Saraya teases her interest in facing Mercedes Mone.
Since Mercedes Mone, formerly known as Sasha Banks, left WWE at the end of WWE and landed in NJPW/STARDOM, fans have speculated her potentially working with AEW. However, she has yet to do so. AEW reportedly had talks with Mone ahead of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2, but the injury she suffered at NJPW Resurgence prevented her from being on the show. Mone was shown in the crowd at AEW All In on August 27.
During the AEW All In post-show media scrum, Khan and AEW Women's World Champion Saraya were asked about Mercedes Mone appearing in the crowd at the show. Khan stated that Mone is not cleared, but he thought it would be great to have her at the show. Khan also emphasized that "a lot of potential things" could happen with Mone, but he made it clear that she wouldn't be doing anything anytime soon.
"She’s not cleared, Mercedes Mone. It was great to have her here. She last competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, so I thought it would be excellent to have one of the top international stars in all of pro wrestling here. The last time we saw her compete, she was competing against Willow Nightingale and there is a lot of exciting international pro wrestling. I thought it would be great to have her here to see all the matches, but she’s not cleared. I thought it would be good to have her take in the show. Definitely, a lot of potential things could happen there, and I know New Japan Pro Wrestling has had great experiences working with her and I thought it would be great, given that she’s not cleared, but wanted to take in the biggest paid pro wrestling crowd of all time and see what AEW is all about. I thought it would be good for her to be here, but obviously she’s not wrestling or cleared or doing anything anytime soon. For the world champion, there is all kinds of people who want to take a shot at you," Khan said.
Saraya then shared her thoughts, as she noted that she has history with Mone, and she wanted to win the title in front of her. Saraya teased a potential match with Mone and stated, "Bring her on," as she said she couldn't wait for Mone to possibly join them.
"That’s right, bring her on. I saw her and thought, ‘Okay, she’s going to be watching, great.’ We already have history. I wanted to win the championship in front of her, honestly. I know if she were to ever come in, she’s going to try and get this. I say, absolutely, bring her on. Mercedes, if you’re watching this, we can’t wait for you to finally join us," Saraya said.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Mone will return to the ring.
Saraya previously expressed her interest in facing Mercedes Mone. Check out her comments here.
Click here to see what Tony Khan previously said about AEW's potential interest in Mercedes Mone.
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