Mercedes Moné Planned To Make WWE Return At WrestleMania 39

Mercedes Moné is gearing up to head into Wembley Stadium as an official member of the All Elite Wrestling roster after appearing in the same venue a year earlier as a guest of the company.

Prior to Moné signing with AEW, there were still rumours that the former Sasha Banks could return to WWE, with Moné revealing in her Mone Mag newsletter that a return at WWE WrestleMania 39 in 2023 was originally planned:

“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,” said Moné.

WrestleMania came and went, with an injured Moné getting a huge reaction when she was shown in the crowd at All In in August 2023:

“I had planned on returning to WWE for WrestleMania in LA. That was, of course, before Tony [Khan] 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,” said Moné.

Mercedes Moné will defend the TBS Championship against Britt Baker at All In 2024 on Sunday, August 25.