Mercedes Mone says she was born to elevate divisions.
The former WWE and IWGP Women's Champion went to NJPW and Stardom in 2023 following her exit from WWE in May of 2022. She would quickly win the IWGP Women's Championship before suffering an ankle injury in May of 2023 that took her out of action to this day. However, Mone is expected to make her AEW debut this Wednesday at Big Businness.
While appearing on the Kick Rocks podcast, Mone was asked if she feels a responsibility to to elevate any division she enters.
"I don’t like putting pressure on myself like that. I don’t feel like it’s a responsibility when it’s my dream and what I love because it’s not a responsibility, it’s what I have to do. It’s what I was born to do. It’s my sole purpose. It’s what I’m chasing to do. Equality in this business, making this business safe for women and respected for women. It’s beyond that. Responsibility? You can put it on me, but it’s my goal. It’s what I’ve been chasing. It’s what makes me so passionate about this business and makes me go chase these dreams that you sometimes think are not possible. Let me see if it can be. If no one is going to do it, I will, or try to."
As mentioned previously, Mone is reportedly set to make her All Elite Wrestling debut at AEW Big Business on March 13th.
Elsewhere in the same interview, Mone spoke about how she would describe Sasha Banks. You can read more about that here.
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