
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Mone is set to defend the AEW TBS Championship against Kris Statlander at AEW Full Gear.
